The Oscar-winning actress won over an entirely new generation with the wit and humour of the stern Hogwarts professor and the sharp Dowager Countess ...

Richard Harris, who was the original actor to play Albus Dumbledore and appeared in both Harry Potter and the Philosopher's ...

Two legendary actors from Harry Potter died on the same date in different years. Both of them were seen in roles that were ...

McGonagall appeared in eight Harry Potter films ... Even so, he did not have quite as much screen time as he should have. At first, the worst professor at Hogwarts, who clearly had a prejudice against ...

Maggie Smith's career took off in the 1950s, when she began performing in various repertory theatres across the UK. She made ...

An almost unearthly poise and refinement, a razor-sharp wit, flawless comic timing, an unexpected warmth, and an ever-present ...

Dame Maggie Smith, who has died at the age of 89, brought an incredible range of expression to her roles, winning high praise ...

Israeli troops crossed the border for the first time since 2006 in a ground operation targeting Hezbollah. The Israeli military called for evacuations in southern Lebanon. As a Crisis Builds ...

Rescue workers searched for survivors in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday, trying to contact and deliver aid to hundreds of people cut off by washed-out roads, felled power lines ...