The only way is Essex  

Michelle Dockery

 

Born in Romford, Essex in 1981 (age 30). Currently starring as Lady Mary Crawley in Downton Abbey.

Starred in -
Fingersmith (2005)
Dalziel and Pascoe (2007)
Heartbeat (2008)
Waking the Dead (2009)
Return to Cranford (2009)
etc

Amanda Root   

Born in Chelmsford, Essex in 1963. Known for her starring role in the 1995 BBC film adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion

Starred in -
Catherine Cookson's, The Man Who Cried (1993) Hilda Maxwell

Foyles War, Fifty Ships (2003) Elizabeth Lewes

A Touch of Frost, Another Life (2003) Delores Delmonte

Midsomer Murders, A Talent for Life (2003) Ruth Scholey

Waking the dead, Special Relationships (2002) Lorna Gyles

etc

Greer Garson

Born in Manor Park, Essex (now part of Greater London) in 1904.

She was educated at King's College London, where she earned degrees in French and 18th century literature, and at the University of Grenoble in France. She had intended to become a teacher, but instead began working with an advertising agency, and appeared in local theatrical productions.

Louis B. Mayer discovered Garson while he was in London looking for new talent. Garson was signed to a contract with MGM in late 1937, but did not begin work on her first film, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, until late 1938.

Listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top ten box office draws in 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, and 1946.

As one of MGM's major stars of the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1942 for her role as a strong British wife and mother in the middle of World War II in Mrs. Miniver.