Legendary Actress Maggie Smith's Life in Photos

In 2007, Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer, acting through treatment while filming Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. In 2009, after two years of treatment, the actress recovered, and though she told The Times that she was "fearful of the amount of energy one needs to be in a film or play," she continued to act.

She starred in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in 2011, The Lady in the Van in 2015, and voiced characters in Gnomeo & Juliet and Sherlock Gnomes.