LONDON — Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey,” has died, her publicist said Friday. Said to. She was 89 years old.
She was often rated as the leading British actress of a generation that included Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench.
“Jean Brodie” also won her an Academy Award for Best Actress and a British Academy (BAFTA) Award in 1969. Smith added a supporting actress Oscar in 1978 for “California Suite.”
