Maggie Smith, the legendary British actor whose career on stage and screen spanned more than 60 years, died Friday at the age of 89. Smith was a two-time Oscar winner, earning the lead actress statuette for the title role in The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie, and supporting actress for her portrayal of an Oscar loser in the anthology comedy California Suite. She also received Oscar noms for her roles in Othello, Travels with My Aunt, A Room with a View and Gosford Park. Her work in television earned her four Emmy awards, three for her role as Violet Crawley, The Dowager Countess of Grantham in PBS’ Downton Abbey. Her fourth Emmy came in 2003 as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series of Movie for her role as an eccentric novelist in the HBO film My House in Umbria. She was Emmy-nominated for her roles in the Great Performances PBS presentation of Suddenly Last Summer,...