Maggie Smith

Friends, family and colleagues have shared heartfelt words.

Call the butler!

Welcome to a new era. They've been expecting you.

Hollywood's golden girl is barely recognisable!

FINALLY!

But things aren't looking very grand for her character…

Now these celebs take their job seriously.

Dame Maggie Smith can vouch that a kiss from Leonardo DiCaprio is worth the wait.

The Dame opened up about her time on TV show Downton Abbey, saying she was "very old indeed" by the time she took on the role.

Get a bowl of spotted dick and your lace handkerchief at the ready because this one is a tear-jerker.

It’s time to say goodbye to our favourite aristocratic television family as Downton Abbey releases the trailer ahead of their final season.

It seems the Dowager Countess is moving up in the world and dining with the royal family!

Dame Maggie Smith says that she will leave Downton Abbey and her role as the Dowager Countess, after the show’s sixth season.

Dame Maggie Smith has confessed she is lonely after losing the love of her life, playwright Beverley Cross, 15 years ago.