From 2010 to 2015, Smith appeared as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, in the British period drama "Downton Abbey". The show became a cultural phenomenon, with her performance becoming a fan favorite. This role won her three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. In a March 2015 interview with Joe Utichi in "The Sunday Times", Smith announced that the sixth season of "Downton Abbey" would be her last (it was in fact the last to be produced).