Dame Maggie Smith, who was famous for so many reasons, all good!, has passed. She was 89.
Smith managed the terrific feat of becoming more and more famous and iconic as she hit her later years, starring in international hits like Harry Potter and Downton Abbey. But she also appeared in popular films like The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the past 15 years, was in the mid-90's famed Richard III as the Duchess of York, in Hook as Granny Wendy and led the 1969 film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie as the titular character.
I saw her first in Clash of the Titans, because I was an 80's kid who liked monsters. And I recall her in things later, like Gosford Park and A Room With a View, which is probably where my mind goes when I think of her.
She'll be missed, but, dang. That's a legacy.
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