Laura Carmichael

Laura Carmichael

Born 1986-07-16 (age 39) Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
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Biography

Laura Carmichael is a British actress. Her TV appearances include her performance as Lady Edith Crawley in the ITV (UK) and PBS (US) television period drama series Downton Abbey, Marcella (2016), and the feature film A United Kingdom (2016).

She is also a member of The Fitzrovia Radio Hour.

Carmichael was born in Southampton, England. She is the middle of three daughters. Her sister Amy works for a software start-up company and her other sister Olivia is a charity fundraiser with the NHS.

She was educated at Shirley Junior School, The Mountbatten School, and Peter Symonds College. Carmichael attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, graduating in 2007, before spending two years in various odd jobs, including a teaching assistant, receptionist, and nanny while going to tiny auditions in fringe theatres

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Known For

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey

2019

as Edith Crawley

Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary

2015

as Henriette

Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

as Edith Crawley

A United Kingdom
A United Kingdom

2016

as Muriel Williams

Burn Burn Burn
Burn Burn Burn

2016

as Seph

Legs
Legs

2022

Downton Abbey Live!
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