Mar. 15, 2025
A young Maggie Smith in 1963.Photo: Staff/Mirrorpix/Getty
Dame Maggie Smith was born on Dec. 28, 1934, and has had an impressive and expansive career, which includes more than 60 film roles that won her Oscars, Emmys and Golden Globes.Despite her endless accolades and adoration, the actress always kept a humble opinion of herself.When asked about her legacyafter being awarded the Evening Standard Icon Award for her work in theatre, Smith told the publication, “Everything’s an icon.
Mar. 15, 2025
Michelle Trachtenberg’s fans are remembering her in one of her most mischievous roles.
In the aftermath of theactress' death at age 39, fans are looking back of some of her most memorable parts. From 2008 to 2012, Trachtenberg enjoyed a guest-starring role onGossip Girlas Georgina Sparks. The hit CW teen drama aired from 2007 to 2012.
The character, known to embrace the chaotic and leave endless drama in her wake, has been considered one of Trachtenberg’s best.
Mar. 15, 2025
Sharon Tate.Photo:Silver Screen Collection/Getty
Silver Screen Collection/Getty
It has been 55 years since the Tate-Labianca murders took place on Aug. 9 and 10 in 1969 at the hands ofCharles Mansonand his followers. Over the span of two days, seven people were brutally killed at two different homes in the Los Angeles area.
Manson, who had been in and out of jail during his early years for petty crimes, reinvented himself in the ‘60s as the leader of a group of young followers.
Mar. 15, 2025
Maggie Smith in ‘Harry Potter’.Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures
Since the world ofHarry Potterwas first introduced to the world more than 25 years ago, fans have become attached to the characters portrayed in the books. Once those characters were depicted on screen, Potterheads began seeing their favorite characters in the actors who played them.Over the years, friends, families and fans have had to mourn the loss of the actors who have died.
Mar. 15, 2025
Carrie Fisher in Star Wars in 1977.Photo: Lucasfilm/20th Century Fox/REX/Shutterstock
Most recently, James Earl Jones died at age 93 on Sept. 9, 2024, leaving behind a long legacy of memorable voice acting work, perhaps most notably as Darth Vader inStar Wars.
“RIP dad,” actor Mark Hamill, who famously played his son Luke Skywalker, wrote simply alongside abroken heart emoji on Xafter the news broke.
As fans and colleagues mourn the actor, look back on otherStar Warsactors who’ve gone before.