Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Shirley MacLaine will be on tonight’s Downtown Abbey season premiere! The MASTERPIECE on PBS Sunday night sensation with millions of weekly viewers is where MacLaine plays character, Martha Levinson, the mother of Lady Grantham (Elizabeth McGovern) during season three.
Our beloved Lucky met Shirley MacLaine when she released her book; Out on a Leash. A story about and dedicated to MacLaine’s love for her terrier; Terry. Always spiritual, Shirley believed they shared at least one previous life together in ancient Egypt.
Downton Abbey, is written and created by Julian Fellowes and is a Carnival/Masterpiece co-production. The producer is Liz Trubridge and the executive producers are Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, and Rebecca Eaton.
Carnival Films’ Managing Director, Gareth Neame proudly quoted saying, “My late grandfather directed Shirley MacLaine in Gambit in 1966 so it is a delight for me that she will be joining us on Downton Abbey. Julian has written another brilliant character in Martha Levinson.”
We thank Shirley for helping our beloved Lucky be inducted into Guinness World Records!
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Originally published on Animal Fair, January 2012.
