"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Smith passed away in 2024; meanwhile, her character died at the end of the second Downton Abbey movie.

One of the most clever details in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finalefound a way to pay a subtle tribute to Dame Maggie Smith. Smith's Violet Crawley was an essential part of the series, but her character ...

The cast and filmmakers behind the upcoming Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale celebrate the film in PEOPLE's new special issue, out now Michelle Dockery says the new movie “is partly a tribute” to ...

Over her six-decade career, Dame Maggie Smith brought corrosive wit and unimpeachable gravitas to everything she did. But there was so much more to the two-time Oscar winner, who was best known in her ...

“Downtown Abbey” stars are missing their co-star, Dame Maggie Smith, nearly a year after she passed away. Kevin Doyle, Allen Leech and Hugh Bonneville reflected on their time working with the late ...

BOTTOM LINE A plummy sequel that could have used a dash of vinegar from the late Maggie Smith. Let's have a round of applause for Julian Fellowes, the creator and impossibly elegant writer of PBS’s ...

Julian Fellowes has dedicated Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale to Dame Maggie Smith. The acclaimed actress - who played Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, in Downton Abbey - passed away in ...

Downton Abbey star Harry Hadden-Paton is opening up about what it was like to work with the late Maggie Smith. “She was such a big part of the show,” Hadden-Paton, 44, exclusively told Us Weekly on ...

Downton Abbey: The Grande Finale, the last film in the Downton Abbey franchise, includes several tributes to Maggie Smith and her character, Violet Crawley. Smith passed away in 2024; meanwhile, her ...