Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 16, 1986
Place of Birth:
Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
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Laura Carmichael
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
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale | Edith Crawley |
| 2022 | Legs | |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era | Edith Crawley |
| 2019 | Downton Abbey | Edith Crawley |
| 2019 | Downton Abbey Live! | Self |
| 2016 | Burn Burn Burn | Seph |
| 2016 | A United Kingdom | Muriel Williams |
| 2015 | Madame Bovary | Henriette |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Sal |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | A Wild Year On Earth | Narrator |
| 2020 | The Secrets She Keeps | Agatha Fyfle |
| 2019 | The Spanish Princess | Maggie Pole |
| 2017 | Man in an Orange Shirt | Daphne |
| 2016 | Marcella | Maddy Stevenson |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show | Self |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey | Edith Crawley |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Big Fat Quiz | Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View | Self |