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Professor Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. McGonagall is a professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry , where she is also the head of Gryffindor House and the deputy headmistress under Albus Dumbledore .
From 2001 to 2011, Smith played Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series. Smith and Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid, had been requested for the film by author J. K. Rowling. [70] Smith reunited with Radcliffe, who played the titular role of Harry Potter. Smith appeared in seven of the eight films. [71] [72]
Watch Dame Maggie Smith's iconic performance as Professor Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter, after her death aged 89. A statement from her sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, confirmed the news ...
Smith, who played Professor McGonagall in the fantasy franchise, died at age 89 on Friday, Sept. 27, while Gambon died on the same date in 2023 at age 82
William McGonagall's parents, Charles and Margaret, were Irish. His Irish surname is a variation on Mag Congail, a popular name in County Donegal. [3] [4] Throughout his adult life he claimed to have been born in Edinburgh, giving his year of birth variously as 1825 [1] or 1830, [5] but his entry in the 1841 Census gives his place of birth, like his parents', as "Ireland". [6]
Daniel Radcliffe and his Harry Potter costars are remembering Maggie Smith, and honoring her magical portrayal of Professor Minerva McGonagall in the blockbuster franchise.. Radcliffe, who played ...
As a ghost, he seems unaware of his change from living to dead. In the second book, it is he who describes the legend of the Chamber of Secrets when asked by the students, but in the film version, it is Minerva McGonagall, as Binns does not appear in any of the films. Dolores Umbridge: Defence Against the Dark Arts; Headmistress
Dame Maggie Smith, the trailblazing British actress best known for her starring roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey," has died at 89.. Smith's two sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, said ...