Who knew Cora Crawley, Duchess of Grantham, had such a potty mouth? Well, kind of. Right now, starring as Hollywood icon Ava ...

It’s very liberating to take off that psychological corset,” the actress said of portraying the rambunctious Hollywood star ...

McGovern’s got a sadder and sweeter aura than Gardner, or at least than the constructed fatale character that Hollywood cast ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...