Laura Carmichael

Personal context

Summary

Laura Carmichael is an English actress best known for playing Lady Edith Crawley in Downton Abbey, with other roles in Marcella and The Secrets She Keeps. Her work includes stories about women’s changing roles, careers, and family lives; she has praised opportunities for women to lead television shows. In 2016, she said she would vote for Jeremy Corbyn, citing social equality and the NHS, and criticized the lack of diversity reflected in the Oscars nominations. She has campaigned for Syrian refugee children’s education and marched with a banner opposing violence against women.