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Actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89, her family has said.

A legend of British stage and screen, she won two Oscars during her career – for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1970 and California Suite in 1979.

She had four other nominations, and received eight Bafta awards.

A statement from her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin said: “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith.

“She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September. An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother.

“We would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful staff at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their care and unstinting kindness during her final days.

“We thank you for all your kind messages and support and ask that you respect our privacy at this time.”

Hugh Bonneville, who co-starred in Downton Abbey with Dame Maggie, paid tribute, saying: “Anyone who ever shared a scene with Maggie will attest to her sharp eye, sharp wit and formidable talent.

“She was a true legend of her generation and thankfully will live on in so many magnificent screen performances. My condolences to her boys and wider family.”

Some of her other most memorable roles include the 1985 Merchant Ivory film A Room With a View, in which she played the chaperone Charlotte Barlett, accompanying Helen Bonham Carter’s Lucy Honeychurch to Italy.

The role won her nominations for an Oscar and a Golden Globe.

Her career began in theatre, but she gained her first Bafta nomination in the 1958 melodrama, Nowhere to Go.

By 1963, she was offered the part of Desdemona by Laurence Olivier, to star opposite his Othello, at the National Theatre, and two years later, it was made into a film with the original cast, with Smith being nominated for an Oscar.

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1.What was Dame Maggie Smith’s most well-known role?
a) Desdemona in Othello
b) Charlotte Bartlett in A Room with a View
c) Blenkinsop in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
d) Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey

2. How many Oscars did Dame Maggie Smith win during her career?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

3. Which genre of films did Dame Maggie Smith not appear in?
a) Melodrama
b) Comedy
c) Science Fiction
d) Drama

4. What was the name of the hospital where Dame Maggie Smith passed away?
Mary’s Hospital
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Royal London Hospital

5. Which of Dame Maggie Smith’s co-stars paid tribute to her after her death?
a) Laurence Olivier
b) Judi Dench
c) Emma Thompson
d) Hugh Bonneville

6. How many grandchildren did Dame Maggie Smith leave behind?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five

7. In which year did Dame Maggie Smith receive her first BAFTA nomination?
a) 1958
b) 1963
c) 1970
d) 1979

key: 

1d, 2b, 3c, 4b, 5d, 6d, 7a

Birth Name: Robert Anthony De Niro Jr
Nickname: Bobby Milk (because he was a pale kid), Kid Monroe (given by Robert Mitchum), Bobby D
Born: August 17, 1943 New York City
Parents: artists Robert De Niro Sr. painter, sculptor, poet (later came out as homosexual) and Virginia Admiral painter
Ethnicity: Italian, Irish (father’s side), German, French, Dutch, English (mother’s side)
Nationality: American, Italian (since 2006)
First acting experience: Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz at the age of 10
Education: High School of Music and Art (with scholarship), left school at 16 to study at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting (Stella Adler later said De Niro was one of her best students ever.)
First major film role: Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), Mean Streets (1973)
Academy Awards:
– The Godfather Part II (1974) Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – He even learned to speak Sicilian for the role and was the first actor to win an Academy Award by speaking a foreign language. With Marlon Brando they are the only two actors who won an Oscar for playing the same character.
– Raging Bull (1980) Academy Award for Best Actor – He put on a record-setting 60 pounds (about 30kg) for the role.

Some other important film roles and award nominations: Taxi Driver (1976) (nominated Best Actor), New York, New York (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978) (nominated Best Actor), King of Comedy (1983) (BAFTA nominated Best Actor), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Brazil (1985), The Untouchables (1987), Angel Heart (1987), Midnight Run (1988), Awakenings (1990) (nominated Best Actor), Goodfellas (1990) (BAFTA nominated Best Actor), Cape Fear (1991) (nominated Best Actor), Casino (1995), Heat (1995), Wag the Dog (1997), Jackie Brown (1998), Ronin (1998), Analyze This (1999), Meet the Parents (2000), The Score (2001), Meet the Fockers (2204)

Director he worked with most :Martin Scorsese
Directed movies: A Bronx Tale (1993), The Good Shepherd (2006)
Other awards for his career: AFI Life Achievement Award, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
Spouse(s): Diahnne Abbott (1976-1988) (divorced), Grace Hightower (1997 – present)
Children: six (including adopted daughter Drena)
Grandchildren: three
His idols: "I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift. An actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo.  They were great actors." /De Niro/
Favourite actress to work with: Meryl Streep