As Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, the grand matriarch of the manor was, in many ways, a peak Maggie Smith role. “Downton” reunited Smith with Fellowes after her Oscar ...

Downton Abbey: A New Era’s bittersweet ending saw Dowager Countess Violet Crawley passing away surrounded by her family, so the table was already set for the rest of the cast to mourn her presence.

In her last great role in a long career of many great roles on stage and screen, Maggie Smith played Dowager Countess Violet Crawley, the matriarch of the Crawley family, on Downton Abbey. But the ...

Dame Maggie Smith and her celebrated Downton Abbey character Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, will receive a “meaningful” tribute in the franchise’s third movie, set to arrive next ...

The Dowager Countess Violet Crawley, her character in “Downton Abbey,” is one of the most exquisitely acted roles of a generation. Seemingly a peripheral character, she still managed to often ...

Downton Abbey 3 will pay homage to the “end of an era” with the loss of the Dowager Countess, which has now taken on greater significance following the death of Oscar-winning actress Maggie ...

Ladies, my afternoon tea today will be in celebration of the life and acting career of Maggie Smith. The Brit, born on December 28, 1934, is 79 years old and she has given us fabulous characters ...

Jean Brodie, Minerva McGonagall, Violet Crawley: Maggie Smith embodied these memorable roles on stage and screen. NPR's Scott Simon has a remembrance of the actor, who died yesterday at the age of 89.

They’ll give a hat-tip to her in the movie. The upcoming “Downton Abbey” movie will include a tribute to Maggie Smith, who died at 89 in September. Smith played the iconic Dowager Countess ...

Fans of “Downton Abbey” were devastated when Maggie Smith, aka the Dowager Countess, died in September. Smith had starred in both the TV series and in both movies, with the Countess character ...

The Dowager Countess Was Long The Glue That Held The Downton Abbey Franchise Together. How The Third Movie Will Pay Tribute To Dame Maggie Smith. News. By Mike Reyes published 27 December 2024 ...