Maggie Smith, well known for her role as Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter, has died. She also had a role together with Daniel in the BBC series David Copperfield. She was the one who after Davis Copperfield in 1999 recommended him for the role as Harry. She died peacefully at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London her sons confirmed in a statement to the BBC.
Daniel has paid tribute to the actress (source: variety).
"The first time I met Maggie Smith I was 9 years old and we were reading through scenes for David Copperfield, which was my first job. I knew virtually nothing about her other than that my parents were awestruck at the fact that I would be working with her. The other thing I knew about her was that she was a Dame, so the first thing I asked her when we met was “would you like me to call you Dame?” at which she laughed and said something to the effect of 'don’t be ridiculous'!. I remember feeling nervous to meet her and then her putting me immediately at ease. She was incredibly kind to me on that shoot, and then I was lucky enough to go on working with her for another 10 years on the Harry Potter films.
