Laura Carmichael
Laura Carmichael
Laura Elizabeth Carmichael is an English actress, most widely known for her role as Lady Edith Crawley in the TV period drama series Downton Abbey. In 2016, Carmichael starred in a play production, The Maids, alongside Uzo Aduba and Zawe Ashton...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth18 July 1986
I'm not recognised much at all.
southampton
I'm from Southampton.
crush girl beyonce
I have such a huge girl crush on Beyonce.
I don't really get recognised very much.
tvs cry film
I cry at films and TV and even adverts.
saws posh
I certainly never saw myself as posh.
play people actors
As actors, you play people who are not yourselves!
girl play agents
I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.
class obsession
In the U.K., there is a sort of obsession with class.
jobs drama teaching
I did all sorts of jobs after drama school - working in a bar, as a teaching assistant. I probably learned as much from them as I did at drama school.
thinking helping tricky
When I'm in a tricky situation I often think: 'What would Beyonce do?' It helps.
real real-life relief
When I emerge from filming I feel slightly out of synch with real life, but it's also a relief.
play type chameleon
It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
teacher people acting
My history teacher was utterly terrifying, but her lessons were very inspiring. She got me interested in people and stories, which then led me to acting.