In her social media tribute to Smith, Goldberg briefly recalled her time working with the late Harry Potter star. The pair starred together in 1992's Sister Act and the 1993 sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, in which Goldberg portrayed lounge singer Deloris and Smith played the memorable Mother Superior.

The sad death of Dame Maggie Smith has left the future of Sister Act 3 in doubt, as the star's co-actress Whoopi Goldberg issued a statement about the sequel.