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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The View
1997
Downton Abbey
2010
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Marcella
2016
Big Fat Quiz
2004
The Spanish Princess
2019
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
Downton Abbey
2019
Man in an Orange Shirt
2017
A United Kingdom
2016
The Secrets She Keeps
2020
Burn Burn Burn
2016