"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.

Maggie Smith died in September 2024, and was remembered by her Downton Abbey co-stars in a new ITV documentary about the franchise's legacy. (Universal/Focus Features) Reflecting on the legacy of the ...

Maggie Smith's Violet Crawley is one of the best characters in Downton Abbey, and the latest film in the franchise, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, pays her several wonderful tributes. With The Grand ...

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 ...

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 ...

When the Downton Abbey story concludes with its Grand Finale film — in theaters on Friday, September 12 — one notable family member will be felt but not seen. Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of ...

Downton Abbey star Harry Hadden-Paton has recalled his "wonderful" first meeting with Maggie Smith. The late actor famously played the role of Violet Crawley on the ITV series, reprising the character ...

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 ...