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 ...

Ava Gardner (1922-1990) was one of the greatest stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Not only a great beauty but a talented ...

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 ...

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

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

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