Biography

Was working as a receptionist in a physician's office and was about to go on tour in Dubai in a production of Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' when she was asked to read for a role in ITV's Downton Abbey (2010).

In a relationship with fellow actor Michael Fox since first meeting on the Downton Abbey (2010) shoot.

Close friend of Downton Abbey (2010) co-star Michelle Dockery.

She was voted "Most Likely To Be Famous" in her school year book in 2002.

Graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2007.

There's something about wearing clothes that your great-grandmother might have thought were nice that makes you look older.

In a way, it's good not to be recognized as much off screen.

There is no way I'd have wanted to live in the Twenties. It was really crap for women.

If I'm tweeting about being somewhere, and I haven't replied to somebody's email from three days ago, that's quite rude.

Playing a plainer role means everything is dependent on the credentials of the actor, not the fact that they are as pretty as Julia Roberts. People start to look at their talent rather than their appearance. And playing the ugly part often means less time in the make-up chair, which is a great benefit on set.