Dame Maggie Smith has declared the show must go on after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
According to reports, the double Oscar-winning actress has had a tumour removed and has also completed a course of chemotherapy.
Friends described her as "typically brave and understated". One added: "The last thing she wants to do is to make a fuss about it."
Dame Maggie, 73, insisted on completing her sixth appearance as Harry Potter schoolmistress Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince while having radiation therapy.
According to reports, the double Oscar-winning actress has had a tumour removed and has also completed a course of chemotherapy.
Friends described her as "typically brave and understated". One added: "The last thing she wants to do is to make a fuss about it."
Dame Maggie, 73, insisted on completing her sixth appearance as Harry Potter schoolmistress Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince while having radiation therapy.
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