British actress Dame Maggie Smith, who won two Academy Awards, four Emmys and one Tony, among countless other accolades, died on Friday. She was 89.

Beloved British actor Maggie Smith, who stole hearts in her portrayal of Downton Abbey’s Violet Crawley and Harry Potter’s Professor Minerva McGonagall, died on the morning of Friday, Sept. 27, at the age of 89.

Tributes quickly began to pour in after the death of "Downton Abbey" and "Harry Potter" actress Maggie Smith. Smith died "peacefully" in her sleep Friday.

Dame Maggie Smith was one of Britain's best-loved and most celebrated actresses, with a career spanning eight decades. Her first performances came on stage in the 1950s, and her last screen role was just a year ago,

The actors behind Sirius Black, Ginny Weasley, Seamus Finnigan, Fred Weasley, Padma Patil, and Harry Potter himself shared fond memories of the late actress.

The Harry Potter movies. 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.' 'The Lady in the Van." 'A Room With a View.' Maggie Smith wasn't just an actor. She and her characters were practically a genre unto themselves.

She won two Oscars in her decades-long career and more recently starred in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey.