Laura Carmichael Overview

Laura Carmichael rose to stardom as the reserved, often overlooked Lady Edith Crawley on the hit PBS drama Downton Abbey. But if her work since then is any indication, she has a lot more to offer. Born in Southampton, England, Laura quickly developed an interest in acting and pursued it all the way to Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, from which she graduated in 2007. Shortly after school, she was working as a receptionist and making plans to tour with a production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night... See All