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Luna Lovegood

Even more new pics from Harry Potter 6    
Just when we thought it was safe to relax for the weekend, yet another preview for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" reveals itself. AOL Moviefone has two additional new photos from the film, featuring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) and Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood).
Source: Various
Posted by Cheeser on Jul 3, 2008 at 2:06 PM

Robbie Coltrane

UK's Walk of Fame includes Potter stars  
To answer Hollywood's Walk of Fame, the UK has unveiled the Avenue of Stars in central London. Stars from the last 50 years in entertainment honored included "Harry Potter" actors Dame Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Kenneth Branagh, Lenny Henry, Eric Sykes and Sir Michael Gambon.
Source: BBC
Posted by Geri on Sep 18, 2005 at 9:52 PM

Pattinson and Newell

Update: Hi-res behind-the-scenes pics from 'Goblet of Fire'    
Four new behind-the-scenes photos from the set of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" have surfaced, featuring shots of Mike Newell directing several of the film's stars. Included are Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Pattinson, Miranda Richardson and others. UPDATE: Thanks to Warner Bros. for sending high-resolution versions.
Source: Potter-Mania.com
Posted by Cheeser on Sep 7, 2005 at 2:24 PM

Making of 'Prisoner of Azkaban' videos    
Thanks to Veritaseurm we have a chance to see some never before videos of the making of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” that are currently being shown on U.S. cable station DirectTV. Some of the video clips show Alfonso Cuarón, David Thewlis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson & Rupert Grint discussing the making of the film.
Source: Veritaserum
Posted by Geri on Jan 8, 2005 at 9:09 PM

Maggie Smith tours Australia  
Performing on stage in Australia for the first time, Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) will be touring down under this spring to reprise her BAFTA-winning role in Alan Bennett's satire "Talking Heads".
Source: News tip
Posted by eudaemonia on Jan 16, 2004 at 1:55 AM

'David Copperfield' rerun this weekend  
Masterpiece Theatre on PBS station WNET (New York) this weekend presents Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield", starring Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall), a young Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) in his first acting role, Zoe Wanamaker (Madam Hooch) and Lord of the Rings wizard Sir Ian McKellan. It originally aired in December 2001, and most markets will see a new, different Masterpiece production instead.
Source: PBS via iharrypotter.net
Posted by Cheeser on Dec 19, 2003 at 12:48 PM

Update: Cuarón & Smith both win Emmys  
Update: Alfonso Cuarón, director of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Dame Maggie Smith have both won Emmys.
Source: Fox.com
Posted by Geri on Sep 21, 2003 at 10:37 AM

Dame on director  
Dame Maggie Smith, who portrays Professor McGonagall in the Potter films, shares a few insights with the Irish Examiner about Alfonso Cuaron as the new director for the upcoming Potter film, "Prisoner of Azkaban".
Source: Irish Examiner via iharrypotter.net
Posted by eudaemonia on Jul 29, 2003 at 6:02 PM

Emmy nomination for Maggie Smith  
Congratulations to Dame Maggie Smith! Our favorite Transfiguration Professor portrayer received a nomination today for her work in the HBO miniseries My House in Umbria.
Source: Emmys via iharrypotter.net
Posted by grae on Jul 17, 2003 at 2:05 PM

A great dame (Maggie Smith, that is)  
It has taken more than 50 years of appearing on stage and in films for Maggie Smith to achieve the superstar status where children stop her in the street. "They mostly ask me to turn into a cat, which is very, very tricky because I can't do it," she says.
Source: Evening Standard via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Cheeser on Jul 7, 2003 at 11:12 AM

Dame Maggie Smith (Prof. McGonagall) turns to TV  
Maggie Smith has a simple explanation for her career: "I tend to do what turns up," she says. The Harry Potter franchise, Smith says, feels like a gift. "I think they're great fun, I really do; I mean, it's a terrific job. It's like a pension; I'm incredibly lucky. I'm very, very grateful."
Source: Yahoo! News
Posted by Cheeser on May 21, 2003 at 2:43 PM