(FILES) US actor and director Dustin Hoffman (R) poses with British actress Maggie Smith (L) on the red carpet as they arrive to attend the premiere of 'Quartet' during the 56th BFI London Film Festival in London on October 15, 2012. Oscar-winning British actor Maggie Smith, a star of stage and screen for more than seven decades, died in hospital in London on Friday, September 27, her sons announced. (Photo by ANDREW COWIE / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW COWIE/AFP via Getty Images)