Actress Dame Maggie Smith was beloved by the "Harry Potter ... Smith was made a Dame by the late Queen Elizabeth the II in 1990 for her contributions to the performing arts.

Tony Award-winning actress Joan Plowright died on Jan. 16 at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England. Plowright was surrounded by loved ones at the time of her death.

Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, including Judi Dench,​ Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith​, Joan Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an ...

PA Media Maggie Smith was presented to Queen Elizabeth II by Sir Laurence Olivier at the 1966 London charity premiere of the film Othello Dame Maggie began her career in the 1950s and was ...

The Queen has told actor Toby Stephens of her sadness about his mother’s death, saying she always had “so much fun” with the late Dame Maggie Smith ... by Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor ...

From business magnate Ratan Tata and legendary footballer Franz Beckenbauer to ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas and actress Maggie Smith ... made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990.