Hilary, Dowager Countess of Grantham, was exasperated as usual. While it was true her son, the Earl of Grantham, had just announced the king and queen of England were coming to stay, she really didn’t ...

LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for the 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of ...

This week, photos from the set of the Downton Abbey reveal that not only does Dame Maggie Smith appear the film, but her character, the Dowager Countess, is alive and well. When the project was first ...

Smith has portrayed Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, since the PBS series began back in 2010. But thanks to the end of the original 2019 film, Dame Smith’s participation in future ...

Maggie Smith, who plays the delightfully sharp Dowager Countess on "Downton Abbey," has yet to sign for seasons four and five of the show-- though she'll be back for season three. Should she not sign ...

'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' hit theaters on Sept. 12 Katie Mannion is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously been published in ...

Downton Abbey Season 3 Sundays, January 6 - February 17, 2013 on MASTERPIECE on PBS Elizabeth McGovern as Countess of Grantham, Cora, Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith ...

LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for the 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of ...