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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Elizabeth McGovern channels Ava Gardner, a starry “Twelfth Night” reopens the Delacorte and Luke Newton of “Bridgerton” plays ...

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

Elizabeth McGovern: Being in a corset for half a day convinces you that we women have been born into the right era. I wouldn't want to go back to those days. Now is a great time to be a woman.

NEW YORK — For all of Elizabeth McGovern's acting career, someone else wrote her lines. Now it's her turn. The “Downton Abbey” star pivots from British aristocracy to classic Hollywood ...

Lady Grantham (Elizabeth McGovern) with the Downton Abbey servants. FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How does it feel to be the only American in the cast – well, other than Shirley MacLaine?