About

Known credits:
19
Birthday:
1986-07-16
Place of birth:
Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
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Laura Carmichael

Overview

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

Acting
2025 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Actor Edith Crawley N/A
N/A
2022 Legs Actor N/A
N/A
2022 Downton Abbey: A New Era Actor Edith Crawley 65
Fair
2020 A Wild Year On Earth Actor Narrator 69
Fair
2020 The Secrets She Keeps Actor Agatha Fyfle 67
Fair
2019 Downton Abbey Actor Edith Crawley 67
Fair
2019 Downton Abbey Live! Actor Self 59
Average
2019 The Spanish Princess Actor Maggie Pole 74
Good
2016 A United Kingdom Actor Muriel Williams 62
Fair
2016 Burn Burn Burn Actor Seph 59
Average
2016 Marcella Actor Maddy Stevenson 69
Fair
2015 Downton Abbey: The Finale Actor Edith Crawley N/A
N/A
2015 Madame Bovary Actor Henriette 57
Average
2014 Downton Abbey: A Moorland Holiday Actor Lady Edith Crawley 60
Fair
2013 Downton Abbey: The London Season Actor Edith Crawley N/A
N/A
2012 Downton Abbey: A Journey to the Highlands Actor Edith Crawley N/A
N/A
2011 Downton Abbey: Christmas at Downton Abbey Actor Lady Edith Crawley 60
Fair
2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Actor Sal 64
Fair
2010 Downton Abbey Actor Edith Crawley 80
Very good