“I shared the screen with a true definition of greatness.”
Emma Watsonis paying tribute to her lateHarry PottercostarDame Maggie Smith.
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Smith appeared alongside Watson in seven of the eight blockbusterHarry Potterfilms between 2000 and 2011.
Emma Watson and Maggie Smith in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’.Warner Bros.
“She was real, honest, funny and self-honouring,” Watson wrote.
“Maggie, there were a lot of male professors and by God you held your own.”
The actress concluded her remarks with gratitude.
Emma Watson and Maggie Smith.Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty; Mike Marsland/WireImage
“Thank you for all of your kindness,” she wrote.
“I’ll miss you.”
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“Her magnificent film performances remain for all to see and enjoy.
Such an artist comes along about every other generation.
If one is lucky.”
CORRECTION: Maggie Smith appeared in only seven of the eight Harry Potter films.
This article has been updated to reflect this correction.
