Laura Carmichael
Biography
Laura Carmichael is an English actress who gained worldwide recognition as Lady Edith Crawley in the period drama Downton Abbey. Born in Southampton, she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and graduated in 2007, then worked odd jobs while auditioning in fringe theaters. She played Edith from 2010 to 2015. On television she later appeared in Marcella in 2016 and starred in The Secrets She Keeps from 2020 to 2022. Her film work includes Madame Bovary (2015), A United Kingdom (2016), and the 2015 black comedy Burn, Burn, Burn. On stage she made her West End debut in Uncle Vanya in 2012 and appeared in The Maids in 2016. She also had roles in Plenty at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre and in a touring production of The Tempest.
40years old
Turns 41 on July 16in 276 days
- Born Southampton
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 10 years2015 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleIMDb rating 7.3
- 2022Downton Abbey: A New EraIMDb rating 7.4
- 2019Downton AbbeyIMDb rating 7.4
- 2016A United KingdomIMDb rating 6.9
- 2015Madame BovaryIMDb rating 5.7
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First role
In October 2012, Carmichael appeared opposite Anna Friel and Samuel West in Uncle Vanya, which marked her West End debut.
Big break
Carmichael landed the role of Lady Edith Crawley on Downton Abbey partly because the production had struggled to find someone for Edith, who had to be quite different from Lady Mary and Lady Sybil.
Laura Carmichael movies on Netflix
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Simon Curtis directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Simon CurtisDirector, 2 films, 2022 to 2025
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Also three films together4 more actors
- Joanne FroggattDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey (2019)
- Rob James-CollierDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey (2019)
- Raquel CassidyDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey (2019)
- Sophie McSheraDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey (2019)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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