Michelle Dockery
Biography
Michelle Dockery is an English actress who became known for playing Lady Mary Crawley in the period drama Downton Abbey. Born in 1981 and raised in Romford, Greater London, she graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and her professional stage debut came in His Dark Materials in 2004. Her stage work brought nominations, including an Olivier Award nod for Burnt by the Sun. On screen, she starred in the Downton Abbey series from 2010 to 2015, earning three Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination, and later reprised Lady Mary in the films Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022), and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025). Her other films include Hanna (2011), Non-Stop (2014), Self/less (2015), The Sense of an Ending (2017), and The Gentlemen (2020). She also led the western miniseries Godless, which brought a fourth Emmy nomination, and the series Good Behavior.
44years old
Turns 45 on December 15in 74 days
- Born Rush Green Hospital
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 19 years2006 to 2025
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First role
Dockery finished her training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her first professional stage role came in 2004, in His Dark Materials.
Beyond film
Dockery and her Downton Abbey co-star Michael C. Fox formed the duo Michelle and Michael, signing with Decca Records in February 2022. On the UK Physical Singles Chart, their singles "The Watching Silence" and "Starlight" hit numbers 7 and 24.
Michelle Dockery movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Simon Curtis directed two of these films. Jim Carter appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jim Carter's page
Hugh Bonneville's page
Matthew Goode's page
Elizabeth McGovern's page
Allen Leech's page
Phyllis Logan's page
Simon CurtisDirector, 2 films, 2022 to 2025
All films by Simon Curtis
Also three films together5 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)
- Laura CarmichaelDownton 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.
Box office
What Michelle Dockery's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$901 million
12 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 12 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$223M24.7% of the total
- 2$195M21.6% of the total
- 3$115M12.8% of the total
- 4$108M12.0% of the total
- 5$93M10.3% of the total
- 6$64M7.1% of the total
- 7$49M5.4% of the total
- 8$32M3.5% of the total
$23.7 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2013 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Downton Abbey | Won |
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