Maggie Smith

Getty Images Maggie Smith isn't letting a little cancer get in her way. She's decided to finish out her role in the Harry Potter films by starring in the final installment of the series. The Oscar-winning actress, who plays Professor McGonagall, will continue to teach her wizard pupils in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows despite her battle with breast cancer. The 74-year-old star told Britain’s The Times newspaper: Dame Maggie Smith gives her Harry Potter co-star a smooch. (Getty Images) "If there's work to do I'll do it. I've still got to stagger through the last Harry Potter . The cancer was hideous. ... Read Full Story

Don't write her off just yet. She is, as her son Toby Stephens tells me, nothing if not a fighter. "She has been offered a few stage roles but the fact is none of them has appealed to her," on.... Read Full Story

Dear Dame Maggie Smith, In the unlikely event you see this please don't hate me for using a Harry Potter photo. Although I've been a fan for years I adore you as Minerva McGonagall. I also know that my kids will probably remember you in the role for most of their lives. Thanks - Kate Dame Maggie Smith has been acting for more years that most of us have been alive. I'm not kidding her stage credits date to 1952 and her film credits, 1958. She's won Oscars for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, as well as a Tony, an Emmy, BAFTA's and more, ... Read Full Story

Actor Birthdays Posted by: Edward December 28, 2008, 10:12 AM Please join everyone at TLC in sending birthday wishes to actress Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall), who is today celebrating her 74th birthday.  Cheers to you, Maggie! Read Full Story

DAME MAGGIE SMITH is quite simply one of the world's greatest stage and screen actresses, revered both by her peers and the public alike and the recipient of countless awards, including two Academy Awards, ... Read Full Story