Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard the Netflix documentary with her and Judi Dench and the others hanging out drinking tea and chatting is great.

Oops sorry— not on Netflix but called Nothing Like a Dame

I’ve heard the Netflix documentary with her and Judi Dench and the others hanging out drinking tea and chatting is great.

Oh, what a loss! A true talent!

Anonymous wrote:She was brilliant in Lettice and Lovage. It was a thrill to see her on stage.

"I do not do anything merely!"

I saw her — and loved her — in that too!

RIP Dame Maggie Smith! THANK YOU!

It is okay to be sad for a moment. DDs and I will be binging Downton Abbey this w/e also.

I never think of it as sad when someone old dies. We're not meant to live forever. And at a certain point, living is HARD. Getting up and sitting down is hard, remembering things people tell you is hard, preparing food and eating and digesting is hard, showering is hard, getting up from the toilet is hard, staying awake is hard, sleeping all night is hard, etc. I think of death for an old person as a release. She had a long life, hopefully a nice one she was happy with, and now she's done. It'd be sad or tragic if she were like Natasha Richardson, who died in her prime, with young kids, suddenly and accidentally.

What a gifted and endearing talent. Please take a look at some films selected by the nytimes. The first film I saw her in is still my favorite - A Room with a View

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/movies/maggie-smith-streaming.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N04.kxRj.fEHNO6PXVIF_&smid=url-share

Anonymous wrote:She was absolutely amazing. If you’ve never seen her earlier work, seek it out. Many only know her as Violet or McGonagall, but she had an astonishing range.

I love this quote:
When asked in 2017 by the UK magazine “Women’s World” why she had not gone to more award ceremonies, Smith replied: “I truly think if I went to Los Angeles, for example, I think I’d frighten people… They don’t see older people.”

I love that!

Anonymous wrote:A gifted actor indeed. She was a treasure!

That was quite the scene. It might be time to binge on Downton Abbey and/or Harry Potter again.

She was fantastic as spunky hotelier Daphne Castle in Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun (1982).

What a wonderful, gifted, person! Much admiration from me. Rest in peace.

Anonymous wrote:A gifted actor indeed. She was a treasure!

Oh I love this. She was a jewel. Thank you Dame!

Anonymous wrote:Wow, very sad. She was amazing. My family loved her in Downton Abbey.

Hers was a life well lived and it is not a tragedy to die at age 89. She did not suffer and never lost her intellect or sense of humor. May we all be so fortunate.