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

For all of Elizabeth McGovern's acting career, someone else wrote her lines. The “Downton Abbey” star pivots from British aristocracy to classic Hollywood royalty this summer to portray screen legend ...

McGovern will be nearing the end of her New York turn as Gardner when the latest “Downton Abbey” hits movie theaters Sept. 12 — subtitled “The Grand Finale.” ...

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 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth McGovern is fired up when she talks about sensuous silver screen goddess Ava Gardner, whom the Downton Abbey star portrays in a stage show that hits New York next week ...