The upcoming Downton Abbey film will pay tribute to the late Maggie Smith, who played the iconic Dowager Countess Violet Crawley. Gareth Neame, executive producer, acknowledges the added poignancy of the film following Smith's passing, noting that the actors' performances will reflect the genuine mourning of both their characters and the show's matriarch.
Dowager Countess Violet Crawley died in Downton Abbey : A New Era, but the upcoming third movie will still pay tribute to the late Maggie Smith .
Smith died at age 89 on September 27, not long after production on Downton Abbey 3 finished filming earlier this year. While the plot of the series’ third film is currently unknown, it will likely address the aftermath of Violet’s death. Smith’s iconic character died surrounded by her family at the end of the second movie, which hit theaters in May 2022.
Smith portrayed the Crawley family matriarch on all six seasons of Downton Abbey from 2010 to 2015 and in the 2019 film Downton Abbey and its 2022 follow-up. The sharp-tongued character earned the actress multiple accolades, including two Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and a 2013 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Television Series.
Smith’s sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, confirmed her death in a September 27 statement to the BBC. “She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September. An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother,” they shared.
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