Laura Carmichael
| Laura Carmichael | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Laura Elizabeth Carmichael 16 July 1986 Southampton, Hampshire, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Notable work |
Downton Abbey as Lady Edith Crawley (2010–2015) Madame Bovary as Henrietta (2014) |
Laura Elizabeth Carmichael (born 16 July 1986) is an English actress, most widely known for her role as Lady Edith Crawley in the TV period drama series Downton Abbey.
Laura Elizabeth Carmichael was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England, the daughter of Sarah, a radiographer, and Andy Carmichael, a software consultant. She has two sisters: Amy, who works for a software start-up company, and Olivia, a charity fundraiser with the NHS.
One of her paternal great-grandfathers was aviator Norman Blackburn. Carmichael was educated at Shirley Junior School, The Mountbatten School, and Peter Symonds College. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2007.
Between 2010-15, she played Lady Edith Crawley in Downton Abbey, a part which brought her worldwide recognition. Other television roles include parts in The Heart of Thomas Hardy, and End of Our Street. In 2011 she appeared in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and she played Henriette in the 2014 film of Madame Bovary.
Carmichael played Seph in the film Burn, Burn, Burn, which was released in October 2015.
She plays Muriel, Ruth Williams' sister in A United Kingdom, and Maddy Stevenson in the TV series Marcella, both released in 2016.
Carmichael made her West End debut in Uncle Vanya opposite Anna Friel and Samuel West in October 2012. She played Arabella in The Fitzrovia Radio Hour at The Underglobe Theatre in early 2013.
In 2016, Carmichael played Madam in Jamie Lloyd's production of The Maids at the Trafalgar Studios in London's West End, co-starring Uzo Aduba.
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