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Maggie Smith Dies at 89, Stream Her Films from ‘Harry Potter’ to ‘Downton Abbey’

Maggie Smith Dies at 89, Stream Her Films from ‘Harry Potter’ to ‘Downton Abbey’

the stage and screen icon won two Oscars, four Emmys, and a Tony in her legendary career.

Matt Tamanini
Matt Tamanini is the News Editor at The Streamable, where he oversees daily news coverage and editorial strategy, with a particular focus on breaking stories, streaming comparisons, and major industry events. A well-rounded journalist with a diverse background, Matt joined The Streamable in 2022 after holding key editorial roles at several high-profile outlets. He has an extensive career in sports and entertainment journalism, having served as a senior editor for BroadwayWorld, the world’s largest theater website, and as managing editor for Land-Grant Holy Land, which covers Ohio State sports.
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With a background in sports and entertainment reporting, he’s covered everything from Broadway to college football. He cut the cord in 2014 and has a sharp eye for streaming trends and a soft spot for Hallmark movies.
With a background in sports and entertainment reporting, he’s covered everything from Broadway to college football. He cut the cord in 2014 and has a sharp eye for streaming trends and a soft spot for Hallmark movies.

Dame Maggie Smith has been a near-constant presence on stages and screens around the world since the 1950s. Sadly the acting icon passed away on Sept. 27, 2024 at the age of 89. Smith had an uncanny ability to thrive in both comedic and dramatic roles, in period pieces and fantasy epics. During her career, she won two Academy Awards, four Emmys, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony. In 2003 when she won her first Emmy for “My House in Umbria,” she became just the 15th person to ever secure the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony. To date, there have only been 24 to accomplish the feat.

While she won her first Oscar for 1969’s “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (which sadly is not currently streaming), more modern movie fans might know her better for her turns as Mother Superior in “Sister Act” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter franchise. On television, she won three Emmys for playing the Dowager Countess on “Downton Abbey” — she also appeared in the series’ two feature films.

As we head into the weekend, if you would like to celebrate the incredible life and career of Dame Maggie Smith, I have put together a list of some of her most iconic roles and films that are currently available to stream.

  • Death on the Nile

    September 29, 1978

    As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.

  • California Suite

    March 19, 1978

    The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

  • A Room with a View

    March 7, 1986

    When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy’s life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?

  • Sister Act Movies

    Sister Act is a 1992 American comedy film released by Touchstone Pictures. Directed by Emile Ardolino, it features musical arrangements by Marc Shaiman and stars Whoopi Goldberg as a Reno lounge singer who has been put under protective custody in a San Francisco convent and has to pretend to be a nun when a mob boss puts her on his hit list. Also in the cast are Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, and Harvey Keitel. The film was followed by a 1993 sequel, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.

  • The First Wives Club

    September 20, 1996

    After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!

  • Harry Potter Movies

    The Harry Potter films are a fantasy series based on the series of seven Harry Potter novels by British writer J. K. Rowling.

  • Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

    June 7, 2002

    In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.

  • Downton Abbey

    September 26, 2010

    A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.

  • Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Movies

    The ongoing happenings at the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

  • Downton Abbey (Films) Movies

    A trilogy of films based on the popular 2010–15 television series centred on the Crawley aristocratic family and their servants in the family’s Edwardian country house.

Matt Tamanini
Matt Tamanini is the News Editor at The Streamable, where he oversees daily news coverage and editorial strategy, with a particular focus on breaking stories, streaming comparisons, and major industry events. A well-rounded journalist with a diverse background, Matt joined The Streamable in 2022 after holding key editorial roles at several high-profile outlets. He has an extensive career in sports and entertainment journalism, having served as a senior editor for BroadwayWorld, the world’s largest theater website, and as managing editor for Land-Grant Holy Land, which covers Ohio State sports.
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