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
brilliant british good handful hang jonathan kane talented wonderful
I've been really lucky because I've managed to become wonderful friends with a handful of very talented British designers. Christopher Kane has become one of my very good friends - also Erdem. Jonathan Saunders is another brilliant talent who's very kind. We all hang out.
attitude sort twenties
The Twenties have this sort of attitude where you never know what's around the corner.
Sometimes we do things that are really awful.
best friend goes lead life thinking
No one goes through life thinking that they're the best friend of the lead character.
best
I have two sisters, and we are the best of friends.
ask cup director runner work
We all have hierarchies at work - even on set, the runner would never walk up to the director and ask for a cup of coffee.
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I grew up listening in awe to stories of their wartime adventures. My granny, Joan, was a journalist and wrote amazing letters to my grandpa when he was a prisoner of war, while my nana, Mary, was a Land Girl, then a Wren. They were so independent, resilient and glamorous.
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I'd love to work in the States; I'd love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play. But I do love British film as well.
travel wherever work
I think as an actor you're used to having to travel, so wherever the work, is you're willing to go.