Maggie Smith has died

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Post by asix66 » Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 1:49 PM UTC

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Post by gennarro » Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 2:12 PM UTC

Sorry to see this, she's been an absolute legend over the years. She was always great even when I didn't think I would love the show or movie.

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Post by gumboshoes » Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 2:15 PM UTC

Peace to a good one.

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Post by workingdog » Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 2:25 PM UTC

I don't think you can understand the 1960s without seeing her glorious movie, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

It captures the tension of social norms and rebellion and, if one pays attention, the natural consequences of unbridled enthusiasm.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXA0N55c3iw

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Post by dmd » Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 2:31 PM UTC

I saw a black cat this morning I'm pretty sure was her.

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Post by piltdownman » Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 2:36 PM UTC

A towering presence of British stage and screen, with Dame Judi Dench being about the last of that golden generation since the passing of Diana Riggs (Olenna Tyrell).

Time for a rewatch of Gosford Park while archly sipping gin out of a china teacup with a raised pinkie.

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Post by jimbokun » Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 2:46 PM UTC

Maggie Smith and Michelle Dockery were brilliant in Downton Abbey. Their characters always seemed two to three steps ahead of everyone with their wit. And were hilarious to boot.

Robert Crawley was nominally in charge of everything. But it was clear that Violet and Mary were pulling all the strings through their understanding of how the social contracts really worked. And it was fitting that in the finale Violet hands over the future of the estate to Mary.

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Post by alex1138 » Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 2:58 PM UTC

dmd wrote: post #5

I saw a black cat this morning I'm pretty sure was her.

<3

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Post by vr46 » Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 3:16 PM UTC

Excellent on stage in A German Life, even when the writing wasn't up to her acting. And the Lady In The Van!

RIP Maggie Smith

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Post by jszymborski » Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 3:16 PM UTC

piltdownman wrote: post #6

A towering presence of British stage and screen, with Dame Judi Dench being about the last of that golden generation since the passing of Diana Riggs (Olenna Tyrell). Time for a rewatch of Gosford Park while archly sipping gin out of a china teacup with a raised pinkie.

I didn't know Diana Riggs died :( She really brought the Queen of Thorns to life.