What actress is known for portraying a countess in British television as well as an American chorus girl?
Elizabeth McGovern Elizabeth Lee McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actor, and musician. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Evelyn Nesbit in the 1981 film "Ragtime". She is also known for her performance as Lady Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham in the British drama series "Downton Abbey", for which she has been nominated for an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award. Her other films include "Ordinary People" (1980), "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984), "The Handmaid's Tale" (1990) and "The Wings of the Dove" (1997).
Peggy Ann Jones Peggy Ann Jones (born 1939) is an English opera singer and actress, best known for her performances in the mezzo-soprano roles of the Savoy operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. During a fifteen-year career with that company, beginning at age 19, she was particularly known for her interpretations of the title role in "Iolanthe", Pitti-Sing in "The Mikado", Phoebe Meryll in "The Yeomen of the Guard", and Mad Margaret in "Ruddigore". She later performed on television, in films and in musicals in London's West End. Jones's best-known recordings include the role of Pitti-Sing on both the 1973 D'Oyly Carte "Mikado" and the company's 1966 film version of "The Mikado".