Maggie Smith and the Dowager Countess Will Be Honored in ‘Downton Abbey 3’
Dame Maggie Smithand her celebratedDownton Abbeycharacter Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, will receive a meaningful tribute in thefranchises third movie, set to arrive next year. Speaking recently withTVLine,Downton Abbeyexecutive producer Gareth Neame revealed that the new movie was already set to contain a tribute to Violet, who (spoiler alert) died at the end of 2022sDownton Abbey: A New Era. Smith, herself,died this past September, and Neame said that while the in-movie tribute was being filmed, he could feel it extending to both character and actress....