Author Archives: Leah Rozen

‘Downton’ Star Now Takes Downtown Subways in New York

By Leah Rozen | Posted on March 25th, 2013

Dan Stevens signing autographs outside his play 'The Heiress' in New York in January. (Donald Traill/AP Images)

If you want to catch a glimpse of Dan Stevens, just hop aboard a New York City subway train.

Separated at Birth: ‘Downton Abbey’ Actor and One Direction Member

By Leah Rozen | Posted on March 20th, 2013

Niall Horan, left, and Allen Leech. (Twitter)

They didn’t break the mold when Allen Leech, the actor who plays former chauffeur Tom Branson on the popular Downton Abbey series, was born.

Frank Thornton, Capt. Peacock from ‘Are You Being Served?,’ Dies at 92

By Leah Rozen | Posted on March 18th, 2013

Frank Thornton from 'Are You Being Served?' (Photo: BBC)

Fans of Are You Being Served?, the long-running, popular Britcom, will be saddened to note the passing of Frank Thornton, the long-faced character actor who so memorably played supercilious floorwalker Capt.

A Brief History of Michael Caine Impressions

By Leah Rozen | Posted on March 15th, 2013

Michael Caine in Las Vegas in 2009. (Chris Pizzello/AP Images)

Michael Caine’s birthday celebration is past – he turned 80 on March 14 – but we have one last salute to the veteran British actor.

Lilian Craig, Welsh Actress Who Became Swedish Princess, Dies at Age 97

By Leah Rozen | Posted on March 14th, 2013

Sweden's Princess Lilian in a photo from June 1995 (Rex Features/AP Images)

Lilian Craig, a Welsh-born actress who ended up a Swedish princess, died in Stockholm on Sunday at age 97.

Five Definitive Sir Michael Caine Performances

By Leah Rozen | Posted on March 12th, 2013

Michael Caine in a 1965 publicity photo with other cast members of the movie 'Alfie' (Press Association/AP Images)

Happy birthday, Sir Michael Caine! The London-born actor turns 80 on Thursday, and here at Anglophenia, we’re celebrating all week.

‘Downton’ Roundup: Siobhan Finneran on Why She’s Leaving the Abbey

By Leah Rozen | Posted on March 11th, 2013

Siobhan Finneran in Los Angeles in July 2011. (Rahoul Ghose/PBS)

Three years is a long time and it proved too long for a key cast member of Downton Abbey.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, actress Siobhan Finneran – she played scheming lady’s maid Sarah O’Brien on Downton – explained why she became the latest regular to leave the popular period drama at the end of her ...