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Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Acting

Born March 3, 1958 Southport, Lancashire, England, UK

Miranda Jane Richardson (born March 3, 1958) is an English actor. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in Dance with a Stranger (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Damage (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994). A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Damage. She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning twice for Enchanted April (1992) and the TV film Fatherland (1994). In 1996, one critic asserted that she is "the greatest actress of our time in any medium" after she appeared in Orlando at the Edinburgh Festival. Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play Moving, before being nominated for the 1987 Olivier Award for Best Actress for A Lie of the Mind. Her television credits include Blackadder (1986–1989), A Dance to the Music of Time (1997), Merlin (1998), The Lost Prince (2003), Gideon's Daughter (2006), the sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007), and Rubicon (2010). She was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for Operation Orangutan.

TV Shows(38)

Movies(105)

The Yellow Tie

The Yellow Tie

Ioana Celibidache

2025

Like Tears in Rain

Like Tears in Rain

Self

2024

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Mrs Tweedy (voice)

2023

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Self - Contributor

2023

The Magician's Elephant

The Magician's Elephant

Madam LaVaughn (voice)

2023

The House

The House

Aunt Clarice (voice)

2022

Rams

Rams

Kat

2020

Stronger

Stronger

Patty Bauman

2017

Churchill

Churchill

Clementine Churchill

2017

iBoy

iBoy

Nancy 'Nan' Harvey

2017

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

Sybil Birling

2015

Casanova

Casanova

Marquise d'Urfé

2015

Operation Orangutan

Operation Orangutan

Narrator (voice)

2015

Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey

Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey

Narrator (voice)

2015

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

Miss Lorimer

2015

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

Mrs Blitherington

2014

Muppets Most Wanted

Muppets Most Wanted

Berliner at Window

2014

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Self / Mrs. Victor

2013

Hidden Universe

Hidden Universe

2013

Belle

Belle

Lady Ashford

2013

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage)

2012

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Rita Skeeter

2010

Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

Barbara Castle

2010

Turtle: The Incredible Journey

Turtle: The Incredible Journey

Narrator (Voice)

2009

Spinning Into Butter

Spinning Into Butter

Dean Catherine Kenney

2009

The Young Victoria

The Young Victoria

Duchess of Kent

2009

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Self

2008

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Self

2008

Southland Tales

Southland Tales

Nana Mae Frost

2007

Fred Claus

Fred Claus

Annette Claus

2007

Puffball

Puffball

Mabs Tucker

2007

Provoked: A True Story

Provoked: A True Story

Veronica Scott

2007

Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)

2006

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Rita Skeeter

2005

Gideon's Daughter

Gideon's Daughter

Stella

2005

Wah-Wah

Wah-Wah

Lauren Compton

2005

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005

Comic Aid

Comic Aid

2005

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

Madame Giry

2004

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Eva Braun

2004

The Prince & Me

The Prince & Me

Queen Rosalind

2004

Falling Angels

Falling Angels

Mary Field

2003

The Rage in Placid Lake

The Rage in Placid Lake

Sylvia Lake

2003

The Actors

The Actors

Mrs. Magnani

2003

The Hours

The Hours

Vanessa Bell

2002

Spider

Spider

Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg

2002

Snow White

Snow White

Elspeth

2001

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

Self

2001

Get Carter

Get Carter

Gloria Carter

2000

Chicken Run

Chicken Run

Mrs. Tweedy (voice)

2000

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

Self

2000

The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker

Mary Magdalene (voice)

2000

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch

1999

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

Miss Fowl

1999

The Big Brass Ring

The Big Brass Ring

Dinah Pellarin

1999

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Queenie

1999

The King and I

The King and I

Anna Leonowens (voice)

1999

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Queen of Hearts

1999

Ted & Ralph

Ted & Ralph

Henrietta Blough-Pendleton

1998

The Scold's Bridle

The Scold's Bridle

Dr. Sarah Blakeney

1998

St. Ives

St. Ives

Susan Gilchrist

1998

The Apostle

The Apostle

Toosie

1997

The Designated Mourner

The Designated Mourner

Judy

1997

Swann

Swann

Sarah Maloney

1997

The Evening Star

The Evening Star

Patsy Carpenter

1996

Saint-Ex

Saint-Ex

Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry

1996

Kansas City

Kansas City

Carolyn Stilton

1996

The Night and the Moment

The Night and the Moment

Julie

1995

Fatherland

Fatherland

Charlie Maguire

1994

The Line, the Cross & the Curve

The Line, the Cross & the Curve

Mysterious Woman

1994

Tom & Viv

Tom & Viv

Vivienne Haigh-Wood

1994

Century

Century

Clara

1993

Jealousy

Jealousy

Stella/Elsbeth

1993

Demonella

Demonella

Marie Antoinette

1993

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

Miss Straugheim

1993

Damage

Damage

Ingrid Fleming

1992

The Crying Game

The Crying Game

Jude

1992

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

Sandra

1992

Enchanted April

Enchanted April

Rose Arbuthnot

1991

Old Times

Old Times

1991

Redemption

Redemption

Valerie Paris

1991

Broken Skin

Broken Skin

1991

The Fool

The Fool

Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia

1990

Les Dogs

Les Dogs

Bride's Mother

1990

The Bachelor

The Bachelor

Friederike / Widow Sommer

1990

Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage

Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage

Early Bird

1989

Twisted Obsession

Twisted Obsession

Marilyn

1989

Communicators From Hell

Communicators From Hell

1989

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX

1988

Mountain Language

Mountain Language

Young Woman

1988

The Master Builder

The Master Builder

Hilde Wangel

1988

Sweet as You Are

Sweet as You Are

Julia Perry

1988

Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

Mrs. Victor

1987

Eat the Rich

Eat the Rich

DHSS Blonde

1987

The Death of the Heart

The Death of the Heart

Daphne Heccomb

1987

After Pilkington

After Pilkington

Penny Newhouse

1987

Lost Property

Lost Property

Anne

1986

The Demon Lover

The Demon Lover

Gina

1986

Transmutations

Transmutations

Oriel

1985

The Innocent

The Innocent

Mary Turner

1985

Dance with a Stranger

Dance with a Stranger

Ruth Ellis

1985

The Duchess and I

The Duchess and I

The Queen of Fashion

The Queen of Fashion

Helen Delves Broughton

Custom of the Country

Custom of the Country

Dinner with Audrey

Dinner with Audrey

Ella Van Heemstra

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