It's none other than Dowager Countess of Grantham Violet Crawley played by the brilliant Dame Maggie Smith. 

 

She is such an awesome character and I look forward to every scene she has and I am never disappointed with what she has to say and especially how she says it.

When I am done with the series, I should go to YouTube and find a video that has all her scenes stitched together and it will be a great satisfaction to watch them all at one go. 

pearlie