Elizabeth McGovern has portrayed Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, since season 1 of Downton Abbey debuted years and years ago.
immediately, the series will be wrapping up next month with the release of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, hitting theaters on September 12.
She was asked in a new interview about her character, and she revealed one wish she had throughout her time filming.
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“I wish at times she could have had more interesting stories,” she told The Guardian. However, she understands that a woman at that time would not have had “any more political or social power, because it just wouldn’t be accurate to the time.”
When asked if it was difficult to play, she responded, that “at time, yes….I think as a contemporary woman, it is hard to feel the straitjacket of that period.”
She was also asked about the death of Dame Maggie Smith, who portrayed matriarch Violet Crawley in the series: “She’s still very much in the atmosphere. I don’t feel there’s a big hole. In fact, in some ways, it sort of freed up the rest of the narrative to have a flow, because it’s not stopping for her moments. But everything she represents is there. She’s in every room, in every interaction, so it’s not like she’s not there. It’s a weird thing.”
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