Dame Maggie Smith and her celebrated Downton Abbey character Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, will receive a "meaningful" tribute in the franchise's third movie, set to arrive next year.

Michelle Dockery has revealed some heartbreaking Downey Abbey 3 news that left the cast and crew feeling deeply 'emotional'.

It's set to be quite the emotional farewell for Downton Abbey fans but Michelle Dockery has now revealed that as well as ...

Lady Mary Crawley: "Sybil is entitled to her opinions." Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham: "No. She isn't until she is married, then her husband will tell her what her opinions are." ...

Related: Downton Abbey 3rd Movie Officially Announced — with Paul Giamatti Reprising His Role from Series Smith’s character was Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, first introduced ...

The formidable Dowager Countess, played by Maggie Smith ... secured via his friendship with Hugh Bonneville, who plays Lord Grantham. The pair starred together in Nazi war drama The Monuments ...

The loss of the Dowager, it now feels far more significant that you see actors playing characters mourning the family matriarch. But I also see actors mourning the matriarch of the show ...

Smith, who died in September at the age of 89, played Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham in the ITV period drama beginning from 2010. Her character died at the end of the last film in ...

“The loss of the Dowager, it now feels far more significant that you see actors playing characters mourning the family matriarch. But I also see actors mourning the matriarch of the ...