FILE - British actress Maggie Smith, the British actress, appears on the stage of the Old Vic in London, on April 8, 1970, during an intermission of rehearsal of "The Beaux' Stratagem." Smith, who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey,” has died at 89. (AP Photo/ L Brown, File)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Maggie Smith

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FILE – Tony Award winners, from left, James Naughton, best actor in “City of Angels,” Maggie Smith, best actress for “Lettice and Lovage,” Tyne Daly, best actress for “Gypsy,” and Robert Morse, best actor for “Iru” pose at the Tony Awards in New York, June 3, 1990. Smith, who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey,” has died at 89. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
FILE – Maggie Smith appears at the premiere of the film “The Lady In The Van”, during the London film festival in London on Oct. 13, 2015. Smith, who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey,” has died at 89. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – Actress Maggie Smith appears at the Evening Standard British Film Awards in London on Feb. 7, 2016. Smith, who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey,” has died at 89. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – Actress Maggie Smith who is in the film “Ladies in Lavender,” appears at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 23, 2005. Smith, who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey,” has died at 89. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File)

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