Michelle Dockery

Michelle Dockery

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderFemale
BirthdayDec 15, 1981
BiographyMichelle Suzanne Dockery (born 15 December 1981) is an English actress. She is best known for starring as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV television period drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She reprised her role in the films Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022), and the upcoming Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025).

After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Dockery made her professional stage debut in His Dark Materials in 2004. For her role as Eliza Doolittle in a 2007 London revival of Pygmalion, she was nominated for the Evening Standard Award. For her role in the 2009 play Burnt by the Sun, she earned an Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Dockery has appeared in the films Hanna (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), Non-Stop (2014), and The Gentlemen (2019). She has also played lead roles in the western miniseries Godless (2017), for which she received her fourth Emmy nomination, and the drama miniseries Defending Jacob (2020) and Anatomy of a Scandal (2022).

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Known For

Anatomy of a Scandal
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Anatomy of a Scandal

as Kate Woodcroft
Cranford
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Cranford

as Erminia Whyte
Defending Jacob
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Defending Jacob

as Laurie Barber
Downton Abbey
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Downton Abbey

as Lady Mary Crawley
Godless
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Godless

as Alice Fletcher
Good Behavior
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Good Behavior

as Leticia "Letty" Raines
Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands
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Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands

as Narrator
Restless
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Restless

as Ruth Gilmartin
Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
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Terry Pratchett's Hogfather

as Susan Sto Helit
The Hollow Crown
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The Hollow Crown

as Kate Percy
This Town
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This Town

as Estella Williams

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