Two-time Oscar-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith died on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at age 89. In this “Sunday Morning” profile that aired Dec. 27, 2015, she talked with correspondent Mo Rocca about her stage and screen career, which ranged from Shakespeare and Neil Simon to Harry Potter; and how she cheated with regard to wearing a corset while shooting the series “Downton Abbey.” Rocca also talked with playwright Alan Bennett, who wrote “The Lady in the Van,” the real-life story in which Smith stars as the indigent woman who’d camped out in Bennett’s driveway for 15 years.
“CBS Sunday Morning” features stories on the arts, music, nature, entertainment, sports, history, science and Americana, and highlights unique human accomplishments and achievements. Check local listings for CBS Sunday Morning broadcast times.
Subscribe to the “CBS Sunday Morning” YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/20gXwJT
Get more of “CBS Sunday Morning”: http://cbsn.ws/1PlMmAz
Follow “CBS Sunday Morning” on Instagram: http://bit.ly/23XunIh
Like “CBS Sunday Morning” on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3sRgLPG
Follow “CBS Sunday Morning” on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1RquoQb
Subscribe to our newsletter: http://cbsn.ws/1RqHw7T
Download the CBS News app: http://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8
Try Paramount+ free: https://bit.ly/2OiW1kZ
For video licensing inquiries, contact: [email protected]
source
Sad that she is gone , she truly was a national treasure, will miss her. She is one of a kind and a brave woman R.I.P Maggie Smith we miss you already.One of my favourite actresses of all time.
"those were the days"…😪💜🙏
I was surprised when I read that she passed. She was a beautiful, gifted person. I loved her spirit. She is missed.
Oh! What a wonderful world we live in. Marvellous docs like this!
Her voice became more Essex as she got older!
Charming Englishwoman, talented actress! May her soul rest in peace!🙏
Rest in peace beloved woman! You excelled beyond 90 percent of all your colleagues, you gave definition to proper emotion and character! You are already missed🌹🥀🪷🌺🌷🪻
BIG SHOULDER BROAD
She is one of a kind will be greatly missed We love you Dame Maggie Smith. RIP🎉❤
Perhaps Emily Blunt will mature into her greatness as Dame Maggie Smith.
One of a kind.
6:49 “perhaps it would be more useful if I were to transfigure Mr. Potter and yourself into a pocket watch? That way, one of you might be on time!”
Minerva McGonagall was a stern, fierce figure of authority! And nobody could have portrayed her better than Maggie Smith!
RIP lovely lady 🙏 💜
Love this actress so much ❤ she has a sense of humour and something very warmful in her 😊 RIP
RIP Maggie
What a legend!!! 🙏
R.I.P & LONG LIVE Professor McGonagall 🧙🏻♀️🪄🙏🏾🕊🕯💔❤️🩹💐🥀😔
RIP❤ You will be greatly missed
Dame Maggie Smith is one of those one-in-a-zillion who is truly universally beloved ! 💕 🌻
Ahhh, another irreplaceable, treasured great grande Dame leaves us! Who can ever take her place?
RIP… you'll be with us, as long as Downton Abbey survives… CENTURIES,
I predict.❤😢
Forever one of the greatest British Dames and royal regal duchesses of entertainment and pop culture. Maggie, you are one of a kind and original icon and legend. Great interview posted in her honour. Love her laugh sharp wit, mind and tongue. 😍😘🥰🤩🌟✨👑💎⚜️🏆😇🕊️🕯️♾️🥲🥹📺
this was my favorite scene from her its in my replies rest in peace maggie smith you were a great icon with many hits nobody can replace you
Love her iconic roles.
It's crazy how people that grow naturally are so beautiful. I am staring her wrinkles and her eyes and I see everything that she has seen in this world. All the wisdom , the maturity and the emotional growth. She is perfect. The most beautiful woman I 've ever seen.
We will miss you greatly Dame Maggie, the good lord has you now. Rest In peace..God bless you.
https://youtu.be/Yzpw3Z20h5I?si=90N0y9dh6s7cBpo8
A loving tribute from Italy to the extraordinary actress and woman
🌺❤️🌺
Brilliant
Our Beloved Professor McGonagall 💔
Descanse En Paz Gran Actriz. Dame Maggie Smith. Vivirá Inmortal en sus Películas. Entrevistas. Extraordinaria Actriz.
Descanse En Paz Gran Actriz. Dame Maggie Smith. Vivirá Inmortal en sus Películas. Entrevistas. Extraordinaria Actriz.
Thanks.
I remember her from "Hook" and "Sister Act" and "Sister Act 2". Such a wonderful actor. R.I.P.
RIP Granny Wendy! It’s been 10 years between vists and Peter has come to take you home 😔🕊️
I admire this brilliant entertainer and really actually a no nonsense humble unpretentious lady. ❤ Her senior seniors acting yrs r my fave…..maybe caus I m a senior 😅😂
When she was watching her younger self, I cried
National Treasure 🌟 RIP Dame Maggie
The greatest actrees, thank you Maggie 💖🙌🏻
Never a bad interview with MS.👍⭐️
Someone asked on-set if they could get her anything, her response reportedly was, "A death scene?"
OMG, Paul Lynde!