British actress Maggie Smith plays Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter series. [사진 출처 = 워너브라더스]
British actress Maggie Smith, best known in South Korea for her role as Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, has died in a London hospital. He is 89 years old.
According to reports from London’s BBC and Reuters on the 27th (local time), Smith’s two sons Toby Stevens and Chris Larkin issued a statement that day, saying, “My mother passed away peacefully in the hospital early this morning.” , adding, “Family and friends were present when she passed away.”
Smith was born in England in 1934 and began his career in British theater in the 1950s. Since then, he has been active in the British and American theater and film circles for more than 70 years and is considered a legendary actor.
In the United States, he won two Academy Awards, four Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. At the Academy Awards, she won the Best Actress Award for “The Prime of Miss Jane Brody” in 1969 and the Best Supporting Actress Award for “Californication” in 1978. He has since received several nominations, including for Othello, A Room with a View and Gosford Park.
Furthermore, he excels in everything from sophisticated and elegant drama to poignant comedy. Even in supporting or supporting roles, he left a deep impression and was often called a “scene-stealer.”
As she entered her later years in the 2000s, she gained attention for her role as the strict but enthusiastic Professor McGonagall at the wizarding school Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series.
Later, she became widely loved for her role as the coquettish old countess in the period drama “Downton Abbey” TV series.
Smith described the roles he played in his later years as “a series of oddities.” When asked why she took on the role of Professor McGonagall, she joked, “Harry Potter is my pension,” according to the Associated Press.
After Smith’s death, condolences poured in from all walks of life.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed his condolences, saying: “The deceased was loved by many for his great talent and was a true national treasure who will be cherished for generations to come.”
Meanwhile, Maggie Smith died on September 27 last year, a year after actor Michael Gambon, who played Hogwarts Headmaster Dumbledore in Harry Potter, died.
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