In the final Downton movie, McGovern says she is happy with where Cora’s storyline ends up. “Paul Giamatti comes back as my brother, which gives more of a sense of where Cora comes from. It firms up ...

Theater-Elizabeth McGovern Elizabeth McGovern appears during a performance of the play "Ava The Secret Conversations" in New York. (Jeff Lorch via AP) (Jeff Lorch/AP) Theater-Elizabeth McGovern ...

Elizabeth McGovern must have felt the same way as a lovely, ambitious, aspiring newcomer eager to make her own mark on the ...

When an aging movie goddess, Ava Gardner, asks a journalist to write her memoir in Elizabeth McGovern’s new play, “Ava: The Secret Conversations,” she is blunt about her motives: “I need the money.” ...

'Downton Abbey' star Elizabeth McGovern brings Ava Gardner's tumultuous life to the stage Elizabeth McGovern, known for her role in "Downton Abbey," has written a play about Ava Gardner ...

Elizabeth McGovern, known for her role in "Downton Abbey," has written a play about Ava Gardner. The play, titled "Ava: The Secret Conversations," explores Gardner's relationship with journalist ...

Here, McGovern shares the books and plays that helped her to tell Gardner’s story as it had never been told before. James ...

Broadway play and cast herself against type as Ava Gardner, re-creating that Hollywood performer’s late-in-life meetings with journalist Peter Evans.

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