TORONTO - Oscar winner and "Downton Abbey" star Maggie Smith is set to be feted by the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
Smith has been named the 2012 recipient of the theatre festival's legacy award, to be presented in Toronto on Sept. 10.
The prize honours Smith for the four seasons she spent at the southwestern Ontario festival, from 1976 to 1980
"Here in Stratford, Maggie Smith holds a special place in our hearts," Stratford artistic director Des McAnuff said in a statement.
"One of our festival's founding principles was that we should be a home for artists of international stature as well as for our own Canadian stars, a principle spectacularly embodied in the four seasons Dame Maggie spent with us between 1976 and 1980. Her performances on our stages made an immense contribution to our artistic legacy and are still treasured in the memories of all who experienced them."
He added that he has spoken to Smith recently and that she is looking forward to coming back to Canada.
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