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

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

The actress weighs in on playing Ava Gardner, how she became a playwright and why the cast was 'frightened' to film 'Downton ...

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

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

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

The Secret Conversations, written by and starring Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern is making its New York premiere! Read ...

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

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Elizabeth McGovern poses during a photo call for the off-Broadway play "Ava: The Secret Conversations" in New York on June 30, 2025. Credit: AP/Evan Agostini ...