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Dana Ivey, Not Maggie Smith

From originating the titular role in the stage version of "Driving Miss Daisy" to playing a key part in "The Addams Family" films, there's quite...

Cannes: Maggie Smith to Star in Israel Horovitz's 'My Old Lady'

The movie will mark the directorial debut for the playwright and screenwriter whose credits include "Author! Author!" starring Al Pacino. read more

Splash Finale: 16 Silly Questions with Dive Master Greg Louganis

How much did Greg Louganis make a Splash with you? Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Joey Lawrence Louie Anderson Madonna Maggie Smith Nicole Eggert Shirley MacLaine Masterpiece Flipper Tarzan Kendra Wilkinson Drake Bell GregShow More Summary

Adding Dame Maggie Smith’s Portrait Makes All Art Better

Dame Maggie Smith's portrait has entered the National Portrait Gallery, and her likeness looks just as all-knowingly annoyed as the real Dame so often and entertainingly does. It's perfect, so why not take James Lloyd's lovely rendition and incorporate it into some of art's most revered work? A little extra ... More »

Maggie Smith is an Annoyed Zombie in National Gallery Portrait

2 months agoPop Culture / Celebrity : Gawker

The National Portrait Gallery commissioned a painting of Dame Maggie Smith that makes the Dowager Countess look like a condescending mummy overlord. More »

The Dowager Countess Wears Secondhand Clothes

The Dowager Countess is wearing secondhand clothes? That cannot be! But Maggie Smith isn't the only culprit uncovered by the brilliant Tumblr Recycled Movie Costumes, which tracks where famous costumes have been reused in various movies and TV shows over the years. Show More Summary

New Maggie Portrait

2 months agoArts : Coxsoft Art News

The National Portrait Gallery in London has unveiled its latest portrait of Dame Maggie Smith (2012). The commission went to James Lloyd, who produced this bland painting of a bored Dame. He had more fun with the linoleum than with Maggie (CLICK). Waste of J.P. Morgan's money. A good photo of her as Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey would have been better (CLICK).

National Portrait Gallery unveils its new portrait of Dame Maggie Smith

2 months agoArts : Artdaily

The National Portrait Gallery, London, has unveiled its most recent commissioned portrait, a painting of Dame Maggie Smith by the artist James Lloyd, it was announced today, Tuesday 9 April 2013. It was commissioned by the Gallery with the support of J. Show More Summary

All Hail Maggie Smith

Finally, someone shows us how to age with dignity. Dignity and gravitas are qualities that we rarely expect to find in our celebrities, but at age 78 and more popular than ever, Maggie Smith isn't our typical celebrity. America has fallen in love with this silver-haired actress. Show More Summary

2013 Logo NewNowNext Awards: And The Nominees Are…

3 months agoLGBT / Lesbian : After Ellen

Tags: Rebel Wilson Allison Williams Rihanna Betty White Kerry Washington Pink Tegan and Sara Adele Jennifer Lawrence NewNowNext Awards NewNowNext Logo Heidi Hamilton Chelsea Handler Maggie Smith Zoe Saldana Charlize Theron Nicki Minaj...Show More Summary

The AfterEllen.com Huddle: Nuns

3 months agoLGBT / Lesbian : After Ellen

Tags: nuns Jodie Foster Ellen DeGeneres Sister Act Maggie Smith Whoopi Goldberg IMDb Shirley MacLaine Nuns are suddenly all the rage again. From Sister Jude on American Horror Story: Asylum to Isabelle Huppert's Sapphic leanings in The Nun, it's time to talk ladies of the cloth. Show More Summary

'Downton Abbey': Maggie Smith says Lady Violet's 'gotta drop down dead at some point'

"She's gotta drop down dead at some point. I've got to be about 110, logically, in the thing. I don't know what's going to happen," says Maggie Smith.

'Downton Abbey' role leaves Maggie Smith a nervous 'lump of jelly'

She may be known as the snarky, determined matriarch on "Downton Abbey," but Maggie Smith, the veteran actress behind the oh-so-quotable Dowager Countess, isn't quite as tough in real life. In fact, as she revealed in an interview that aired on TODAY Thursday morning, playing the …

Shirley MacLaine Returning to Downton Abbey

While Downtown Abbey has lost Matthew Crawley (a.k.a. Dan Stevens), Lady Sybil (a.k.a. Jessica Brown Findlay), and "thoroughly despicable human being" Sarah O'Brien (a.k.a. Siobhan Finneran), Dame Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess will continue to enjoy the company of shrill American matriarch Martha Levinson. On Saturday, Carnival Films and PBS announced that ... More »

TV: Newswire: Yet another person is leaving Downton Abbey

After a season that already saw the deaths of two characters, Downton Abbey is losing yet another when it returns next season, furthering its evolution into a show where eventually Maggie Smith sits all alone at an ornate dining table, haughtily starving to death. Show More Summary

Bebe Wood on Downton and The New Normal's "Ridiculously Funny" Cast

4 months agoEntertainment : BuzzSugar

As the precocious Shania on NBC's The New Normal, 11-year-old Bebe Wood gets plenty of opportunities to do impressions. Her latest was as Downton Abbey star Dame Maggie Smith, and when Bebe stopped by our LA studios recently, she told us the task was tough but rewarding. Show More Summary

Bebe Wood on Downton and The New Normal's "Ridiculously Funny" Cast

As the precocious Shania on NBC's The New Normal, 11-year-old Bebe Wood gets plenty of opportunities to do impressions. Her latest was as Downton Abbey star Dame Maggie Smith, and when Bebe stopped by our LA studios recently, she told us the task was tough but rewarding. Show More Summary

Cheeky Countess: Actress Maggie Smith Has Never Actually Seen Downton Abbey

4 months agoNews : NewsFeed

Turns out the actress behind the quick-witted Dowager Countess has never even watched her role in Downton Abbey. Dame Maggie Smith, who plays matriarch Lady Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey, claims in...Show More Summary

Dame Maggie Smith Reveals in Interview: “I’ve never seen Downton”

  Her name is on the tip of many an Anglophile’s tongue for her portrayal as Downton Abbey‘s wickedly disagreeable Dowager Countess. Yet when she appeared on February 17th’s edition of  60 Minutes  (the same night PBS aired Downton’s Season 3 finale), she had a confession: she doesn’t watch her own show. Dame Maggie Smith told 60 [...]Show More Summary

8 Reasons Why I’ll Never Watch Downton Abbey

4 months agoTechnology / Gadgets : Chip Chick

Downton Abbey aired its Season 3 finale on Sunday. Woohooo…. So begins the water cooler talk about the shocking plot twist etc. Most people will be busy breaking down every word Maggie Smith said, and I’ll also be prompted as to whether...Show More Summary

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