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Which Oscar Winner Should Guest Star on Downton Abbey?

Originally posted 02/26/2013 02:20PM

Shirley MacLaine came – and just as quickly went – on Downton Abbey this season, but her breezy cameo got us thinking.

Now that the Terms of Endearment Oscar winner has broken down the barrier, who among Academy Award winners and nominees should next make a guest appearance on the popular PBS series?

And just what sort of character should he or she play? Upstairs or down?

Here, then, are some recent Oscar-caliber actors who might suitably fit the bill. Please be so kind as to select your favorite. (And, in the comments section, do cast them in suitable roles.) Ta.

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Filed Under: Oscars 2013, Downton Abbey, Ben Kingsley, Colin Firth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham Carter, Julie Andrews, Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine

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Caught in the Act

Jennifer Garner 'Looks Adoringly' at Husband Ben Affleck After Oscar Win

Originally posted 02/26/2013 07:00AM

Following the Academy Awards on Sunday, Graydon Carter's Vanity Fair after-party at the Sunset Tower Hotel was the place to be.

Arriving shortly after 11 p.m., Jennifer Aniston and fiancé Justin Theroux relaxed at the Tower Bar where a jazz combo performed.

Aniston chatted with Molly Sims but Theroux was never far. The couple was inseparable, smiling and laughing as the night went on. Aniston looked like she was having a ball and so happy in her red Valentino gown.

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Filed Under: Academy Awards, Oscars 2013, Chicago, Ben Affleck, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Garner, Jim Toth, Justin Theroux, Michael Douglas, Molly Sims, Quentin Tarantino, Reese Witherspoon, Tim Burton

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Reports: Helena Bonham Carter's Relatives Die in Safari Crash

Originally posted 08/23/2008 05:00PM

Actress Helena Bonham Carter is reportedly mourning four relatives who died in a bus crash during a safari vacation in South Africa.

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Babies

Helena Bonham Carter Reveals Her 7-Month-Old's Name

Originally posted 08/07/2008 08:30AM

It has been a long time coming, but director Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter have finally confirmed the name of their 7-month old daughter – Nell.

Born last Dec. 15 in London and revealed as a PEOPLE exclusive, Nell Burton had a gestation period for her name almost as long as the pregnancy itself. The creative couple had difficulty agreeing a moniker.

Bonham Carter, 42, confirmed the name during a phone interview with the Jewish Journal while on the set of Terminator Salvation in New Mexico.

Bonham Carter said her daughter was named Nell after "all the Helens in the family." The actress's mother is named Elena and her grandmother was called Helene.

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Filed Under: Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton

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Babies

Helena Bonham Carter Has a Baby

Originally posted 12/16/2007 03:20PM

Helena Bonham Carter and her director beau Tim Burton have welcomed their second child, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.

The infant, born in London late Saturday, joins big brother Billy, who is 4.

"They are absolutely delighted they have a daughter," the actress's rep, Karon Maskill, tells PEOPLE. "It's a lovely Christmas present for the family."

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Filed Under: Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton

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Couples

Tim Burton & Helena Bonham Carter's Gory Christmas

Originally posted 12/04/2007 03:45PM

The household of Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter is outfitted for Christmas – just not in the traditional manner.

"He decorates it with dead babies and slime balls and things," Carter, 41, tells Playboy magazine in its January issue, about trimming the tree with boyfriend (of six years) Burton, 49. "It looks lovely and glittery from afar, and then as you get closer, you realize it's rather gory."