Jimu News reporter Fu Kan This is a sad news that breaks the heart of "Harry Potter" fans around the world. On September 27, local time, the two sons of British national treasure actress Maggie Smith issued a joint statement, revealing that their Her mother passed away in the hos

Professor McGonagall passed away at the age of 89. The King of England and the actor who played Harry mourned. All of his works were classics

Jimu News reporter Fu Kan

This is a sad news that breaks the heart of "Harry Potter" fans around the world. Local time On September 27, the two sons of British national treasure actress Maggie Smith issued a joint statement, revealing that their mother passed away in the hospital in the early morning of that day at the age of 89. The actress who played Professor McGonagall in the film and was loved by Chinese movie fans said goodbye to "Muggle" humans and returned to her "magical world".

The three headmasters of Hogwarts

The three "headmasters" of Hogwarts have all left

Maggie Smith's two sons wrote in a statement that Maggie Smith passed away peacefully in the hospital. "She A deeply private person, she spent her final moments with family and friends. Her two sons and five lovely grandchildren were devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother."

After the bad news came, fans of the "Harry Potter" series of movies said they did not want to believe it and could not face it. What made everyone even more sad was that the actor who played the three "Headmasters" of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is currently All have passed away, "Maybe they have reunited in the wizarding world."

Although most Chinese audiences know and fall in love with Maggie Smith through Professor McGonagall, her artistic achievements go far beyond that.

Maggie Smith was born in an ordinary family in England in 1934. She has been performing in the theater since she was 18 years old and showed her extraordinary acting talent. In 1958, she moved to the United States and became active in the film field. In 1966, she was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the film "Othello". Four years later, Maggie Smith won her first Oscar for Best Actress with the movie "The Last Day", achieving the first peak of her career.

How popular was Maggie Smith at the peak of her career? The word "superstar" is not enough to describe it. As a British actress, Maggie Smith has been nominated for 6 Oscars and won 2 times. She even won awards in her hometown in the UK and was awarded a dame by the British royal family for her outstanding artistic achievements.

It was she who discovered the chosen "little Harry"

In 2002, Maggie Smith appeared in the first film of the "Harry Potter" series as an upright, stern but amiable "Professor McGonagall". "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and became one of the most beloved characters in the series.

"Professor McGonagall" is Maggie Smith's most well-known movie role to Chinese audiences, and she has been growing up with audiences and fans in the later films of the series. Perhaps many "Harry" fans don't know that it was Maggie Smith who recommended young actor Daniel Radcliffe to the "Harry Potter" crew. The two of them had previously collaborated on the miniseries "David Copperfield". Maggie Smith found that this young actor was very good and had a bright future, so she strongly recommended that the crew of "Harry Potter" must meet this child.

In the end, Daniel Radcliffe, who has a round face, successfully auditioned and became the "Chosen One" who is famous all over the world.

Being asked in the street "Are you really a cat?"

In addition to "killing everyone" in the world of film, Maggie Smith also shines in the field of television.

In the British drama "Downton Abbey" which aired in 2010, Maggie Smith plays the humorous and "venomous" Countess Violet, who has a golden line every time she opens her mouth. This role has been hailed as the "magic touch" of the series, and Maggie Smith has also won the Golden Globe and Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress multiple times for this role.

It is worth mentioning that after the "Harry Potter" series and "Downton Abbey" series became popular all over the world, Maggie Smith gained countless young fans, and like those "top" entertainers in Hollywood, she often appeared in She was "besieged" by fans on the street, which made her very unaccustomed to being a low-key person.

Maggie Smith once said in an interview that before "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey", she had been acting for many, many years. "No one knows who I am, but now it doesn't matter." Wherever I go, people want to take pictures with you. When I got home, I was thinking, how does a big star like Leonardo DiCaprio live? "

Maggie Smith is still there. When participating in a variety show, she revealed that she was once asked in the street by a young fan of "Harry Potter", "Are you really a cat?" Upon hearing this, Maggie Smith immediately got into character and replied seriously: "Please Wake up!”

See you on the screen in October

From Oscars and British Academy Awards to Golden Globes, Emmy Awards, and Tony Awards, Maggie Smith has won awards in many fields such as film, television, and theater. He has received numerous accolades and is one of the most internationally influential British artists. He is also a highly respected and admirable wise man in life.

"Downton Abbey" screenwriter Julian Fellowes once said of Maggie Smith, "She has this quality that makes every line full of wisdom and reaches heights that it sometimes doesn't deserve. As Actor, she brought me a seductive gift." The British art world praised Maggie Smith as one of the greatest actresses of our time, with amazing talents that enable her to interpret comedy and tragedy with ease. "Laughter and tragedy. The dividing line of tears is where Maggie has always maintained balance. "

9-year-old Maggie Smith left the art world she loved, but the works of art she left to the world are still telling her legend.

What makes netizens heartbroken is that on September 20, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that all eight movies in the "Harry Potter" series will be re-released in theaters in mainland China. Starting from October 11, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and " Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2)" and other 8 films A new movie will be released every Friday.

All human "Muggles": Hogwarts School is about to reopen. Come and see Dumbledore, Snape, and Professor McGonagall on the big screen.

(Picture source: official public information of the movie)

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