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

Movies & TV Shows

1. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) — Sal
2. Downton Abbey (2019) — Edith Crawley
3. Downton Abbey (2010) — Edith Crawley
4. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) — Edith Crawley
5. A United Kingdom (2016) — Muriel Williams
6. The Spanish Princess (2019) — Maggie Pole
7. Madame Bovary (2015) — Henriette
8. Marcella (2016) — Maddy Stevenson
9. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) — Lady Edith
10. The View (1997) — Self
11. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
12. Burn Burn Burn (2016) — Seph
13. Man in an Orange Shirt (2017) — Daphne
14. Big Fat Quiz (2004) — Self - Guest
15. The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) — Self
16. The Secrets She Keeps (2020) — Agatha Fyfle
17. Downton Abbey Live! (2019) — Self
18. A Wild Year On Earth (2020) — Narrator
19. Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale (2025) — Self
20. Legs (2022)
21. A Night at Claridge’s — Miss Roach