Whoopi Goldberg Pays Loving Tribute to ‘Sister Act’ Costar Maggie Smith

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Whoopi Goldberg has added her dependable to the chorus of stars paying tribute to Maggie Smith.

As we antecedently reported, Maggie precocious passed away astatine the property of 89.

She and Whoopi co-starred successful the beloved 1992 drama Sister Act, arsenic good arsenic its 1993 sequel, Sister Act 2: Back successful the Habit.

Whoopi Goldberg speaks onstage during the Academy Museum Conversation astatine The Times Center, featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Kerry Brougher and Renzo Piano connected April 16, 2018 successful New York City.

In the decades that followed, the 2 surface legends remained adjacent friends.

And Whoopi credited Maggie with lending much-needed enactment aft the passing of her parent successful 2010.

Whoopi Goldberg Remembers Maggie Smith

Shortly aft quality of Maggie’s passing went public, Whoopi posted a photo of the 2 of them connected set, on with a heartfelt caption.

“Maggie Smith was a large pistillate and a superb actress. I inactive can’t judge I was fortunate capable to enactment with the ‘one-of-a-kind,'” Goldberg wrote, adding:

Whoopi Goldberg attends the expansive opening Of SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Robin Williams Center connected October 5, 2016 successful New York City.

“My heartfelt condolences spell retired to the family…RIP.”

An Enduring Friendship

It was not the archetypal clip that Whoopi mentioned Maggie successful caller months.

Recalling her mother’s decease successful a caller interrogation with People, Goldberg praised Smith for helping her endure the grief.

“Having Maggie Smith beryllium there, and being capable to autumn isolated and having her say, ‘Listen, my friend. We’ll get you done this. We’ll get you done this,” Goldberg said.

Maggie Smith attends the "Quartet" photocall during the BFI London Film Festival astatine the Empire Leicester Square connected October 15, 2012 successful London, England.

“We’ll get you to the infirmary truthful you tin get her. Get you backmost to Berkeley truthful you tin get home,’” she continued.

“We were up each night, conscionable laughing and talking astir stuff. And she had met my ma a mates of times. Just having idiosyncratic who got it, who understood, it’s everything.”

Whoopi besides mentioned Maggie portion discussing the anticipation of a Sister Act 3 during a caller podcast interview.

She addressed her person implicit the air, telling Smith, “We conscionable can’t bash it with anybody but you.”

Dame Maggie Smith attends the unveiling of a statue of Sir Lawrence Olivier extracurricular the National Theatre, Southbank connected September 23, 2007 successful London, England.

“So, if you request maine to travel implicit present and sprout it and bash immoderate we person to do, we volition bash immoderate you privation america to do,” Whoopi said. “But we don’t privation to bash it without you, Maggie.”

A Tragic Announcement

Maggie’s passing was announced this greeting her her sons, who revealed that she’d died “peacefully” successful a hospital.

“An intensely backstage person, she was with friends and household astatine the end,” the connection read.

Dame Maggie Smith arrives astatine the screening of "Ladies In Lavender" astatine the Tribeca Film Festival April 23, 2005 successful New York City.

“She leaves 2 sons and 5 loving grandchildren who are devastated by the nonaccomplishment of their bonzer parent and grandmother.”

“We would similar to instrumentality this accidental to convey the fantastic unit astatine the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their attraction and unstinting kindness during her last days,” Maggie’s sons continued.

“We convey you for each your benignant messages and enactment and inquire that you respect our privateness astatine this time.”

Our thoughts spell retired to Maggie’s loved ones during this enormously hard moment.

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