Maggie Smith, 'Harry Potter' and 'Downton Abbey' Star, Dies at 89

Dame Maggie Smith, the actress who portrayed Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter franchise, died on Friday at the age of 89.Smith's sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens announced their mother's death through a publicist, saying she died peacefully in a London hospital."It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September. An intensely private person, she was with friends and famil...