Michelle Dockery
Michelle Suzanne Dockery (born December 15, 1981 in Essex ) is a British theater and television actress.
Life
Childhood and youth
Dockery was born in Essex in 1981 and grew up with two sisters.
As a 9-year-old, she appeared in a school play of Dick Whittington and His Cat . Her father insisted that she make her own pocket money. This money was used to pay for lessons at Finch Stage School, where she took acting and tap dancing lessons. Encouraged by her drama teacher, she applied to the National Youth Theater in London, where she gained further acting experience. During her apprenticeship, she made a living doing various weekend and evening jobs, including as a waitress and in the advertising department of the London newspaper The Times .
Career
Dockery studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London , which she graduated in 2004. The following year she got her first small role in the BBC miniseries Fingersmith . In the same year she began training at the Royal National Theater , where she played various minor roles in the four productions His Dark Materials , The UN Inspector , Henry IV (Parts 1 and 2) and Pillars Of The Community over the following 14 months . She was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for her portrayal of Dina Dorf in Pillars of the Community .
In 2006 she played Susan Sto Helit in the television adaptation of the Terry Pratchett novel Hogfather (German book title: Schweinsgalopp ) , her first leading role on television.
Dockery's breakthrough as a theater actress came in July 2007 in the role of Eliza Doolittle in Peter Hall's adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion . The play was performed at the Theater Royal Bath and moved to the Old Vic Theater in May 2008 . For this role she received the second prize of the Ian Charleson Awards. From January to April 2008 Dockery played again in a production of Peter Hall, the drama Uncle Vanya , in which she was Yelena .
In 2009 she starred in the three-part TV series Red Riding , the TV movie The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler and a Christmas special from the Cranford series . From August 2009 she turned to Schloss des Schreckens , an adaptation of the novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James , which was broadcast on December 30th 2009, she returned to the National Theater and performed the Maroussia in Peter Flannerys Burnt by the Sun , an adaptation of the Russian film The Sun That Deceives Us . For this role, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2010 Dockery became famous for the role of Lady Mary Crawley in the British ITV drama series Downton Abbey , the most expensive British television series to date. She received an Emmy nomination in 2012 for her performance in the second season . In autumn 2010, she played the role of Ophelia in Daniel Evans' Hamlet alongside John Simm in the Crucible Theater in Sheffield.
She also got a role in the action thriller Who is Hanna? with Eric Bana , which hit theaters in 2011.
Filmography
- 2005: Fingersmith
- 2006: Hogfather
- 2007: Consent
- 2007: Dalziel and Pascoe
- 2008: Poppy Shakespeare
- 2008: Heartbeat (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2009: Yorkshire Killer ( Red Riding , Movie made for TV)
- 2009: The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
- 2009: Waking the Dead (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2009: Cranford (Christmas special, 1 episode)
- 2009: Castle of Terror ( The Turn of the Screw )
- 2010: Spoiler (short film)
- 2010: Shades of Beige (short film)
- 2010-2015: Downton Abbey (TV series, 52 episodes)
- 2011: Who is Hanna? ( Hanna )
- 2012: Anna Karenina
- 2012: Restless (TV two-part)
- 2014: non-stop
- 2015: Selfless - The Stranger Inside Me (Self / less)
- 2016–2017: Good Behavior (TV series, 20 episodes)
- 2017: The Sense of an Ending
- 2017: Godless (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2019: Downton Abbey
- 2019: The Gentlemen
- 2020: Schwiegen ( Defending Jacob , TV series, 8 episodes)
Theatrical performances
| year | title | role | Director | theatre | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | His Dark Materials | Jessie | Nicholas Hytner | Royal National Theater | |
| 2005 | The UN Inspector | Female activist | David Farr | Royal National Theater | |
| Pillars of the Community | Dina village | Marianne Elliot | Royal National Theater | Nomination for the Ian Charleson Award | |
| Henry IV | Nicholas Hytner | Royal National Theater | |||
| 2007 | Dying for It | Cleopatra | Kathy Burke | Almeida Theater , London | |
| 2007 | Pygmalion | Eliza Doolittle | Peter Hall | Theater Royal Bath, Old Vic Theater | Second prize in the Ian Charleson Award |
| 2008 | Uncle Vanya | Yelena | Peter Hall | English Touring Theater | |
| 2009 | Burnt by the Sun | Maroussia | Howard Davies | Royal National Theater , Lyttelton Theater | Nomination for Laurence Olivier Award |
| 2010 | Hamlet | Ophelia | Paul Miller | Crucible Theater , Sheffield | |
| 2017 | Network | Diana Christensen | Ivo van Hove | Royal National Theater |
Awards
Emmy Award
- 2014: Nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series for Downton Abbey
- 2018: Nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film for Godless
Ian Charleson Award
- 2006: Nomination for her performance by Dina Dorf in Pillars of the Community
- 2007: Second prize for her performance by Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion
Laurence Olivier Award
- 2010: Nomination in the category "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" for Burnt by the Sun
Evening Standard Award
- 2008: Nomination for "The Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer" for Pygmalion
Web links
- Michelle Dockery in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michelle Dockery. In: IMDb. Retrieved April 10, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Daily Mail : High and mighty on screen, but hard graft is Michelle Dockery's real motto . June 25, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d The Official London Theater Guide: The Big Interview: Michelle Dockery . March 4, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ↑ Graduates of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 14, 2008.
- ^ A b c Times Online: Ian Charleson Awards shortlist . May 7, 2006. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
- ^ A b c Times Online: Peter Hall on Michelle Dockery . May 4, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
- ^ The British Theater Guide: Uncle Vanya . Retrieved May 14, 2008.
- ↑ BBC Press Office : The Turn Of The Screw on BBC One . August 17, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009
- ↑ a b c Broadwayworld.com: BWW TV: 2010 Olivier Awards Highlights! . March 22, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ↑ Broadwayworld.com: Simm, Miller & More Cast In Sheffield Theaters' HAMLET, Opens Sept 22 . September 22, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ Mirror.co.uk : Downton Abbey: How Hollywood is snapping up our bright TV drama stars . November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ↑ Broadwayworld.com: Evening Standard Award Nominees Announced . November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dockery, Michelle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dockery, Michelle Suzanne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th December 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Essex |