Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham

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Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, is a sharp-tongued, witty aristocrat and family matriarch in the British period drama series Downton Abbey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British noblewoman ⓘ
aristocrat ⓘ
countess ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
matriarch ⓘ
television character ⓘ
appearsIn Downton Abbey ⓘ
Downton Abbey (2019 film) ⓘ
Downton Abbey (TV series) ⓘ
linked to: Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022 film) ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Yorkshire ⓘ
child Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham ⓘ
Rosamund Painswick ⓘ
createdBy Julian Fellowes ⓘ
family Crawley family ⓘ
familyName Crawley ⓘ
fictionalCountryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Downton Abbey ⓘ
firstAppearance Downton Abbey, series 1 episode 1 ⓘ
fullName Violet Crawley ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genreOfWork British period drama ⓘ
givenName Violet ⓘ
grandmotherOf Lady Edith Crawley ⓘ
Lady Mary Crawley ⓘ
Lady Sybil Crawley ⓘ
knownFor conservative views ⓘ
manipulative but caring behavior ⓘ
witty one-liners ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
motherInLawOf Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
networkOfOriginalBroadcast ITV ⓘ
nobleTitleStatus dowager ⓘ
notableQuote "What is a weekend?" ⓘ
occupation society hostess ⓘ
personalityTrait protective ⓘ
sharp-tongued ⓘ
traditional ⓘ
witty ⓘ
portrayedBy Maggie Smith ⓘ
residence Downton Abbey (estate) ⓘ
role family matriarch ⓘ
settingPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
socialClass aristocracy ⓘ
spouse 7th Earl of Grantham ⓘ
title Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ

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Downton Abbey → mainCharacter → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Maggie Smith → role → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey ⓘ
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Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham → mother → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham → mother → Violet Crawley ⓘ
linked to: Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Lady Mary Crawley → grandmother → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Crawley family → hasMember → Violet Crawley ⓘ
linked to: Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham → motherInLaw → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Lady Edith Crawley → grandparent → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Lady Sybil Crawley → grandmother → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham → fullName → Violet Crawley ⓘ
linked to: Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham → title → Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
linked to: Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Margaret Natalie Smith → characterPortrayed → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Violet → hasNotableBearer → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Lady Rose MacClare → relative → Violet Crawley ⓘ
linked to: Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Tom Branson → relativeByMarriage → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Downton Abbey: A New Era → mainCharacter → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Henry Talbot → relativeByMarriage → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Downton Abbey (estate) → fictionalHomeOf → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Downton, Yorkshire → homeOf → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Sybbie Branson → maternalGreatGrandmother → Violet Crawley ⓘ
linked to: Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Cora Crawley → motherInLaw → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
subject linked to: Cora
Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexham → relative → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Isobel Crawley → friendOf → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Isobel Crawley → conflictWith → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ
Isobel Crawley → reconciledWith → Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ