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Maggie Smith is greatest recognized for her performances in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter movies, however the late actress acquired her begin in leisure a long time earlier. Since the information of her dying broke in September 2024, followers of the English actress are heartbroken that the world has misplaced an icon. As we keep in mind Maggie’s legacy within the movie enterprise, we’re trying again at which character she performed within the Harry Potter franchise.

Who Was Maggie Smith’s Harry Potter Character?

Maggie performed the function of Professor Minerva McGonagall. In the ebook and movie franchise, the professor is the top of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She can also be the deputy headmistress with Headmaster Albus Dumbledore on the college.

Professor McGonagall’s defining moments comes towards the top of the sequence in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2, when she ready the whole college for Voldemort’s wrath.

When Did Maggie Smith Die?

Maggie’s household introduced the information of her dying on September 27, 2024, and confirmed of their assertion that she had died in a hospital that morning.

“An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end,” Maggie’s sons, Toby and Chris, stated. “She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother.”

How Did Maggie Smith Die?

Maggie’s explanation for dying is at the moment unclear. Previously, she battled Graves’ illness in addition to breast most cancers.

Some of Maggie’s co-stars paid tribute to her as soon as they heard the information of her dying. Actress Bonnie Wright who performed Ginny Weasley shared a touching message to Instagram.

“Our dearly loved and revered head of Gryffindor house, you will be so missed by the Harry Potter community,” Bonnie wrote. “My favourite scene with Maggie was when we were all learning to dance for the Yule Ball. She embodied that perfect balance of sass and loving care that McGonagall has. She kept Gryffindors on their toes. My deepest condolences to Maggie’s family at this time [sic].”