Watch some of Maggie Smith’s best moments

You can't keep up you know who indefinitely. That doesn't mean we can't delay him. And his name is Voldemort. Maggie Smith's roles Professor Mcgonigal in the Harry Potter series is one of her best known, putting it bluntly. And more recently, she played the cutting Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey. What happens? What am I sitting on a swivel chair? Another modern brain wave. Not very modern. They were invented by Thomas Jefferson. Why does every day involve a fight with an American? I'll fetch a different one. No, no, no, no, I'm a good sailor. Smith won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1970 for her role as an unconventional school teacher in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. I am a teacher first, last, always. Do you imagine that for one instant I will let that be taken from me without a fight? I have dedicated sacrifice my life to this profession. Her past film showcase her penchant for sharp delivery and timing. Oh, but none of us will see it. There are three vows every nun must accept. The vow of poverty, the vow of obedience and the vow of chastity. I am out of here with that. She appeared in over 50 films and is one of Britain's best known actresses.