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14 Jul, 2011

Emmy nomination

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Smith is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for portraying Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey.

19 Jul, 2012

Emmy nomination

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Smith is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards for portraying Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey.

18 Jul, 2013

Emmy nomination

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Smith is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards for portraying Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey.

I am so delighted that the Emmy voters are as fond of Violet as I am. Thank you so much for nominating us both.

10 Jul, 2014

Emmy nomination

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Smith is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards for portraying Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey.

I am so glad you love Violet so much, these nominations keep Violet from kicking the bucket.

2 Mar, 2015

Leaving show

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Smith plans to leave Downton Abbey after the sixth season.

They say this is the last one, and I can’t see how it could go on. I mean, I certainly can’t keep going. To my knowledge, I must be 110 by now. We’re into the late 1920s.