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1. www.nytimes.com › 2024/09/27 › artsMaggie Smith: A Life in Pictures - The New York Times

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   3 days ago · Twenty years later, she would win a Tony for her lead role in “Lettice and Lovage.” ... Her role as Violet Crawley, the acid-tongued dowager countess, earned her three Emmy Awards. Image.

2. www.standard.co.uk › culture › filmFrom schoolteacher to witch then countess: Dame Maggie Smith ...

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   3 days ago · During Dame Maggie’s time playing the character, Violet found her influence on Downton Abbey under threat, as social norms changed, from Isobel Crawley, with whom she regularly argued, and her ...

3. www.abc.net.au › news › 2024/09/28From Professor McGonagall to Violet Crawley, these are the ...

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   2 days ago · She was one of the few actresses to win the Triple Crown of Acting — an Oscar, Emmy and Tony in acting categories. ... Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey.

4. www.pbs.org › wgbh › masterpieceRemembering Actress Dame Maggie Smith | Masterpiece | PBS

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   2 days ago · Smith went on to a have an unparalleled career that earned her Oscar, Tony, Golden Globe awards and more. Smith won 3 Emmy awards for her role as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham in ...

5. www.hollywoodreporter.com › tv › tv-newsMaggie Smith Dead: 'Downton Abbey' Star, Oscar Winner Was 89

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   3 days ago · In a career that flourished well into her 80s, Smith played the stern yet compassionate Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter series and the irascible Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess ...

6. www.townandcountrymag.com › leisure › arts-andA Tribute to Maggie Smith & Downton Abbey's Dowager Countess

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   3 days ago · Following the news of Maggie Smith's death, we're resharing this 2022 ode to her performance as the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey. When we last saw Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, the...

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   Who is Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey?

   • Warning: spoilers ahead. When we last saw Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, she was seated in a dimly lit room as her family waltzed the night away just outside the door. In the sobering twist towards the end of the first Downton Abbey movie, she requests a heart-to-heart with her granddaughter.

   A Tribute to Maggie Smith & Downton Abbey's Dowager Countess

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   Is Violet Crawley American?

   • Matthew: " But isn't she American? Violet: " Exactly. Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham (b. 1842 - 1928), was the matriarch of the Crawley Family by her marriage to the late Earl of Grantham and a relative of the MacClare Family via her niece and goddaughter, Susan MacClare, Marchioness of Flintshire.

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   How did Violet influence Downton Abbey?

   • Throughout World War One, Violet remained a somewhat strong influence at Downton Abbey. On the day of the Benefit Concert, she learns from Isobel Crawley that Matthew, now a captain in the army, is engaged to a Miss Lavinia Swire.

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   Who played the matriarch of the Crawley family in Downton Abbey?

   • From 2010 to 2015, Smith played the matriarch of the Crawley family in popular BBC drama Downton Abbey. The dowager countess was a scene-stealer who was known for her purse-lipped lines and malicious cracks offering audiences some light relief in more tense and dramatic points in the story. She earned a Golden Globe nomination for the role.

   From Professor McGonagall to Violet Crawley, these are the roles Maggi…

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8. downtonabbey.fandom.com › wiki › VioletViolet Crawley - Downton Abbey Wiki

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   Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham (b. 1842[1] - 1928), was the matriarch of the Crawley Family by her marriage to the late Earl of Grantham and a relative of the MacClare Family via her niece and goddaughter, Susan MacClare, Marchioness of Flintshire.