Hottest Pictures Of Michelle Dockery. Michelle Dockery is an English singer and actress, best known for her role as Lady Mary Crawley in the period drama series Downton Abbey. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Awards and 3 Emmy Awards for her performance in the same series.
She is also known for her stage debut in His Dark Materials. Michelle played Eliza Doolittle in the 2007 Pygmalion, which got her nominated for the Evening Standard award. She earned the Olivier Award for her role in Burnt by the Sun.
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Dockery played the lead role in the Netflix series Godless and got her fourth Emmy nomination for it. Michelle was born on December 15, 1981, in Rush Green, East London. Her mother is a care home assistant named Lorraine, and her father is Michael, a surveyor.
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She is also Irish from her father’s side. Michelle grew up in Romford, Essex. She has two sisters, Joanne and Louise. Michelle attended the Chadwell Heath Academy and Finch Stage School. She attended the Guildhall School of Music & Drama after her A-Levels.
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At her graduation in 2004, she earned the Gold Medal for Drama. Michelle was a member of the National Youth Theatre. Apart from her debut on His Dark Materials at the Royal National Theatre, she has also performed in Burnt by the Sun, Pygmalion, Hamlet, and Pillars of the Community.
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She has won 2 Ian Charleson Awards. Dockery’s film debut was in Fingersmith as Betty. She has also appeared in The Walking Dead, The Turn of the Screw, Downton Abbey, Anna Karenina, Restless, Non-Stop, Self/less, Good Behavior, The Sense of an Ending, and Godless.
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She will be playing a role in Dark Horse alongside Chris Pratt. Dockery is also a trained singer and has sung in Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. She got interested in music after listening to Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday, and Melody Gardot.
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Michelle was in a relationship with John Dineen and was reportedly engaged to him until his death due to cancer in 2015.