That said, the presence of Smith, who died last year, still ‘permeates’ this third and final ‘Downton’ installment.

(Dame Maggie Smith, who played acid-tongued fan favorite Violet Crawley, died last September, aged 89.) “I was really ...

A New Era set the stage for a new chapter in the Downton saga. While many might expect her absence to create a significant void, Elizabeth McGovern, who plays Cora Crawley, suggests otherwise. In an ...

Despite her physical absence, Maggie Smith's influence permeates The Grand Finale. McGovern asserts that everything Violet represents remains embedded in the film's atmosphere. This sentiment is ...

The late actor Maggie Smith, who passed away last year in 2024, her presence shall be greatly missed in the forthcoming film, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.

"She's still very much in the atmosphere," McGovern said her of her late costar in the upcoming movie "Downton Abbey: The ...

Elizabeth McGovern found the late Dame Maggie Smith's absence from the new Downton Abbey film "freed up the narrative". The 64-year-old actress had been worried that losing her co-star - who died in ...

Elizabeth McGovern, who plays Cora Crawley in hit English drama Downton Abbey, spoke about how it felt like filming the ...

MICHELLE DOCKERY: (As Mary Crawley) Sybil is entitled to her opinions. SMITH: (As Violet Crawley) No. She isn't until she is married. Then her husband will tell her what her opinions are.

As Bonhams prepares to auction costumes and props from “Downton Abbey,” a new generation is embracing items that look ...