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Elizabeth McGovern won't miss the "tedium" of 'Downton Abbey'.
The 54-year-old star - who has played Cora, the Countess of Grantham since the show's first series - has revealed she is looking forward to putting the character "to bed for a while".
She said: "I'm ready to put Cora to bed for a while, I really am. I've tried my best to bring her to life for six years. I'm looking forward to doing the same for somebody else."
Elizabeth also admitted she finds making TV shows a "slow, laborious process" and relies on her iPhone to keep her amused between takes.
She added: "Making a TV show is a slow, laborious process. So, you name it, I've tried everything - reading books, joking around, listening to music, playing games. You just have to get through it. Just know that my iPhone is probably tucked under the pillow."
The actress also insisted she has not once been affected by the emotional storylines she's been a part of on the ITV drama.
She told The Sun newspaper's TV Biz column: "It's not easy to pretend you're looking at the body of your dead daughter, but I know that girl is going to stand up and walk away. I'm looking forward to doing new things and I feel it's the right time for me to put Lady Cora to bed for a while."

'Embarrassing Bodies' Doctor Dawn Harper has split from her husband after 20 years of marriage.
The TV doctor and her husband Graham Isaacs - who have three grown-up children together - have called time on their relationship, with sources claiming it was just a case of the pair "drifting apart".
The insider told The Sun newspaper: "With Dawn's TV and media work and the kids growing up they have drifted apart.
"There's a feeling being a star has gone to her head and she's no longer the person Graham fell in love with."
Meanwhile, Dawn previously opened up about how heartbreaking it was for the pair when their youngest child Harvey was born prematurely.
She explained: "It was a very frightening time. On the one hand, I remember thinking how much worse it must be for mothers who don't understand what all the monitors do - I had worked in such a hospital unit, so it was less scary.
"But I also knew darned well the implications of numbers dropping or alarms going off. That wasn't nice. It made me much more empathetic with patients, and now when I see disabled children I think 'there but for the grace of God go I.'"

Louis Walsh doesn't think 'The X Factor' is "as good" this year.
The 63-year-old talent manager was replaced on the ITV show's judging panel this year by Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw but he doesn't think the show has the same pull as it did before due to his and former host Dermot O'Leary's exit.
He said: "I have been watching. I think Dermot's missed big time. I really do. I think the older people like me and Dermot.
"It's not as good. I think they're missing me and Dermot to be really honest with you."
And Louis hasn't ruled out his return, hinting he could be reinstated if Nick Grimshaw was given the boot.
He said: "I could be free ... who is he going to get rid of. Everyone is contracted. Grimmy?"
But the former judge understands why show boss Simon Cowell chose much younger replacements.
Speaking on an episode of 'Celebrity Juice', he shared: "They were available and he wanted to give some new faces. Simon's got a new face himself. He wanted younger faces so he hired them. I was probably too old for the show."

Jenna Coleman has quit 'Doctor Who'.
It has been confirmed that the 29-year-old actress - who has played Clara Oswald, the Doctor's companion since 2012 - will depart from the BBC One show at some point during this run of episodes, with the series kicking off tomorrow night (19.09.15).
Showrunner Steven Moffat teased: "Not all of them will get out alive. One of the three intruders must face the raven.
"We're pushing the boundaries once again with the most experimental episode Doctor Who has ever made."
The news is likely to be a shock for fans as Clara is the first companion to have been killed off since the series restarted. The episode following her exit will also be the first time the Doctor has appeared without a companion.
Following her departure from 'Doctor Who', Jenna has signed up for an eight-part drama on ITV where she will play Queen Victoria.
Of her new role, she shared: "I am delighted to be cast as Queen Victoria in this ambitious drama of her life. She is a vivid, strong, inspirational and utterly fascinating woman in British history and I can't wait to tell her story."

'Coronation Street's Melanie Hill used to have an addiction to painkillers.
The 53-year-old actress - who portrays Roy Cropper's new love interest Cathy Matthews in the ITV soap - has admitted she used to regularly pop Co-codamol while starring as Maggie Budgen in 'Waterloo Road' from 2012 to 2015 because her osteoarthritis, a condition which causes painful and stiff joints, became almost intolerable.
She told Woman magazine: "I needed a stick but I had to get rid of it when I was shooting scenes. I carried on for two years because I didn't want to take time out."
The British star, who was prescribed the pain relief drug after her hip replacement surgery, has revealed it took her three months to wean herself off Co-codamol completely.
She explained: "I was on the maximum dose of Co-codamol painkillers and after two years it was hard getting off them. It took me three months to get completely weaned off them."
Meanwhile, Melanie joined 'Coronation Street' back in April as viewers watched her blossoming romance with widower Roy (David Neilson) unfold over the past few months.
Speaking about the TV gig, she said previously: "When I got a call from my agent asking if I would like to be interviewed for 'Coronation Street' I've never been as happy in my life because it's been a life-long ambition."
She added: "I've grown up with it and I've got to a point in my life where I am happy to go into a long-running drama. Staying for a long time would be ideal for me."

Maisie Williams gave Peter Capaldi fencing lessons for 'Doctor Who'.
The 17-year-old actress has had months of training in swordfighting skills for her role as Arya Stark in 'Game of Thrones' so was happy to pass on her knowledge when she came to the set for her guest role on the sci-fi series.
Peter said: They get much more time on 'Game of Thrones' so Maisie has had fencing masters teaching her for months. We have someone pop in the day before saying, 'Swing your sword that way.' So I got her to give me lessons."
The 57-year-old actor was delighted to have Maisie on the show, but asked her not to give away too much about 'Game of Thrones' because he didn't want his own viewing experience spoiled.
He told The Big Issue: "I have always liked sci-fi and fantasy. That has always been my genre of choice.
"I love 'Game of Thrones' but don't get to see it until weekends. Maisie, of course, is fab. I asked where she had been filming but when she started telling me I had to get her to stop. I knew it was a sunny location, which was in a sense a spoiler."

Frankie Bridge wants to present 'Top Gear'.
The Saturdays singer - who has two sons, 23-month-old Parker and four-week-old Carter, with husband Wayne Bridge - admits her bandmate Mollie King would be "great" on the motoring show, but thinks she'd be even better as she is a big fan of the programme and has a lot of knowledge about cars.
She wrote in her column for OK! magazine: "Mollie has revealed she'd love to be the new presenter of 'Top Gear'. As much as I think she'd be great, she'd have to fight me for the role because I'm a huge fan of the show.
"I always watched it with my dad and I like to think I know a lot about cars now because of it, although I still can't change a tyre."
Mollie previously insisted she thought she would be a "perfect" co-host of the new series of 'Top Gear', on which only Chris Evans has so far been confirmed as a presenter.
She said: "I think I should be one of the next 'Top Gear' presenters. Think about it, it's perfect. Nobody would see it coming. Women are obviously better drives than men, for a start; so I'd be bringing skill, but I think that show needs a bit of girl power."

Tess Daly can't dance.
The 'Strictly Come Dancing' host wishes she could join the BBC One show's celebrity contestants on the dance floor but insists she would be "terrible" if she did so.
She told The Sun newspaper: "I physically can't move and I don't believe in sweating. I do terrible dancing.
"You must never ever let me dance in front of you - that must always be a deal and then we are done. I can't remember my wedding dance."
Meanwhile, 'Strictly' professional Aliona Vilani has revealed she is trying to avoid the winner's curse this year, after triumphing on the 2011 series of the show with Harry Judd.
She said: "No Strictly pro has ever won twice so it's like a winner's curse. Even the celebs, before they are partnered up, say, 'Who hasn't won? I want them!' Everyone wants to win it again but it never happens."
And the 31-year-old beauty thinks she's got a good chance of being crowned champion with her celebrity partner, The Wanted's Jay McGuiness.
She added: "Jay has a lot of potential but he is so shy - I need to get that out of him before his first performance, that's my biggest challenge. It is so foreign to him, the whole dancing thing. But he's working hard and learning.
"I wanted to dance with Jay straight away because he is such a lovely guy. But I have no idea how he is going to perform, or how he will respond to criticism from the judges."