65-728: Hogfather is the 20th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett , and a 1997 British Fantasy Award nominee. It was first released in 1996 and published by Victor Gollancz . It came in 137th place in The Big Read , a BBC survey of the most loved British books of all time, making it one of fifteen books by Pratchett in the Top 200. The book focuses on the absence of the Hogfather, a mythical creature akin to Father Christmas , who grants children's wishes on Hogswatchnight (December 32) and brings them presents. While Death attempts to fill in for
130-604: A 2007 London revival of Pygmalion , she was nominated for the Evening Standard Award . For her role in the 2009 play Burnt by the Sun , she earned an Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress . Dockery has appeared in the films Hanna (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), Non-Stop (2014), and The Gentlemen (2019). She has also played lead roles in the western miniseries Godless (2017), for which she received her fourth Emmy nomination, and
195-555: A 2015 performance in the sci-fi thriller feature film Self/less , with Ryan Reynolds . Beginning in November 2016, Dockery starred in the lead role of Letty Raines in Good Behavior , an American drama series based on the novella series by Blake Crouch . Letty is a drug-addicted thief and con-artist who, released early from prison on good behaviour, is attempting to get her life under control. Her efforts are complicated by
260-471: A Cheerful Fairy) are being created due to an abundance of excess belief in the world caused by the Hogfather's disappearance. Susan and Bilious travel to the Tooth Fairy's realm and discover Mr. Teatime's plot. Mr. Teatime attacks Susan using Death's sword, but since it does not work in this realm, Susan is able to overpower him and throw him down the tower, causing him to disappear. After Susan witnesses
325-475: A chance meeting and subsequent entanglement with a charismatic hitman, played by Juan Diego Botto . The 10-episode first season, airing on a U.S. basic-cable network TNT , was filmed in and around Wilmington , North Carolina . In January 2017, the show was picked up for a second season. In November 2018, the series was cancelled after two seasons. In 2017, Dockery appeared alongside Jim Broadbent , Charlotte Rampling , Harriet Walter , and Emily Mortimer in
390-548: A darker tone and edgier satire for Hogfather than his previous work, and so moved beyond the realm of humorous fantasy and into position as "one of the more significant contemporary English-language satirists". Discworld Discworld is a comic fantasy book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett , set on the Discworld , a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on
455-472: A deceased matchgirl and stealing food from a luxury restaurant to give to the Canting Crew (whilst replacing said restaurant's stock with mud and old boots). Since he is unable himself to defeat Mr. Teatime, who is in a realm created by children's belief where death (and thus Death) does not exist, he appears at his granddaughter's place of work dressed as the Hogfather. As he had planned, Susan Sto Helit
520-566: A golem who develops a strange crush on Lipwig; Stanley Howler , an obsessive young man who was raised by peas and becomes the Discworld's first stamp collector ; and the very old Junior Postman Groat, who never got promoted to Senior Postman because there was never a Postmaster alive long enough to promote him. Several other books can be grouped together as "Other cultures of Discworld" books. They may contain characters or locations from other arcs, typically not as protagonist or antagonist but as
585-577: A lead role in the Netflix western miniseries Godless . In 2019, Dockery reprised her lead role as Lady Mary Crawley in the Downton Abbey film, alongside Hugh Bonneville and Maggie Smith . The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a financial success, grossing $ 192 million . Later in 2019, Dockery appeared in The Gentlemen , directed by Guy Ritchie , as
650-459: A number of novels and stories form novel sequences with distinct story arcs : Rincewind was the first protagonist of Discworld . He is a wizard with no skill, no wizardly qualifications, and no interest in heroics. He is extremely cowardly but is constantly thrust into dangerous adventures. He saves Discworld on several occasions, and has an instrumental role in the emergence of life on Roundworld ( Science of Discworld ). Other characters in
715-605: A room together in The Last Hero , but they do not interact. After Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease , he said that he would be happy for his daughter Rhianna to continue the series. Pratchett co-founded Narrativia in 2012 along with Rob Wilkins to serve as a production company for adaptations of his works, with Rhianna as a member of its writing team. Rhianna Pratchett said that she would be involved in spin-offs, adaptations and tie-ins, but there would be no more novels. The first such spin-off by Rhianna
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#1732780253038780-681: A short film promoting Stand Up to Cancer UK . Dockery began a relationship with John Dineen, from Waterfall , Ireland, in 2013. Dockery had been introduced to Dineen, then a public relations director at FTI Consulting in London, by Irish actor Allen Leech , who appeared alongside Dockery in Downton Abbey . Dineen died on 13 December 2015, at age 34 from a rare form of cancer at the Marymount Hospice in Cork. Dockery has been in
845-529: A sound. Death guides souls from this world to the next. Over millennia he has developed a fascination with humanity to a point and feels protective of it. He adopted a human daughter and took on a human apprentice Eventually the daughter and apprentice had a daughter, Susan Sto Helit , a primary character in Soul Music , Hogfather , and Thief of Time . Characters that often appear with Death include his butler Albert , his granddaughter Susan Sto Helit,
910-404: A special Christmas night episode each year beginning in 2011. It later aired in the U.S. on PBS . For her role as Lady Mary Crawley in the Downton Abbey series, Dockery received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress In a Drama Series in 2012, 2013, and 2014. She also earned a Golden Globe nomination in 2013. Dockery's first big screen role
975-472: A supporting character or even a throwaway reference. These include Pyramids (Djelibeybi), Small Gods (Omnia), and Monstrous Regiment (Zlobenia and Borogravia). Short descriptions of many of the notable characters: Short stories by Pratchett based in the Discworld, including published miscellanea such as the fictional game origins of Thud , were reprinted in Pratchett's collection A Blink of
1040-538: A taciturn, bitter old crone from the small mountain country of Lancre , largely despises people but acts as their healer and protector because no one else can do this as well as she can. Her closest friend is Nanny Ogg , a jolly, personable witch with the "common touch" who enjoys a smoke and a pint of beer, and often sings bawdy folk songs like the notorious "Hedgehog Song". The two take on apprentice witches: first Magrat Garlick , then Agnes Nitt , then Tiffany Aching , who become accomplished witches. Other characters in
1105-589: A traditional, magically-run fantasy world coming into contact with modern technology. They revolve around the growth of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from a hopeless gang of three to a fully-equipped and efficient police force. The stories are largely police procedurals , featuring crimes with heavy political or societal overtones. The main character Sam Vimes is a haggard, cynical, working-class street copper. When introduced in Guards! Guards! , he
1170-489: A travelling witch who discovers Tiffany; Nac Mac Feegle chieftain Rob Anybody; and the other young witches Annagramma Hawkin and Petulia Gristle. Both Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg also appear in her stories. Moist von Lipwig is a professional criminal and con man to whom Havelock Vetinari gives a "second chance" after staging his execution, recognising the advantages his jack-of-all-trades abilities will give to
1235-613: A two-part adaptation of Terry Pratchett 's novel Hogfather . In 2008, she played Kathryn in Channel 4 's The Red Riding Trilogy and played the guest role of tormented rape victim Gemma Morrison in BBC's Waking the Dead . In 2009, she appeared on the BBC as Erminia, a ward of Jonathan Pryce 's character, in the two-part Cranford Christmas special (also known as Return to Cranford ), and as
1300-514: A young girl maturing into a responsible woman. She is aided in her task by the Nac Mac Feegle , a gang of blue-tattooed, 6-inch tall, hard-drinking, loud-mouthed pictsie creatures also called "The Wee Free Men" who serve as her guardians. She is the protagonist of five novels, The Wee Free Men , A Hat Full of Sky , Wintersmith , I Shall Wear Midnight , and The Shepherd's Crown . Major characters in this series include Miss Tick,
1365-501: Is a book by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs , and illustrated by Paul Kidby . It is the fourth in the Mapp series. It was first published in paperback by Corgi in 1999. It was the second in the series to be illustrated by Kidby. As with the other "mapps", the basic design and booklet were compiled by Pratchett and Briggs. The Mapp shows the parasite universe of Death's Domain. The accompanying booklet provides various details of
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#17327802530381430-485: Is integral to certain storylines. Inspector A E Pessimal was recruited by Vimes as his adjutant after Havelock Vetinari , the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, sent him as an auditor. The City Watch feature in eight Discworld stories, and cameoed in a number of others, including Making Money , the children's book Where's My Cow? , and the short story " Theatre of Cruelty ". Pratchett stated on numerous occasions that
1495-704: Is returning to her place of work, Death explains what happened to Susan but she is attacked by Teatime whom she finally manages to kill using the kitchen poker. The Wizards of the Unseen University: A two-part TV film version of Hogfather was screened on 17 and 18 December 2006 on Sky One in the UK, with Ian Richardson as the voice of Death and David Jason playing Death's manservant Albert . Marc Warren played Mr. Teatime , Michelle Dockery played Susan Sto Helit , Rhodri Meilir played Bilious, and Tony Robinson (who narrated several audiobook versions of
1560-656: Is the alcoholic captain of the three-person Night Watch, which also includes the lazy, cowardly, and none-too-bright sergeant Fred Colon and Corporal Nobby Nobbs , a petty thief in his own right. Then Carrot Ironfoundersson , a 6-foot-6-inch-tall (1.98 m) dwarf-by-adoption, joins the Watch. Other main characters include Cheery Littlebottom , the Watch's forensics expert and one of the first openly female dwarves, tried to rename herself "Cheri" without success. Constable Visit-the-infidel-with-explanatory-pamphlets appears in some novels, and Sam's wife, Lady Sybil Vimes (née Ramkin)
1625-502: Is unable to resist her curiosity and tries to find the Hogfather. She visits the Hogfather's Castle of Bones, only to find the hung-over Bilious, the "Oh God" of Hangovers . In an attempt to cure Bilious from his hangovers, Susan visits the Unseen University , where it is discovered that several small gods and beings (including Bilious, a Verruca Gnome, a Hair Loss Fairy, an Eater of Pencils, and Eater of Socks, Towel Wasps, and
1690-505: The Carnegie Medal . In the BBC 's Big Read , four Discworld novels were in the top 100, and a total of fourteen in the top 200. More than 80 million Discworld books have been sold in 37 languages. Very few of the Discworld novels have chapter divisions. Instead, they feature interweaving storylines. Pratchett was quoted as saying that he "just never got into the habit of chapters", later adding that "I have to shove them in
1755-642: The Death of Rats , in charge of gathering the souls of rodents, Quoth , and the Auditors of Reality, the closest thing Death has to a nemesis. Five Discworld novels feature either Death or Susan with Death appearing. He also appears in the short stories Witches in Pratchett's universe act as herbalists , nurses, adjudicators and wise women who can use magic but generally prefer not to, finding simple but cunningly applied psychology (called "headology") far more effective. The principal witch, Granny Weatherwax ,
1820-833: The Ian Charleson Awards for her performance as Eliza Doolittle in Peter Hall 's production of Pygmalion at the Theatre Royal , Bath , which toured the UK and transferred to The Old Vic in 2008, and for the same production was nominated Best Newcomer at the Evening Standard Awards 2008. In 2010, she played Ophelia in Hamlet at the Crucible Theatre alongside John Simm . In 2006, Dockery starred as Susan Sto Helit in
1885-960: The National Youth Theatre . She made her professional debut in His Dark Materials at the Royal National Theatre in 2004. In 2006, she was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for her performance as Dina Dorf in Pillars of the Community at the National Theatre. She appeared in Burnt by the Sun at the National Theatre, for which she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She won second prize at
1950-561: The Assassin's Guild to kill the Hogfather instead. The task is given to Mr Teatime who has a reputation for ruthlessness and creative solutions. Mr. Teatime enlists the help of some gangsters to find a delivery person working for the Tooth Fairy , using his magic to break into her kingdom and stealing all the collected teeth. With these teeth, he is able to control all the children on the Discworld, commanding them to no longer believe in
2015-627: The British film The Sense of an Ending from CBS Films, based on the Booker-winning novel of the same name by Julian Barnes . She plays Susie Webster, the daughter of Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent), a man who lives in quiet unquestioning solitude until he confronts secrets of his past. "The film is a beautiful adaptation of the book which I love. And I jumped at the chance to work with director Ritesh Batra, who also filmed The Lunchbox (2013)", explained Dockery. Later that year, Dockery had
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2080-672: The Discworld novels) played the shop keeper Vernon Crumley. Terry Pratchett himself had a brief cameo as the toy-maker. The US debut was on 25 November 2007 on ION Television , the Australian on 23 and 24 December 2007 on Channel Seven, and the German on 25 December 2007 on ProSieben . The novel entered the UK Top 10 charts at #1 as hardback in October 1996 and as paperback in November 1997. According to Publishers Weekly , Pratchett used
2145-445: The Discworld series and the novels Unseen Academicals and The Last Continent . In the early books, the faculty of UU changed frequently; promotion usually involved assassination. However, after the ascension of the bombastic Mustrum Ridcully to the position of Archchancellor , the hierarchy settled down and characters had the chance to develop. Earlier books featured the wizards in possible invasions of Discworld by creatures from
2210-436: The Discworld to illuminate popular science topics. Each book alternates chapters of a Discworld story and notes on real science related to it. The books are: David Langford has compiled two Discworld quiz books: Most years see the release of a Discworld Diary and Discworld Calendar, both usually following a particular theme. The diaries feature background information about their themes. Some topics are later used in
2275-531: The Discworld), four popular science books, and a number of supplementary books and reference guides. The series has been adapted for graphic novels, theatre, computer and board games, and television. Discworld books regularly topped Sunday Times best-sellers list, making Pratchett the UK's best-selling author in the 1990s. Discworld novels have also won awards such as the Prometheus Award and
2340-627: The Domain, both as portrayed in the Discworld books and newly revealed. In Death's Domain , the concept of steam locomotives on Discworld is introduced, which became the main theme of Pratchett's Discworld novel Raising Steam fourteen years later. In the live-action adaptations of Hogfather and The Colour of Magic , Dorney Court is the real-life location used for the exterior of Mon Repos , Death's house. Pratchett also collaborated with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen on four books, using
2405-675: The Dungeon Dimensions, Lovecraftian monsters that hungered for magic. The wizards of UU employ the traditional "whizz-bang" type of magic seen in Dungeons & Dragons games, but also investigate the rules and structure of magic in terms highly reminiscent of particle physics . Prominent members include In later novels, Rincewind joins their group, while the Dean leaves to become the Archchancellor of Brazeneck College in
2470-450: The Hogfather, his granddaughter Susan Sto Helit tries to find and rescue the Hogfather. The Auditors of Reality, a group of 'celestial bureaucrats', attempt to eliminate the Hogfather, a jolly god-like creature who brings children presents on December 32nd , similar to the figures of Santa Claus and Father Christmas in the US and UK. Forbidden to interfere directly by "The Rules", they pay
2535-426: The Hogfather. Knowing that the Hogfather is also responsible for the sun rising, Death attempts to maintain belief by dressing up as the Hogfather and fulfilling his role, aided by his servant Albert. Due to Death's simplistic understanding of the meaning of Hogswatch, he commits several acts supposedly to aid restoring belief in the Hogfather but which Albert believes are unacceptable, including granting more life to
2600-732: The Pen: The Lost Stories (2023) constitute the first known works by Pratchett that include early versions of places and characters that would later become parts of Discworld. Pratchett authored most of them under a pseudonym that remained unlinked to him for decades, until posthumously discovered in 2022. Although Terry Pratchett said, "There are no maps. You can't map a sense of humour," there are four "Mapps": The Streets of Ankh-Morpork (1993), The Discworld Mapp (1995), A Tourist Guide to Lancre (1998), and Death's Domain (1999). The first two were drawn by Stephen Player, based on plans by Pratchett and Stephen Briggs ,
2665-625: The Rincewind story arc include Cohen the Barbarian , an aging hero of the old fantasy tradition, out of touch with the modern world and still fighting despite his advanced age; Twoflower , a naive tourist from the Agatean Empire (inspired by cultures of East Asia, particularly Japan and China); and The Luggage , a magical, semi-sentient and aggressive multi-legged travelling accessory. Rincewind appears in eight Discworld novels as well as
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2730-596: The Screen (2012), and elsewhere. Seven of the short stories or short writings were also collected in a compilation of the majority of Pratchett's known short work named Once More* With Footnotes (2004). Additionally, another short story " Turntables of the Night " (1989) is set in England but features Death as a character; it is available online and in both anthologies. Five short stories republished in A Stroke of
2795-420: The Tooth Fairy (in fact, the original Bogey Man , who became the Tooth Fairy to protect children) die from the exhaustion from defending its kingdom, she tasks the childlike Banjo Lilywhite, the last surviving gangster, to carry on the task of protecting the teeth. She then manages to rescue the Hogfather, who has reverted to his former self as a hog, from Auditors who hound him in the form of attack dogs. As Susan
2860-547: The Witches series include: The witches appear in many Discworld books, and are protagonists in seven. They also appeared in the short story " The Sea and Little Fishes ". Their stories frequently draw on ancient European folklore and fairy tales, and parody famous works of literature, particularly by Shakespeare . The stories featuring the Ankh-Morpork City Watch are urban fantasy , and frequently depict
2925-510: The back of a giant turtle. The series began in 1983 with The Colour of Magic and continued until the final novel The Shepherd's Crown , which was published in 2015, following Pratchett's death. The books frequently parody or take inspiration from classic works, usually fantasy or science fiction, as well as mythology , folklore and fairy tales , and often use them for satirical parallels with cultural, political and scientific issues. Forty-one Discworld novels were published. Apart from
2990-428: The basis for both trivial and key events ( Jingo , Eric , and Pyramids ), as are trends in science, technology, pop culture and modern art ( Moving Pictures , Men at Arms , Thud ). There are also humanist themes in many Discworld novels, and a focus on critical thinking skills in the Witches and Tiffany Aching series. The Discworld novels and stories are, in principle, stand-alone works. However,
3055-692: The development of the city. After putting him in charge of the Ankh-Morpork Post Office in Going Postal , with good results, Vetinari orders him to clear up the city's corrupt financial sector in Making Money . In a third book, Raising Steam , Vetinari directs Lipwig to oversee the development of a railway network for Dick Simnel's newly invented steam locomotive. Other characters in this series include Adora Belle Dearheart , Lipwig's acerbic, chain-smoking love interest; Gladys,
3120-593: The drama miniseries Defending Jacob (2020) and Anatomy of a Scandal (2022). Michelle Dockery is the daughter of Lorraine, a care home assistant from Stepney , England, and Michael Dockery, a lorry driver from Ireland. She grew up in Romford, Essex . She attended the Finch Stage School, and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2004. Dockery was a member of
3185-402: The first novel in the series, The Colour of Magic , the original British editions of the first 26 novels, up to Thief of Time (2001), had cover art by Josh Kirby . After Kirby's death in 2001, the covers were designed by Paul Kidby . The American editions, published by HarperCollins , used their own cover art. Companion publications include eleven short stories (some only loosely related to
3250-468: The four Science of Discworld supplementary books. Death , a seven-foot skeleton in a black robe who rides a pale horse named Binky, appears in every novel except The Wee Free Men and Snuff , although sometimes with only a few lines. His dialogue is always depicted in SMALL CAPS without quotation marks. Several characters have said that his voice seemed to reach their minds without making
3315-655: The main storylines take place around the same period (end of the Century of the Fruitbat, beginning of the Century of the Anchovy). The main exception is the stand-alone book Small Gods , which appears to take place at some point earlier than most of the other stories, though even this contains cameo appearances by Death and the Librarian. Some main characters may make cameo appearances in other books where they are not
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#17327802530383380-464: The nearby city of Pseudopolis. The Wizards feature prominently in nine Discworld books and star in The Science of Discworld series and the short story " A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices ". Tiffany Aching is a young apprentice witch in a series of Discworld books aimed at young adults. Her stories often parallel mythic heroes' quests, but also deal with Tiffany's difficulties as
3445-476: The presence of the City Watch makes Ankh-Morpork stories "problematic", as stories set in the city that do not directly involve Vimes and the Watch often require a Watch presence to maintain the story—at which point, it becomes a Watch story by default. The Wizards of Unseen University (UU) appear prominently throughout many Discworld novels; the books that centre around them exclusively are The Science of
3510-528: The primary focus; for example, City Watch members Carrot Ironfoundersson and Angua appear briefly in Going Postal , Making Money , and Unseen Academicals (placing those books after Guards! Guards! and Men at Arms ). A number of characters, such as members of staff of Unseen University and Lord Vetinari, appear prominently in many different storylines without having specific storylines of their own. The two most frequently recurring central protagonists, Rincewind and Sam Vimes , are very briefly in
3575-466: The putative YA books because my editor screams until I do". However, the first Discworld novel The Colour of Magic was divided into "books", as is Pyramids . Additionally, Going Postal and Making Money both have chapters, a prologue, an epilogue, and brief teasers of what is to come in each chapter, in the style of A. A. Milne , Jules Verne , and Jerome K. Jerome . The Discworld novels contain common themes and motifs that run through
3640-736: The series. Many of the novels parody fantasy cliches and various subgenres of fantasy, like fairy tales (notably Witches Abroad ) or vampire tales ( Carpe Jugulum ). Analogies of real-world issues, such as religion ( Small Gods ), fundamentalism and inner city tension ( Thud ), business and politics ( Making Money ), racial prejudice and exploitation ( Snuff ) recur, as do aspects of culture and entertainment such as opera ( Maskerade ), rock music ( Soul Music ), cinema ( Moving Pictures ), and football ( Unseen Academicals ). Parodies of non-Discworld fiction also occur frequently, including Shakespeare , Beatrix Potter , and several movies. Major historical events, especially battles, are sometimes
3705-733: The series; the character of Miss Alice Band first appeared in the Assassins' Guild Yearbook , for example. The Discworld Almanak – The Year of The Prawn has a similar format and general contents to the diaries. Other Discworld publications include: The books take place roughly in real time and the characters' ages change to reflect the passing of years. The meetings of various characters from different narrative threads (e.g., Ridcully and Granny Weatherwax in Lords and Ladies , Rincewind and Carrot in The Last Hero ) indicate that all
3770-467: The third is a collaboration between Briggs and Paul Kidby , and the last is by Kidby. All also contain booklets written by Pratchett and Briggs. Terry later collaborated with the Discworld Emporium to produce two much larger works, each with the associated map with the book in a folder, The Compleat Ankh-Morpork City Guide (2012) and The Compleat Discworld Atlas (2015). Death's Domain
3835-505: The wife of a drug baron played by Matthew McConaughey . The film opened in wide release in 2020 and has grossed over $ 100 million worldwide . It was met with mixed to positive reviews. Dockery is a trained singer. She sang at the 50th Anniversary of Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London and has occasionally sung with Sadie and the Hotheads, a band formed by Elizabeth McGovern , who played her mother in Downton Abbey . In February 2022, it
3900-553: The young governess in an adaptation of The Turn of the Screw , opposite her future Downton Abbey co-star Dan Stevens in the role of her psychiatrist. Dockery came to public prominence in 2010 when she played Lady Mary Crawley in Julian Fellowes ' series Downton Abbey . The series ran from 2010 through 2015; each year it was filmed from February through August and broadcast on ITV from September through November, with
3965-400: Was announced that Dockery and her Downton Abbey co-star Michael C. Fox had signed a record deal with Decca Records as the duo Michelle and Michael. On World Humanitarian Day 2014, Oxfam announced Dockery as its first ever Humanitarian Ambassador. Dockery is also a patron of Changing Faces , as well as other charities. In 2014, Dockery was one of nine British celebrities featured in
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#17327802530384030-477: Was as False Marissa in Hanna (2011). In 2012, she appeared as Princess Myagkaya in the film adaptation of Anna Karenina and starred with Charlotte Rampling in a two-part dramatisation of William Boyd 's spy thriller Restless on BBC One. In January 2014, she appeared in the action thriller feature film Non-Stop alongside co-stars Liam Neeson , Julianne Moore , and Lupita Nyong'o . In 2014, Dockery
4095-449: Was made Fellow of the Guildhall School in recognition of her achievements in television. In 2014, Dockery was listed in The Sunday Times Britain's 500 Most Influential People , which is a compilation of the most significant individuals in the UK who have demonstrated outstanding qualities of influence, achievement and inspiration. In a departure from her portrayal of Lady Mary in Downton Abbey , Dockery advanced her Hollywood career with
4160-419: Was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series . She reprised her role in the films Downton Abbey (2019) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama , Dockery made her professional stage debut in His Dark Materials in 2004. For her role as Eliza Doolittle in
4225-450: Was the tie-in book Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch , co-written with children's author Gabrielle Kent. Most of Pratchett's novels have been released as audio cassette and CD audiobooks . Michelle Dockery Michelle Suzanne Dockery (born 15 December 1981) is an English actress. She is best known for starring as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV television period drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), for which she
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