Oscar-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith, most famous in recent years for her roles in the Harry Potter and Downton Abbey series, has passed away at age 89.

The Post Millennial reported that the multi-award-winning British actress died Friday, citing a statement from Smith’s sons. On both stage and screen, from Shakespearean plays to popular fantasy films, both in her youth and in her old age, Maggie Smith was an exceptional actress whose work will long be remembered.

“She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September,” Smith's sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens said. “An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother.”

Smith won numerous awards during her long career, including two Academy Awards, in 1970 for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and again in 1979 for “California Suite.” She also won three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, several BAFTA Awards, and multiple Screen Actors Guild Awards, among others. She was also nominated numerous times for various awards, including an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Desdemona in Laurence Olivier’s 1965 “Othello”. 

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It is rather remarkable that so many of her awards came as Smith was growing older, at a time when many actresses see their stars declining instead of rising.

Decades into her brilliant career, Smith delighted new generations as the drily witty Hogwarts professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films. As McGonagall, Smith was a central character throughout all eight films, delivering an iconic and memorable performance. 

In comedies and tragedies, in dramas and epics, Maggie Smith’s acting was always unforgettable. Rest in peace to a true cultural icon.