Dame Maggie Smith, wena don spend seven decades dey act for both stage and screen, don pafuka at the age of 89. Na for Friday morning she pass away peacefully, with family and friends dey her side, as her publicist confirm the tori.
Smith na one actress wey sabi carry audience along, e no matter whether na for theatre or movie. From the time she dey young, she don dey show her acting skills, be it as the bristling Professor McGonagall for “Harry Potter” or the sharp-tongued Lady Violet for “Downton Abbey.” Her acting career start for stage when she still dey her teenage years, and she just dey add more fire to her talent till she become national treasure.
The actress first waka enter theatre as prompt girl and understudy for Oxford Repertory where she dey hope to act, but nobody sick, so she no fit act. By 1955, she don dey London small theatre, and na there American producer, Leonard Stillman, notice her and cast her for the Broadway revue “New Faces.” As she return England, she feature for the popular show “Share My Lettuce” opposite Kenneth Williams.
Her film career begin for 1956 with “Child in the House”, but na the movie “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 bring her international fame and her first Oscar as Best Actress. The part na real show of her talent level, and from there she don dey collect more acting awards including BAFTAs for different roles across film and theatre. For 1990, dem even give her DBE for her contribution to drama.
Smith dey forever remembered especially for her role as the smart Professor McGonagall for “Harry Potter” series. Even though she battle cancer in 2007, she continue to dey act, and no be small performance she still give as “The Lady in the Van,” a true life story adaptation of Alan Bennett’s play. Her character for “Downton Abbey” as the witty Dowager Countess of Grantham na classic example of how her acting dey impress people thoroughly.
With talent like Maggie Smith’s own, she don dey leave legacy dem no fit forget. Truly, her prestigious career don show sey, “acting na art, and art dey live on.”
