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Michelle Dockery
ActorBorn December 15, 1981 (44 years)
Michelle 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) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
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). She attended the Finch Stage School, and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2004
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). She attended the Finch Stage School, and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2004
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| 2025 | Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale · as Lady Mary |
| 2025 | Flight Risk · as Madolyn Harris |
| 2024 | Please Don't Feed the Children · as Clara |
| 2024 | Here · as Pauline Harter |
| 2024 | This Town (2024) (TV Series) · as Estella Williams |
| 2023 | Boy Kills World · as Melanie Van Der Koy |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era · as Mary Crawley |
| 2022 | Anatomy of a Scandal (TV Series) · as Kate Woodcroft |
| 2020 | Defending Jacob (TV Series) · as Laurie Barber |
| 2019 | The Gentlemen · as Rosalind Pearson |
| 2019 | Downton Abbey · as Mary Crawley |
| 2019 | Amphibia (TV Series) · as Lady Olivia |
| 2019 | Tuca & Bertie (TV Series) · as Lady Netherfeld |
| 2017 | Godless (TV Series) · as Alice Fletcher |
| 2017 | The Sense of an Ending · as Susie Webster |
| 2016 | Good Behavior (TV Series) · as Letty Dobesh |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca (TV Series) · as Victoria Nova |
| 2015 | Many Beautiful Things · as Lilias Trotter (voice) |
| 2015 | Self/less · as Claire |
| 2014 | Text Santa 2014 · as Lady Mary Crawley |
| 2014 | Non-Stop · as Nancy |
| 2014 | Tough Justice · as Connie Tough |
| 2012 | Restless · as Ruth Gilmartin |
| 2012 | Anna Karenina · as Princess Myagkaya |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown (TV Series) · as Kate Percy |
| 2012 | Out of Time · as Christine |
| 2011 | Hanna · as False Marissa |
| 2010 | Shades of Beige · as Jodie |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey (TV Series) · as Mary Crawley |
| 2009 | The Turn of the Screw · as Ann |
| 2009 | The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler · as Ewa Rozenfeld |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 · as Kathryn Tyler |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 · as Kathryn Tyler |
| 2009 | Red Riding (TV Series) · as Kathryn Tyler |
| 2008 | Poppy Shakespeare · as Dawn |
| 2007 | Cranford (TV Series) · as Erminia Whyte |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (TV Series) · as Susan Sto Helit |
| 2006 | Hogfather · as Susan |
| 2005 | Fingersmith (TV Series) · as Betty |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2002 | Restless (TV Series) · as Ruth Gilmartin |
| 2000 | Waking the Dead (TV Series) · as Gemma Morrison |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as British Woman (voice) |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) · as Aimee Hobbs |
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| 2025 | |
| 2019 | Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event · as Self |
| 2018 | The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2017 | The IMDb Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands (TV Series) · as Herself - Narrator |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self - Stars In 'the Gentlemen' |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2013 | 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2013 | 70th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2012 | Downton Abbey Revisited · as Self |
| 2012 | The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Downton Abbey: Behind the Drama · as Self |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Skavlan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Lorraine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | E! News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Granada Reports (TV Series) · as Self - Lady Mary Crawley |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1964 | Today at Wimbledon (TV Series) · as Self - Spectator |
| 1957 | Zeit im Bild (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |