When Vicky Cowie was seeking pictures for her rhymes, she met an artist. He has gone on to become Britain's biggest-selling ...

We’ve completely retested and revamped our picks for book subscription boxes to include something for every kind of reader and a couple excellent clubs for kids. September 2024 Whether you’re ...

Global Voices interviewed Leo Vardiashvili, a Georgian-British author who just released his first English-language novel "Hard by a Great Forest" in which he explores Georgia's tumultuous past.

The formidable dowager Violet Crawley, Maggie Smith’s scene-stealing character ... her appearances in the Harry Potter movies (she was author J. K. Rowling’s choice for the role of Minerva ...

Dame Maggie Smith, known for her roles in Harry Potter ... Pic: 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock The Downton Abbey TV series won her a series of awards - three Emmys, a Golden Globe, and ...

In 1990, Smith was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin released a statement which read: “It is with great sadness we have to ...

She remained with the Downton Abbey cast until 2015 when the series finally came to an end, reprising the role for two films in 2019 and 2022. In 2007 Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Maggie Smith, the scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ...

Her work in 2012 netted three Golden Globe nominations for the globally successful “Downton Abbey” TV series and the films “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” and “Quartet.” Smith had a ...

Desdemona. Hedda Gabler. Jean Brodie. Professor McGonagall. Violet Crawley. The prime of Dame Maggie Smith seemed never-ending. The talent was massive and enduring, an elastic magic streak that ...

Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain’s best-known actresses whose long career ranged from starring opposite Laurence Olivier in “Othello” on stage and screen, to roles in “Harry Potter” and ...