Michelle Dockery

Michelle Dockery (born December 15, 1981 in Essex) is an English actress of stage and screen. She has become best known for her role as Lady Mary Crawley in the iTV drama series Downton Abbey. She made her television debut as Susan Sto Helit in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather in 2006.

Acting career

Dockery was educated at the Chadwell Heath Foundation School in Chadwell Heath, now known as Chadwell Heath Academy. Michelle was a member of the National Youth Theatre and trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, graduating in July 2004. She made her professional debut in His Dark Materials at the Royal National Theatre later that year. In 2006, she was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for her performance in Pillars of the Community at the National Theatre. She made her television debut as Susan Sto Helit in Sky One's adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Hogfather in 2005.

She appeared in Burnt by the Sun at the National Theatre for which she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She won second prize at the Ian Charleson Awards for her performance as Eliza Doolittle in Peter Hall's production of Pygmalion at the Theatre Royal, Bath which toured the UK and transferred to The Old Vic on May 7, 2008, and for the same production was nominated Best Newcomer at the Evening Standard Awards 2008

In 2008, she played Kathryn in Channel 4 's The Red Riding Trilogy and played the guest lead of...
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