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Carmichael in 2018, photo by prphotos.com
Birth Name: Laura Elizabeth Carmichael
Place of Birth: Southampton, Hampshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 16 July, 1986
Ethnicity: English, some Scottish
Laura Carmichael is an English actress. She has played Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexham on the show Downton Abbey , and in its film follow-ups, Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era , and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale . Her roles also include the films Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Madame Bovary (2014), Burn Burn Burn , and A United Kingdom (2016); and the shows Marcella , The Spanish Princess , and The Secrets She Keeps .
Laura is the daughter of Sarah, a radiographer, and Andrew Carmichael, a software consultant. She has a son with her partner, actor Michael Fox .
Laura’s paternal grandfather is the son of James Wright Carmichael and Elsie M. Smith. James was the son of Scottish parents, Michael Carmichael, whose mother was English, and of Mary G. Wright.
Laura’s paternal grandmother is the daughter of Norman William George Blackburn and Annie Haigh. Norman was a pilot and flying instructor during the First World War, and a director of Blackburn Aircraft, and was the son of George William Blackburn and Kate Naylor.
Laura’s maternal grandparents likely were named Hugh G. Beck and Margaret H. Hallum.
Source: Genealogy of Laura Carmichael (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com