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Maggie Smith, grande dame of British actors, remembered for her wit and intellect

Maggie Smith, who died Sept. 27, was a masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film

“She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother,” said Ms. Smith’s sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, said in a statement issued through publicist Clair Dobbs.

Ms. Smith was frequently rated the preeminent British female performer of a generation that included Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench, with a clutch of Academy Award nominations and a shelf full of acting trophies.

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