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

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 ...

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

Elizabeth McGovern must have felt the same way as a lovely, ambitious, aspiring newcomer eager to make her own mark on the ...

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 ...

Elizabeth McGovern, the cast member of Downton Abbey behind the incomparable Cora Crawley, was once engaged to Sean Penn — although that feels like several lifetimes ago now. Decades after their ...

McGovern’s got a sadder and sweeter aura than Gardner, or at least than the constructed fatale character that Hollywood cast ...

Elizabeth McGovern, the cast member of Downton Abbey behind the incomparable Cora Crawley, was once engaged to Sean Penn — although that feels like several lifetimes ago now. Decades after their ...