It's set to be quite the emotional farewell for Downton Abbey fans but Michelle Dockery has now revealed that as well as being a fitting tribute to the late Maggie Smith, the third Downton Abbey film also marks a wonderful reunion. The anticipated film will mark the return of Paul Giamatti as Harold Levinson, Dockery's onscreen uncle.

Michelle Dockery has called Downton Abbey 3 a "beautiful film", as fans prepare to say goodbye to the Crawley family.

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Michelle Dockery has said that Downton Abbey 3 will include a touching tribute to the late Dame Maggie Smith. The 43-year-old actress – who plays Lady Mary Talbot (née Crawley) – says that the film is ‘beautiful’ and is sure to be a hit with Downton Abbey fans.

Michelle Dockery has opened up about filming the third and final Downton Abbey film in a journey that has defined her career and captured the hearts of millions. The actress, who has portrayed Lady Mary Crawley since the period drama debuted on ITV in 2010,

Her family said: "It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she passed away peacefully on January 16 2025 surrounded by her family at Denville Hall aged 95. "She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retire.

Few actors can profess to have had the longevity and consistency that Maggie Smith did, turning in routinely brilliant performances across an acting career lasting more than seven decades. Maggie Smith died on September 27, 2024 at the age of 89.

Golden Globe-winning acting legend Dame Joan Plowright had died aged 95. In a career spanning six decades, the British actor starred in Hollywood blockbusters and tread the boards in major theatres across the world. In the 1960s she married fellow screen star Sir Laurence Olivier who she remained with until his death.

Joan Ann Plowright was born on 29 October 1929 in Brigg, Lincolnshire. Her mother, Daisy, was a keen amateur actor and by the age of three, her daughter had taken to the stage. She went to Scunthorpe Grammar School before studying drama at the Bristol Old Vic. Her mother encouraged her choice of career, albeit with brutal candour.

Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, including Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an ...

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