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

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.

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

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

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

Maggie Smith used comment on going to Los Angeles and seeing all those faces that do not move and McGovern admits she has made similar observations. Roaring with laughter, she adds, “I mean ...

Smith, who died Sept. 27, was best known to American audiences for her roles in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey. She won two Academy Awards in a career that spanned nearly seven decades.

Smith, who died Sept. 27, was best known to American audiences for her roles in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey. She won two Academy Awards in a career that spanned nearly seven decades.

Smith, who died Sept. 27, was best known to American audiences for her roles in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey. She won two Academy Awards in a career that spanned nearly seven decades.