A longtime staple of New York and London stages, we are chronicling Elizabeth McGovern's theater roles ahead of the debut of ...

Theater-Elizabeth McGovern This image released by Focus Features shows Elizabeth McGovern, left, and Hugh Bonneville in a scene from the film "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale." (Focus Feature via ...

Elizabeth McGovern was nominated for an Oscar as turn-of-the-century Broadway sensation Evelyn Nesbit in the film of E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime. She plays Lady Cora Grantham in Downton Abbey.

Elizabeth McGovern, known for her role in "Downton Abbey," has written a play about Ava Gardner. The play, titled "Ava: The ...