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‘Downton Abbey’ News Roundup: How Many More Seasons to Come?

Leah Rozen — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:34:38 +0000

Downton Abbey may be off the air until the start of Season 4 but that doesn’t mean there’s no news of the show or its stars. (Season 4 will begin showing in the U.K. in September and in the U.S. on January 5.)

10 British Acting Families (Who Are Not the Redgraves)

Rachel Marie Paquin — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:09:18 +0000

This week Doctor Who fans will get to see mother-daughter duo Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling in “The Crimson Horror.” The actresses will also be playing a mother-daughter pair in the show with Rigg as Winifred ...

Dame Maggie Smith National Portrait Gallery Painting Revealed

Brigid Brown — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:02:46 +0000

When Dame Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) was invited to sit for a portrait commissioned by The National Portrait Gallery her first words to painter James Lloyd were, “Poor you,” reports Gawker.com.

Dame Maggie Smith: I’ve Never Seen ‘Downton Abbey’

Kevin Wicks — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:36:59 +0000

Dame Maggie Smith does whatever Dame Maggie Smith pleases. The two-time Oscar winner has never picked up any of the Golden Globes or Emmys she’s won for her role as the formidable, wit-dispensing Dowager Countess on the hit PBS ...

Dame Maggie Smith & The Purse-Lipped Scolds Of Olde England

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:03:19 +0000

America, can I ask you a question? It’s a little delicate.

Far be it from me, a British writer on a blog devoted to British culture, to pull at a thread on the glove of the hand that feeds me, but there’s a strange aspect to the relationship between British and American culture that ...

Brits Represent at 2013 Golden Globes

Brigid Brown — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:39:35 +0000

The Brits have made an early showing at the 70th Annual Golden Globes with Dame Maggie Smith winning Best Supporting Actress for her performance in BBC’s Downton Abbey. Let’s do some Brit-spotting at the Globes!

Dame Maggie Smith, Brits Lead Field at the 2012 SAG Awards

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:59:42 +0000

The nominations have just be announced for the Screen Actor’s Guild awards, 2012, and it is fair to say that the Brits have done a very nice job. So much so that only two awards are unblessed by British influence, and Dame Maggie ...

Watch: Dame Maggie Smith Leads Brit Cast In Dustin Hoffman’s ‘Quartet’

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:05:37 +0000

There seems to be a cinematic trend developing, in which directors get together as many British character actors as they can, and get them to rub their sharp edges awkwardly against each other, filming the sparks until all is smooth.

Lingerie Firm Enjoys ‘The Downton Abbey Effect’

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:08:01 +0000

You wouldn’t think product placement would work in a costume drama, given that most of the firms able to advertise their olden-days products must have either gone out of business or moved with the times, but then Downton Abbey has ...

The Brit List: Top Ten British Character Actresses In Movies Today

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:37:13 +0000

In some ways, compiling this list has been more of a head-scratcher than its male counterpart, and this is in part because of the way producers and audiences tend to view female actresses as they get older. It seems a handsome male lead ...