Thankfully, Froggatt has kept acting since.
If you’ve wondered what happened to Joanne Froggatt from “Downton Abbey,” we have answers.
“I loved Downton, but I didn’t want to play another nice maid.
I get bored easily,” she once toldThe Sunday Times.
Enter her role as real-life serial killer Mary Ann Cotton in the 2016 mini-series “Dark Angel.”
She added, “Then I was sent the script for ‘Dark Angel’ and I went, ‘Oh!
Well, I better put my money where my mouth is then, because here it is!'”
PerBritannica, Cotton is believed to have killed at least 21 people.
But I am fascinated by her."
“I had such a lovely time on that job,” she revealed to the outlet.
For Eadie, the clock is ticking as she desperately tries to conceive before hitting the cutoff age.
The 2017 series explores the investigation and whether Laura is telling the truth.
“As a woman it was very interesting,” Froggatt toldElle.
The show was renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2020.
I was very pleased with that."
That being said, portraying Laura wasn’t exactly a walk in the park.
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The spooky story unfolds over the course of eight episodes and also features “Bridgerton” star Rege-Jean Page.
Froggatt toldDeadlineof the role, “It was an absolute pleasure to work on this dark, supernatural thriller.
The pull between good and evil, and heaven and hell sets the tone for this incredible story.”
She and her then-husband, James Cannon, separated in 2020.
The following year, they announced they were divorcing.
Froggatt and Cannon tied the knot in 2012, and she admitted to Red Magazine (viaHello!)
“But I’m [okay] with that.”
“I was so grateful I’d maintained that boundary,” she said.
She’s had pretty much her pick of roles thanks to her growing popularity.
She’s also gone through heartbreak and turned 40.
Hitting the milestone birthday in 2020 made her feel “empowered,” as she toldThe Guardian.
Froggatt explained that she feels she gets better with age.
Said the “Downton” star, “Age is something to be embraced.
The older you get, the better an actor you are” (via The Guardian).
Fortunately for fans, they got their wish.
PerDeadline, the show will consist of five episodes and center on a family living in a post-apocalyptic world.
Elena is also struggling in her marriage, “which has been strained to the breaking point.”
Fox is set to play the husband of Froggatt’s character, making for quite the star-studded cast.
The show is slated fora 2022 release.
