Miranda Richardson
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieThe Yellow Tie
2025
Ioana Celibidache
movieChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
Mrs Tweedy (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
Self - Contributor
movieThe Magician's Elephant
2023
Madam LaVaughn (voice)
movieThe House
2022
Aunt Clarice (voice)
tvFate: The Winx Saga
2021
Rosalind
tvGood Omens
2019
Shax / Madame Tracy
tvCurfew
2019
Lou
movieStronger
2017
Patty Bauman
movieChurchill
2017
Clementine Churchill
movieiBoy
2017
Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
tvAnd Then There Were None
2015
Emily Brent
tvDanger Mouse
2015
Queen of Weevils (voice)
movieAn Inspector Calls
2015
Sybil Birling
tvCasanova
2015
Marquise d'Urfé
movieCasanova
2015
Marquise d'Urfé
movieOperation Orangutan
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieSex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieTestament of Youth
2015
Miss Lorimer
tvMapp and Lucia
2014
Elizabeth Mapp
movieThe Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
2014
Mrs Blitherington
movieMuppets Most Wanted
2014
Berliner at Window
movieHello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
Self / Mrs. Victor
tvPsychobitches
2013
Enid Blyton
movieBelle
2013
Lady Ashford
tvWorld Without End
2012
Mother Cecilia
tvParade's End
2012
Mrs. Wannop
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
movieMade in Dagenham
2010
Barbara Castle
tvRubicon
2010
Katherine Rhumor
movieTurtle: The Incredible Journey
2009
Narrator (Voice)
movieSpinning Into Butter
2009
Dean Catherine Kenney
movieThe Young Victoria
2009
Duchess of Kent
movieSouthland Tales
2007
Nana Mae Frost
movieFred Claus
2007
Annette Claus
moviePuffball
2007
Mabs Tucker
movieProvoked: A True Story
2007
Veronica Scott
tvThe One Show
2006
Self - Guest
movieParis Je T'aime
2006
La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
tvMerlin's Apprentice
2006
Lady of the Lake
movieHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
Rita Skeeter
tvFinal Chance to Save
2005
Herself
movieWah-Wah
2005
Lauren Compton
tvThe Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
2005
Corky (British dub voice)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Phantom of the Opera
2004
Madame Giry
movieThe Prince & Me
2004
Queen Rosalind
movieFalling Angels
2003
Mary Field
movieThe Rage in Placid Lake
2003
Sylvia Lake
movieThe Actors
2003
Mrs. Magnani
tvThe Lost Prince
2003
Queen Mary
movieThe Hours
2002
Vanessa Bell
movieSpider
2002
Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
movieSnow White
2001
Elspeth
movieGet Carter
2000
Gloria Carter
movieChicken Run
2000
Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
movieThe Miracle Maker
2000
Mary Magdalene (voice)
movieSleepy Hollow
1999
Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
movieThe Big Brass Ring
1999
Dinah Pellarin
movieThe King and I
1999
Anna Leonowens (voice)
movieAlice in Wonderland
1999
Queen of Hearts
movieTed & Ralph
1998
Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
tvMerlin
1998
Lady of the Lake / Mab
movieThe Scold's Bridle
1998
Dr. Sarah Blakeney
tvThe Scold's Bridle
1998
Dr Sarah Blakeney
movieSt. Ives
1998
Susan Gilchrist
movieThe Apostle
1997
Toosie
tvA Dance to the Music of Time
1997
Pamela Flitton
movieSwann
1997
Sarah Maloney
movieThe Evening Star
1996
Patsy Carpenter
movieSaint-Ex
1996
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
movieKansas City
1996
Carolyn Stilton
movieFatherland
1994
Charlie Maguire
movieThe Line, the Cross & the Curve
1994
Mysterious Woman
movieTom & Viv
1994
Vivienne Haigh-Wood
movieCentury
1993
Clara
movieJealousy
1993
Stella/Elsbeth
movieDemonella
1993
Marie Antoinette
movieSpace Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
Miss Straugheim
movieDamage
1992
Ingrid Fleming
tvAbsolutely Fabulous
1992
Bettina
movieEnchanted April
1991
Rose Arbuthnot
movieRedemption
1991
Valerie Paris
The Fool
1990
Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
tvDie Kinder
1990
Sidonie Reiger
movieLes Dogs
1990
Bride's Mother
movieThe Bachelor
1990
Friederike / Widow Sommer
movieTwisted Obsession
1989
Marilyn
movieBlackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
movieMountain Language
1988
Young Woman
movieThe Master Builder
1988
Hilde Wangel
movieSweet as You Are
1988
Julia Perry
movieEmpire of the Sun
1987
Mrs. Victor
movieEat the Rich
1987
DHSS Blonde
movieThe Death of the Heart
1987
Daphne Heccomb
movieAfter Pilkington
1987
Penny Newhouse
tvUnnatural Causes
1986
Anne Forrest
tvScreenPlay
1986
Valerie Paris
movieUnderworld
1985
Oriel
movieThe Innocent
1985
Mary Turner
movieDance with a Stranger
1985
Ruth Ellis
tvScreen Two
1985
Penny 'Patch' Newhouse / Julia Perry / Clara
tvA Woman of Substance
1985
Paula McGill Amory
tvNatural World
1983
Narrator
tvBlackadder
1983
Queen Elizabeth I / Nurse Mary / Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow
The Hard Word
1983
Polly Wood
tvThe Comic Strip Presents...
1982
Bride's Mother
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
The Queen of Fashion
Helen Delves Broughton
movieDinner with Audrey
Ella Van Heemstra
Crew1
movieOrango rischio fatale
2015
Actor's Assistant