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Miranda Richardson

Actor

Miranda Richardson

Born March 3, 1958 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK93 films

Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an English actress known for her versatile performances in film, television, and theatre. She made her film debut as Ruth Ellis in Dance with a Stranger (1985) and went on to earn Academy Award nominations for her roles in Damage (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994). A decorated performer, Richardson has received seven BAFTA Award nominations, winning Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Damage, and has earned seven Golden Globe Award nominations, with wins for Enchanted April (1992) and the television film Fatherland (1994). Her extensive career includes notable television work in series such as Blackadder, The Lost Prince, and Rubicon, as well as a prolific stage career that earned her an Olivier Award nomination for A Lie of the Mind (1987). In 1996, one critic notably hailed her as "the greatest actress of our time in any medium" following her performance in Orlando at the Edinburgh Festival.

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Filmography

93 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Duchess and I
  2. TBAThe Queen of FashionHelen Delves Broughton
  3. TBAThe Custom of the Country
  4. TBADinner with AudreyElla Van Heemstra
  5. 2025The Yellow TieIoana Celibidache
  6. 2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetMrs Tweedy (voice)
  7. 2023The Magician's ElephantMadam LaVaughn (voice)
  8. 2022The HouseAunt Clarice (voice)
  9. 2020RamsKat
  10. 2017StrongerPatty Bauman
  11. 2017ChurchillClementine Churchill
  12. 2017iBoyNancy 'Nan' Harvey
  13. 2015An Inspector CallsSybil Birling
  14. 2015CasanovaMarquise d'Urfé
  15. 2015Testament of YouthMiss Lorimer
  16. 2014The Incredible Adventures of Professor BranestawmMrs Blitherington
  17. 2014Muppets Most WantedBerliner at Window
  18. 2013BelleLady Ashford
  19. 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Rita Skeeter
  20. 2010Made in DagenhamBarbara Castle
  21. 2009Spinning Into ButterDean Catherine Kenney
  22. 2009The Young VictoriaDuchess of Kent
  23. 2007Southland TalesNana Mae Frost
  24. 2007Fred ClausAnnette Claus
  25. 2007PuffballMabs Tucker
  26. 2007ProvokedVeronica Scott
  27. 2006Paris Je T'aimeLa femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
  28. 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireRita Skeeter
  29. 2005Gideon's DaughterStella
  30. 2005Wah-WahLauren Compton
  31. 2005Comic Aid
  32. 2004The Phantom of the OperaMadame Giry
  33. 2004Churchill: The Hollywood YearsEva Braun
  34. 2004The Prince & MeQueen Rosalind
  35. 2003Falling AngelsMary Field
  36. 2003The Rage in Placid LakeSylvia Lake
  37. 2003The ActorsMrs. Magnani
  38. 2002The HoursVanessa Bell
  39. 2002SpiderYvonne / Mrs. Cleg
  40. 2001Snow WhiteElspeth
  41. 2000Get CarterGloria Carter
  42. 2000Chicken RunMrs. Tweedy (voice)
  43. 2000The Miracle MakerMary Magdalene (voice)
  44. 1999Sleepy HollowLady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
  45. 1999Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded FangMiss Fowl
  46. 1999The Big Brass RingDinah Pellarin
  47. 1999Blackadder: Back & ForthQueenie
  48. 1999The King and IAnna Leonowens (voice)
  49. 1999Alice in WonderlandQueen of Hearts
  50. 1998Ted & RalphHenrietta Blough-Pendleton
  51. 1998The Scold's BridleDr. Sarah Blakeney
  52. 1998St. IvesSusan Gilchrist
  53. 1997The ApostleToosie
  54. 1997The Designated MournerJudy
  55. 1997SwannSarah Maloney
  56. 1996The Evening StarPatsy Carpenter
  57. 1996Saint-ExConsuelo de Saint-Exupéry
  58. 1996Kansas CityCarolyn Stilton
  59. 1995The Night and the MomentJulie
  60. 1994FatherlandCharlie Maguire
  61. 1994The Line, the Cross & the CurveMysterious Woman
  62. 1994Tom & VivVivienne Haigh-Wood
  63. 1993CenturyClara
  64. 1993JealousyStella/Elsbeth
  65. 1993DemonellaMarie Antoinette
  66. 1993Space Virgins from Planet SexMiss Straugheim
  67. 1992DamageIngrid Fleming
  68. 1992The Crying GameJude
  69. 1992Mr. Wakefield's CrusadeSandra
  70. 1991Enchanted AprilRose Arbuthnot
  71. 1991Old Times
  72. 1991RedemptionValerie Paris
  73. 1991Broken Skin
  74. 1990The FoolColumbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
  75. 1990Les DogsBride's Mother
  76. 1990The BachelorFriederike / Widow Sommer
  77. 1989Ball-Trap On The Cote SauvageEarly Bird
  78. 1989Twisted ObsessionMarilyn
  79. 1989Communicators From Hell
  80. 1988Blackadder's Christmas CarolQueens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
  81. 1988Mountain LanguageYoung Woman
  82. 1988The Storyteller: The Three RavensWitch
  83. 1988The Master BuilderHilde Wangel
  84. 1988Sweet as You AreJulia Perry
  85. 1987Empire of the SunMrs. Victor
  86. 1987Eat the RichDHSS Blonde
  87. 1987The Death of the HeartDaphne Heccomb
  88. 1987After PilkingtonPenny Newhouse
  89. 1986Lost PropertyAnne
  90. 1986The Demon LoverGina
  91. 1985UnderworldOriel
  92. 1985The InnocentMary Turner
  93. 1985Dance with a StrangerRuth Ellis