Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess drops a bomb in the first teaser trailer for Downton Abbey: A New Era that arrived Monday. "Years ago, before you were born, I met a man," the dowager countess begins. ...

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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 ...

Proceed with caution. Major spoilers ahead if you haven't seen the Downton Abbey movie! At first, Maggie Smith was not onboard for the Downton Abbey movie—in no small part because her character, the ...

There's never a dull moment at Downton Abbey, but since Christmas is an especially eventful time for the Crawley family, this feels like the perfect occasion to share a gift — the gift of scoop. As ...

'Downton Abbey: A New Era' — due for release in March — will bring back the full ensemble of the original series, notably including Maggie Smith. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent The trailer for ...

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Quick, choose a favorite: Lady Olenna on Game of Thrones or the Dowager Countess on Downton Abbey? Or you know what? Don’t choose a favorite. Or choose them both. Let yourself eat cake, but then also ...

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 ...

Downton Abbey fans rejoiced this year when the film, aptly named, Downton Abbey, opened to rave reviews. Fans of Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess were able to revel in bon mots, stinging retorts and ...