Why Dame Maggie Smith and Dame Joan Plowright didn’t appear in Baftas In Memoriam tribute Viewers weren’t happy with the ‘disgusting’ omission but there was a good reason The Independent UK · May 11, 2025
HBO’s Official Cast Announcement For New Harry Potter Show Gets Mixed Reactions "Cautiously optimistic." Bored Panda · Apr 14, 2025
Whoopi Goldberg teases that Sister Act 3 will have tribute to late Dame Maggie Smith's character Reverend Mother Whoopi Goldberg appeared on Italian TV show 'Che Tempo Che Fa' and spilled that 'Sister Act 3' is set to have some scenes remembering the late Dame Maggie Smith's character Reverend Mother. BANG Premier · Apr 14, 2025
Simon Callow says he has ‘never been to a rock concert’ ahead of rock star role The 75-year old is set to portray a washed up rock star in the comedy horror Murder Ballads: How To Make It In Rock ‘N’ Roll. Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025
Paul Giamatti felt the presence of Dame Maggie Smith on Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Paul Giamatti felt that the late Dame Maggie Smith was "present" during the making of the film 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale'. BANG Premier · Apr 6, 2025
Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright's West Sussex home hits the market for £2 million The former malthouse was Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright’s family home for more than 60 years Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2025
Jonathan Anderson's successors at Loewe have been announced — we take a look back at some his best moments The game of creative director musical chairs continues Marie Claire · Mar 24, 2025
Jim Carter says Downton Abbey cast ‘lucky’ to have worked with Maggie Smith The actor discussed the release of the third Downton Abbey film. Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025
Oscars Honor Gene Hackman And Quincy Jones The 95th Academy Awards honored Gene Hackman and Quincy Jones for their lasting impact on the film industry. Top News · Mar 3, 2025
Gene Hackman, David Lynch and Maggie Smith honoured at 2025 Oscars ceremony Traditional in memoriam segment at Academy Awards also remembers Donald Sutherland, Shelley Duvall and James Earl Jones The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025
BAFTAs: Harry Potter legend Dame Maggie Smith remembered at the awards ceremony Dame Maggie Smith was remembered at the EE BAFTA Awards on Sunday (16.02.25) evening amongst a host of other stars who have also passed away. BANG Premier · Feb 16, 2025
Toby Stephens shares details of mother Maggie Smith’s final moments ‘Downton Abbey’ star died in September last year aged 89 The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025
Harry Potter series zones in on actors who’ll play Snape and McGonagall All the famous names rumoured for HBO’s high-profile TV adaptation The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025
‘Thatcher would have hated me’: Harriet Walter on playing Maggie as a ‘360-degree human’ INTERVIEW: The star of new docudrama ‘Brian and Maggie’ sits down with Helen Coffey to talk modern politics, playing ‘horrible’ women, and why the roots of misogyny are set to dictate what we see on screen for a while yet The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Jan 18, 2025 Panti Bliss: ‘The gays will never forgive me for that’ Irish drag performer and LGBTQ+ activist Rory O’Neill AKA Panti Bliss on Beyoncé, why Australia is so annoying about coffee, and pestering Madonna for a lift
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025 Dame Joan Plowright obituary Stage and screen star who was part of a radical generation of actors responsible for establishing the National Theatre
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025 ‘Just call me Joan’: Beloved star of stage and screen Dame Joan Plowright The widow of Lord Olivier was one of the outstanding actresses of her age.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025 Joan Plowright, celebrated star of stage and screen, dies aged 95 Actor helped shape British postwar theatre through her performances at the Royal Court, National Theatre and in the West End
BANG Premier · Jan 16, 2025 Michelle Dockery: 'Downton Abbey 3 is a beautiful film' Michelle Dockery has opened up about being working on the last 'Downton Abbey' movie and how "emotional" it was bidding farewell.
Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2024 Judi Dench reveals tree in honour of Maggie Smith bore fruit on day of funeral The Oscar-winning actress died in hospital aged 89 in September.
The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2024 Judi Dench reveals her secret tribute to late friend Maggie Smith Legendary actor made the moving revelation in a special BBC tribute to the ‘Downton Abbey’ star
The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2024 TV tonight: beautiful tributes to Maggie Smith and more greats we lost in 2024 Steve Wright, Edna O’Brien and Sven-Göran Eriksson are also remembered in Lives Well Lived. Plus: a night of Oasis. Here’s what to watch this evening
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024 Downton Abbey 3 planning ‘meaningful’ tribute to the late Maggie Smith The actor, who died in September, played the Dowager Countess in the period drama
The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2024 Maggie Smith remembered by David Hare The playwright recalls the actor as a fiercely loyal friend with a natural gift for comedy, but also as her own hardest critic
Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2024 Celebrity deaths 2024: famous faces we've lost this year Liam Payne, Dame Maggie Smith, and Donald Sutherland were among the stars who passed away in 2024