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Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Acting March 3, 1958 (68 years old) Southport, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

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.

Movies 107

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 7.8

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

as Rita Skeeter

2005
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 7.7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Rita Skeeter

2010
Sleepy Hollow 7.2

Sleepy Hollow

as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch

1999
Chicken Run 6.9

Chicken Run

as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)

2000
The Phantom of the Opera 7.3

The Phantom of the Opera

as Madame Giry

2004
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget 6.9

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

as Mrs Tweedy (voice)

2023
Empire of the Sun 7.5

Empire of the Sun

as Mrs. Victor

1987
The Hours 7.2

The Hours

as Vanessa Bell

2002
Damage 6.6

Damage

as Ingrid Fleming

1992
Paris Je T'aime 6.8

Paris Je T'aime

as La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)

2006
Fred Claus 5.9

Fred Claus

as Annette Claus

2007
The House 7.0

The House

as Aunt Clarice (voice)

2022
Muppets Most Wanted 6.3

Muppets Most Wanted

as Berliner at Window

2014
Get Carter 5.2

Get Carter

as Gloria Carter

2000
The Magician's Elephant 6.8

The Magician's Elephant

as Madam LaVaughn (voice)

2023
The Crying Game 6.8

The Crying Game

as Jude

1992
Alice in Wonderland 6.2

Alice in Wonderland

as Queen of Hearts

1999
Southland Tales 5.3

Southland Tales

as Nana Mae Frost

2007
Belle 7.1

Belle

as Lady Ashford

2013
Stronger 7.0

Stronger

as Patty Bauman

2017
Fatherland 6.3

Fatherland

as Charlie Maguire

1994
The Yellow Tie 8.3

The Yellow Tie

as Ioana Celibidache

2025
Made in Dagenham 6.7

Made in Dagenham

as Barbara Castle

2010
Testament of Youth 7.2

Testament of Youth

as Miss Lorimer

2015
The Miracle Maker 6.2

The Miracle Maker

as Mary Magdalene (voice)

2000
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

2012
The Prince & Me 6.2

The Prince & Me

as Queen Rosalind

2004
The Young Victoria 7.2

The Young Victoria

as Duchess of Kent

2009
The King and I 5.4

The King and I

as Anna Leonowens (voice)

1999
iBoy 5.9

iBoy

as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey

2017
Rams 6.2

Rams

as Kat

2020
Churchill 6.2

Churchill

as Clementine Churchill

2017
Snow White 5.9

Snow White

as Elspeth

2001
Spider 6.6

Spider

as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg

2002
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey 6.0

Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey

as Narrator (voice)

2015
Dance with a Stranger 6.1

Dance with a Stranger

as Ruth Ellis

1985
Blackadder's Christmas Carol 7.4

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX

1988
My Duchess

My Duchess

2026
Provoked 6.7

Provoked

as Veronica Scott

2007
The Apostle 6.3

The Apostle

as Toosie

1997
An Inspector Calls 7.4

An Inspector Calls

as Sybil Birling

2015
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga 7.8

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

as Self

2008
Churchill: The Hollywood Years 5.3

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

as Eva Braun

2004
Eat the Rich 6.2

Eat the Rich

as DHSS Blonde

1987
The Big Brass Ring 4.6

The Big Brass Ring

as Dinah Pellarin

1999
The Evening Star 6.0

The Evening Star

as Patsy Carpenter

1996
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments 4.5

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

as Self

2008
Blackadder: Back & Forth 7.0

Blackadder: Back & Forth

as Queenie

1999
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 6.5

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005
Jealousy

Jealousy

as Stella/Elsbeth

1993
The Bachelor 9.0

The Bachelor

as Friederike / Widow Sommer

1990
The Actors 5.6

The Actors

as Mrs. Magnani

2003
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage 4.9

Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage

as Early Bird

1989
Tom & Viv 6.1

Tom & Viv

as Vivienne Haigh-Wood

1994
Enchanted April 6.7

Enchanted April

as Rose Arbuthnot

1991
Twisted Obsession 5.5

Twisted Obsession

as Marilyn

1989
The Fool 8.0

The Fool

as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia

1990
Blackadder: A Cunning Story 7.7

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

as Self - Contributor

2023
The Rage in Placid Lake 6.5

The Rage in Placid Lake

as Sylvia Lake

2003
Underworld 3.9

Underworld

as Oriel

1985
Kansas City 6.1

Kansas City

as Carolyn Stilton

1996
The Custom of the Country

The Custom of the Country

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

as Miss Straugheim

1993
Turtle: The Incredible Journey 6.6

Turtle: The Incredible Journey

as Narrator (Voice)

2009
The Night and the Moment 4.9

The Night and the Moment

as Julie

1995
Gideon's Daughter 6.4

Gideon's Daughter

as Stella

2005
Wah-Wah 5.8

Wah-Wah

as Lauren Compton

2005
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making 6.0

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

as Self

2001
The Innocent 6.7

The Innocent

as Mary Turner

1985
Redemption 7.0

Redemption

as Valerie Paris

1991
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm 4.5

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

as Mrs Blitherington

2014
Comic Aid 6.5

Comic Aid

2005
Casanova 8.2

Casanova

as Marquise d'Urfé

2015
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend 7.1

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

as Self

2000
Puffball 3.8

Puffball

as Mabs Tucker

2007
Like Tears in Rain 7.7

Like Tears in Rain

as Self

2024
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens

The Storyteller: The Three Ravens

as Witch

1988
Century 5.1

Century

as Clara

1993
St. Ives 5.5

St. Ives

as Susan Gilchrist

1998
The Scold's Bridle 6.4

The Scold's Bridle

as Dr. Sarah Blakeney

1998
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade 5.7

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

as Sandra

1992
Saint-Ex 4.2

Saint-Ex

as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry

1996
The Queen of Fashion

The Queen of Fashion

as Helen Delves Broughton

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang 3.9

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

as Miss Fowl

1999
Mountain Language 4.0

Mountain Language

as Young Woman

1988
The Death of the Heart 8.5

The Death of the Heart

as Daphne Heccomb

1987
Great Comedy Moments

Great Comedy Moments

as Queenie (archive footage)

2001
The Line, the Cross & the Curve 7.2

The Line, the Cross & the Curve

as Mysterious Woman

1994
Communicators From Hell

Communicators From Hell

1989
Dinner with Audrey

Dinner with Audrey

as Ella Van Heemstra

Spinning Into Butter 6.3

Spinning Into Butter

as Dean Catherine Kenney

2009
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips 8.3

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

as Self / Mrs. Victor

2013
Sweet as You Are 5.2

Sweet as You Are

as Julia Perry

1988
Demonella

Demonella

as Marie Antoinette

1993
The Master Builder

The Master Builder

as Hilde Wangel

1988
Ted & Ralph 7.0

Ted & Ralph

as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton

1998
Les Dogs

Les Dogs

as Bride's Mother

1990
Old Times 4.6

Old Times

1991
The Designated Mourner 5.6

The Designated Mourner

as Judy

1997
Falling Angels 6.0

Falling Angels

as Mary Field

2003
After Pilkington 7.4

After Pilkington

as Penny Newhouse

1987
The Demon Lover 7.0

The Demon Lover

as Gina

1986
Hidden Universe 6.8

Hidden Universe

2013
Operation Orangutan 7.0

Operation Orangutan

as Narrator (voice)

2015
Lost Property

Lost Property

as Anne

1986
Swann 4.7

Swann

as Sarah Maloney

1997
Broken Skin 7.0

Broken Skin

1991

TV Shows 51

Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
The One Show 4.3

The One Show

as Self - Guest

2006
Natural World 7.4

Natural World

as Narrator

1983
Film '72 5.1

Film '72

as Self

1971
Absolutely Fabulous 7.6

Absolutely Fabulous

as Bettina

1992
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Penny 'Patch' Newhouse

1985
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Julia Perry

1985
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Clara

1985
V Graham Norton 5.3

V Graham Norton

as Self

2002
The Comic Strip Presents... 7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Bride's Mother

1982
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
Blackadder 8.0

Blackadder

as Queen Elizabeth I

1983
Blackadder 8.0

Blackadder

as Nurse Mary

1983
Blackadder 8.0

Blackadder

as Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow

1983
Good Omens 8.0

Good Omens

as Shax

2019
Good Omens 8.0

Good Omens

as Madame Tracy

2019
Danger Mouse 6.3

Danger Mouse

as Queen of Weevils (voice)

2015
Shooting Stars 7.7

Shooting Stars

as Self

1993
ScreenPlay 6.0

ScreenPlay

as Valerie Paris

1986
Performance 6.3

Performance

as Anna

1991
Bookish 6.2

Bookish

as Duchess Alberta

2025
Bookish 6.2

Bookish

as Duschess Alberta

2025
Fate: The Winx Saga 7.9

Fate: The Winx Saga

as Rosalind

2021
Modern Love 7.4

Modern Love

as Jane

2019
The Storyteller 8.2

The Storyteller

as Witch

1988
World Without End 6.9

World Without End

as Mother Cecilia

2012
And Then There Were None 7.6

And Then There Were None

as Emily Brent

2015
This Morning 5.2

This Morning

as Self

1988
Psychobitches 6.8

Psychobitches

as Enid Blyton

2013
A Woman of Substance 7.6

A Woman of Substance

as Paula McGill Amory

1985
Merlin 6.9

Merlin

as Lady of the Lake / Mab

1998
Rubicon 7.5

Rubicon

as Katherine Rhumor

2010
The Last Anniversary 6.9

The Last Anniversary

as Rose

2025
Curfew 5.6

Curfew

as Lou

2019
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill

The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill

as Corky (British dub voice)

2005
Unnatural Causes 6.3

Unnatural Causes

as Anne Forrest

1986
A Dance to the Music of Time 5.9

A Dance to the Music of Time

as Pamela Flitton

1997
Parade's End 6.5

Parade's End

as Mrs. Wannop

2012
Merlin's Apprentice 4.9

Merlin's Apprentice

as Lady of the Lake

2006
The Lost Prince 7.2

The Lost Prince

as Queen Mary

2003
Shades of Darkness 7.7

Shades of Darkness

as Gina

1983
Mapp and Lucia 6.3

Mapp and Lucia

as Elizabeth Mapp

2014
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle 6.2

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

2007
Die Kinder 6.8

Die Kinder

as Sidonie Reiger

1990
Dead Boss 6.0

Dead Boss

as Jo

2012
Girlfriends 6.2

Girlfriends

as Sue

2018
Final Chance to Save

Final Chance to Save

as Herself

2005
Casanova 5.9

Casanova

as Marquise d'Urfé

2015
The Hard Word

The Hard Word

as Polly Wood

1983
The Scold's Bridle

The Scold's Bridle

as Dr Sarah Blakeney

1998
The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady

as Mrs Lydia Touchett

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