Maggie Smith earned three Primetime Emmy awards for her role as Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham in all six seasons of the British period drama Downton Abbey. She also reprised her role in the two Downton Abbey films. The legendary actor died Friday at the age 89.

Maggie Smith, the British actress known for her roles in the "Harry Potter" film franchise and "Downton Abbey," has died at 89.