Background
Laura Elizabeth Carmichael was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England, the daughter of Sarah, a radiographer, and Andy Carmichael, a software consultant.
Laura Elizabeth Carmichael was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England, the daughter of Sarah, a radiographer, and Andy Carmichael, a software consultant.
Bristol Old Vic School
Carmichael was educated at Shirley Junior School, The Mountbatten School, and Peter Symonds College.
She has two sisters: Amy, who works for a software start-up company, and Olivia, a charity fundraiser with the National Health Service. One of her paternal great-grandfathers was aviator Norman Blackburn. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic School, graduating in 2007. Laura Carmichael lives in Camden, north London.
Prior to landing the role of Lady Edith in early 2010, Carmichael had worked as a secretary in a doctor"s surgery.