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

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

The actress weighs in on playing Ava Gardner, how she became a playwright and why the cast was 'frightened' to film 'Downton ...

Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern has given a surprising answer about making The Grand Finale without Maggie Smith.

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

The actress wrote and stars in a new play based on the never-quite-released memoir of Hollywood legend Ava Gardner.

As DOWNTON ABBEY nears its grand finale with a third and final movie, NBC announced it will release a one hour ...

It’s very liberating to take off that psychological corset,” the actress said of portraying the rambunctious Hollywood star ...

Fans will be able to buy a dress worn by Maggie Smith, a signed script and other memorabilia from the period drama.

For all of Elizabeth McGovern's acting career, someone else wrote her lines. The “Downton Abbey” star pivots from British aristocracy to classic Hollywood royalty this summer to portray screen legend ...

Broadway play and cast herself against type as Ava Gardner, re-creating that Hollywood performer’s late-in-life meetings with ...

Elizabeth McGovern, known for her role in "Downton Abbey," has written a play about Ava Gardner. The play, titled "Ava: The Secret Conversations," explores Gardner's relationship with journalist ...