Shirley MacLaine to play Lady Grantham’s mom on ‘Downton Abbey’
January 30, 2012 8:28PM
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Updated: March 1, 2012 9:46AM
Oscar winner Shirley MacLaine is joining Britain’s popular television series “Downton Abbey.”
The 77-year-old will join the cast when filming begins next month on the third season of the period drama, seen by U.S. viewers on PBS.
She will play the mother of Lady Grantham, portrayed by Elizabeth McGovern.
Gareth Neame of Carnival Films, which produces the show, said Monday that MacLaine’s character will be a “wonderful combatant” for Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess.
AP
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