Michelle Dockery Net Worth

What is Michelle Dockerys' Net Worth?

Michelle Dockery is an award-winning English actress and musician who has a net worth of $4 million. Michelle Dockery is best known for portraying Lady Mary Crawley/Talbot from 2010 to 2015 on the hit British historical drama television series "Downton Abbey" and its connected motion pictures. Michelle earned 16 award nominations for her portrayal of Lady Mary Crawley/Talbot – including three Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination – eight of which she won.

Early Life

Michelle Dockery was born to Michael and Lorraine Dockery on December 15, 1981, in Romford, Essex, England. Her father was a lorry driver from Ireland, and her mother was a home-care assistant from Stepney, England. Michelle spent most of her childhood in Romford and attended the award-winning Finch Stage School – an institution in the United Kingdom where children are trained in the performing arts. She then went on to London's Guildhall School of Music & Drama, from which she graduated in 2004.

The Theatre

Michelle Dockery began her career as a member of the National Youth Theatre, an offshoot of the Royal National Theatre in London, and made her professional debut in 2004 at the Royal National Theatre in "His Dark Materials," written by British playwright Nicholas Wright and adapted from the fantasy novel trilogy by English writer Philip Pullman. She performed in many shows at the Royal National Theatre, including a 2006 production of "Pillars of the Community," written in 1877 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Peter Flannery's "Burnt By The Sun" – for which Michelle was nominated for an Olivier Award for her portrayal of Maroussia.

Television

Michelle Dockery made her television debut as Betty in the 2005 BBC miniseries "Fingersmith." The following year, she played Susan Sto Helit in an adaptation of the Terry Pratchett novel "Hogfather." The two-part British-themed comedic fantasy aired in December 2006. Several television films and miniseries followed, including "Consent" in 2007, "Poppy Shakespeare" in 2008, and "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler" in 2009. In 2010, Michelle claimed what would become her best-known role – that of Lady Mary Crawley/Talbot in the British historical drama series "Downton Abbey" – a role she played until 2015.

Michelle went on to appear in television films such as "The Hollow Crown" in 2012 and narrated "Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands" in 2015. She appeared in seven episodes of the miniseries "Godless" in 2017 and voiced nine episodes of the animated series "Amphibia," which aired from 2020 to 2022. In 2024, she was cast as Estella in the British miniseries "This Town."

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Film

Michelle Dockery debuted on the big screen as Goth Girl in the 2010 short film "Spoiler." The following year, she played False Marissa in the action thriller "Hanna." The role of Princess Myagkaya in "Anna Karenina" was won by Michelle in 2012, and she played Clare Hale in the 2015 American science fiction thriller "Self/less."

Michelle resumed her role as Lady Mary Crawley/Talbot in the 2019 film "Downton Abbey" and the 2022 film "Downton Abbey: A New Era."

In 2024, Michelle played Madelyn Harris in the American action thriller "Flight Risk" and began filming the third "Downton Abbey" film the following year.

Accolades

Michelle Dockery has been nominated for over two dozen awards. In 2007, she won an Ian Charleson Award for her work in the play "Pygmalion." For her portrayal of Lady Mary Crawley/Talbot in the television series "Downtown Abbey," she was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2012, 2013, and 2014. The role also earned her a Golden Globe nomination in 2013 – the same year she and her "Downton Abbey" castmates won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and she won a Huading Award for Best Global Actress.

In 2014, Michelle was made a fellow of the Guildhall School, where she was an alumnus, and was listed on Britain's Sunday Times List of the 500 Most Influential People of the Year.

Music

Michelle Dockery's musical training has been displayed in the last few years. In 2009, she performed live on stage with Ronnie Scott's Big Band at the 50th Anniversary of Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London.

In 2022, she formed a musical duo called Michelle and Michael with her "Downton Abbey" co-star Michael C. Fox. The two engaged in a casual jam one evening on set, between shooting scenes, and immediately bonded over their love of music. The duo signed with Decca Records and have continued to release what she calls "dark Nashville country" music together. Their four-song EP "The Watching Silence" was released in 2022, containing the songs "Calming Storm," which was influenced by a 1954 Mahalia Jackson song; "Misfire," a confessional written by Fox; "Walk With You," the first song the duo wrote together; and "The Watching Silence" about waiting for someone else to decide your future.

Michelle has also occasionally sung with the band Sadie and the Hotheads, formed by her co-star Elizabeth McGovern, who plays Dockery's mother on "Downton Abbey."

Charitable Work

Michelle Dockery is the first-ever Humanitarian Ambassador to Oxfam, a compilation of non-governmental organizations dedicated to causes such as alleviating global poverty. Her appointment was announced by the group on World Humanitarian Day in 2014. She is also a patron of multiple charities, including Changing Faces, an organization focused on advocating for individuals with visible physical disabilities. In 2014, she was one of nine British celebrities featured in a short film that promoted Stand Up To Cancer UK, a charitable telethon dedicated to helping cancer patients.

Fan Girl

Dockery shared in an interview with People magazine that she is "obsessed with" and "can't get enough of" the American reality television series "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." She claimed that her "Downton Abbey" co-stars Laura Carmichael and Elizabeth McGovern introduced her to the series. She said she would watch episodes between takes of filming "Downton Abbey: A New Era." During an interview with The Daily Mail in 2022, she stated, "If anyone wants to know what I was doing while we were doing the 'Downton Abbey 2' film, I was watching 'The Housewives of Beverly Hills. On my lunch break, I'd have my iPod on, and I would be catching up on episodes."

Personal Life

Michelle Dockery began dating public relations director at FTI Consulting in London, John Dineen, in 2013. The two were introduced by fellow actor Allen Leach, who had appeared alongside Michelle in "Downton Abbey." Dineen passed away in 2015 at the age of 34 after being hospitalized in Cork, Ireland, with a rare form of cancer. He passed away at Marymount Hospice, which is known for providing palliative cancer treatment.

Michelle began dating television and film producer Jasper Waller-Bridge in 2019. They became engaged in January 2022 and were married in September 2023 at St. Nicholas Church in Chiswick, West London.

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