Michelle Suzanne Dockery is a talented British singer, theater and film actress. She gained worldwide fame after her role as Mary Crowley in the historical series "Downton Abbey". Emmy and Golden Globe nominee for Best Actress.
Biography
Michelle Dockery was born on December 15, 1981 in Rumford (London), UK. Her father, Michael Francis Dockery, is of Irish descent, who used to work as a van driver, but then studied and became an environmentalist. And my mother, Lorraine Dockery (née Vuitton), worked as a stenographer and lived in London all her life. In the family, Michelle has two older sisters - Louise Docker, a teacher in Barcelona and Joanna, who also became an actress.
The early years of the future actress were spent in London. As a child, Michelle, who was fond of music, was cast for the musical "The Sound of Music", but she was not accepted there. The first school was the Chadwell Heath Foundation School (later renamed Chadwell Heath Academy), in east London. Then in high school she studied at the stage school Finch ("Finch Stage School").
After school, Michelle entered the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, which she graduated in 2004. During her studies, she received a gold medal for dramatic performance in a theatrical production.
Career and creativity
At the beginning of her career, Michelle Dockery was a member of the National Youth Theater.
In 2004, she starred in His Dark Matter at the Royal National Theater. The actress continued her collaboration with the theater and played in the play Burnt by the Sun. Michelle's role in a theatrical performance earned Michelle a nomination for the prestigious Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2006 she was nominated for the Ian Charleston Prize for her portrayal of Dinah Drof in The Pillars of Society at the National Theater.
In 2008, the actress received the prize for her performance as Eliza Doolittle in the production of Pygmalion at the Royal Theater.
In 2010 he plays Ophelia in Hamlet, at the Crucible Theater.
At the beginning of her film career, Michelle performed small roles in the series:
- Heartbeat (1992);
- Dalzil and Pascoe (1996);
- Raising the Dead (2000);
- TV Burp (2001);
- Velvet Fingers (2005).
In 2006, Michelle Dockery made her film debut in the film adaptation of the novel "Santa Boar: A Horror Tale", where she played a key role.
In 2008, the actress played the role of Dawn in Poppy Shakespeare.
In 2008, the series of films "Bloody Riding: 1983", "Bloody Riding: 1974" began to be shot.
In 2009, the actress appeared in the Christmas episode of the Cranford miniseries.
She also starred in the biographical drama The Braveheart of Irena Sendler and the thriller The Turn of the Screw.
In 2010, Michelle Dockery was approved for one of the main roles in the TV series "Downton Abbey". In the series, the actress portrayed Lady Mary Crowley. After the release of the second series, the actress was nominated for an Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama Series. Her role in Downton Abbey also earned her two Golden Globe nominations.
In 2011 she starred in the action-packed action movie Hannah. The Perfect Weapon, directed by Joe Wright.
In 2012, she co-starred with Keira Knightley in the British melodrama Anna Karenina.
In 2012, she participated in the historical series The Empty Crown. The actress also starred in the role of Nancy in the detective thriller "Air Marshal".
In 2015 she starred in the fantastic thriller "Beyond Myself".
In 2016-2017 she starred in the American drama series Good Behavior and Forgotten by God.
In 2018, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Film for the TV series God Forgotten.
Michelle Dockery is also known as a jazz singer. She performed at the 50th Anniversary of the Ronnie Scott Jazz Club in London and also sings frequently with Sadie and the Hotheads, a group formed by actress Elizabeth McGovern, who played Michelle's mother in Downton Abbey.
Personal life
Since 2009, Michelle has had an affair with Trent Davis. But in 2012, the couple broke up.
In 2012, Dockery had a short-term relationship with Joseph Milson.
Since September 2013, the actress had a serious relationship with businessman John Dinin, but on December 13, 2015, Dockery's fiancé died of a rare form of cancer.
