Dame Maggie Smith dominated the halls of Hogwarts as Professor McGonagall and provided a sublime acidic wit as the Dowager Countess in Downtown Abbey in a career spanning seven decades. Born in Ilford ...

"She was such a big part of the show," Downton Abbey star Harry Hadden-Patontold Us Weekly. "As soon as we sat around the table, people were like, ‘Should we text Maggie? Should we send her a picture?

Harry Potterstar Maggie Smith had quite a presence on set — and off. While working on Downton Abbey, Smith actually made her co-stars nervous, though she probably had no idea. "She was such a big part ...