By Randee Dawn
As "Downton Abbey" star Maggie Smith debates whether she'll sign on for seasons four and five of the series (season three is now in production), fans aren't the only ones thinking about how disappointed they would be if there was no more Dowager Countess offering up pithy commentary on the Grantham grounds.
Julian Fellowes, the creator and writer behind the show, told TODAY.com that if she leaves, "it will be a black day.""Maggie is very useful for a writer," said the actor-turned-writer and Oscar winner (for "Gosford Park"). "She's very funny, and she has the capacity as an actress to have a real emotional story or scene -- and then in the next five minutes to be hilarious, and yet always playing the same woman. A less-skilled actress would become a different person each time, but Maggie synthesizes it into one character."
There's another advantage an actress of her skill and years brings to the table: She doesn't have to be liked. "She's freed from that desire, which gives you such latitude -- and that means they adore her all the more," said Fellowes.
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