Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt has won a Golden Globe for her role in the TV series – and revealed it was the “most shocking moment” of her life.
The Yorkshire-born actress ditched her maid’s outfit for the glamour of the red carpet as she was awarded the plaudit at the Hollywood ceremony for for best supporting actress in a series, miniseries or TV movie.
Froggart, 34, who plays the loveable lady’s maid Anna Bates in the ITV television show, has been given some hard-hitting storylines in the past season as her character had to cope with the aftermath of being raped and being wrongly accused of murdering her attacker.