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Miranda Richardson
Acting · Born 1958-03-03 · 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.
Known for
Damage
Ingrid Fleming
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Natural World
Narrator
Screen Two
Penny 'Patch' Newhouse
The One Show
Self - Guest
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Rita Skeeter
The Oscars
Self
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Rita Skeeter
Good Omens
Shax
Blackadder
Queen Elizabeth I
Filmography
- 2025The Yellow TieIoana Celibidache
- 2025The Last AnniversaryRose
- 2024Like Tears in RainSelf
- 2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetMrs Tweedy (voice)
- 2023Blackadder: A Cunning StorySelf - Contributor
- 2023The Magician's ElephantMadam LaVaughn (voice)
- 2022The HouseAunt Clarice (voice)
- 2021Fate: The Winx SagaRosalind
- 2020RamsKat
- 2019Modern LoveJane
- 2019Good OmensShax
- 2019CurfewLou
- 2018GirlfriendsSue
- 2017StrongerPatty Bauman
- 2017ChurchillClementine Churchill
- 2017iBoyNancy 'Nan' Harvey
- 2015And Then There Were NoneEmily Brent
- 2015Danger MouseQueen of Weevils (voice)
- 2015An Inspector CallsSybil Birling
- 2015CasanovaMarquise d'Urfé
- 2015CasanovaMarquise d'Urfé
- 2015Operation OrangutanNarrator (voice)
- 2015Sex Story: Fifty Shades of GreyNarrator (voice)
- 2015Testament of YouthMiss Lorimer
- 2015Orango rischio fataleActor's Assistant
- 2014Mapp and LuciaElizabeth Mapp
- 2014The Incredible Adventures of Professor BranestawmMrs Blitherington
- 2014Muppets Most WantedBerliner at Window
- 2013Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie PhillipsSelf / Mrs. Victor
- 2013Hidden Universe
- 2013PsychobitchesEnid Blyton
- 2013BelleLady Ashford
- 2012World Without EndMother Cecilia
- 2012Parade's EndMrs. Wannop
- 2012Dead BossJo
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)
- 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Rita Skeeter
- 2010Made in DagenhamBarbara Castle
- 2010RubiconKatherine Rhumor
- 2009Turtle: The Incredible JourneyNarrator (Voice)
- 2009Spinning Into ButterDean Catherine Kenney
- 2009The Young VictoriaDuchess of Kent
- 2008Blackadder's Most Cunning MomentsSelf
- 2008Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten SagaSelf
- 2007Southland TalesNana Mae Frost
- 2007Fred ClausAnnette Claus
- 2007PuffballMabs Tucker
- 2007The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
- 2007Provoked: A True StoryVeronica Scott
- 2006The One ShowSelf - Guest
- 2006Paris Je T'aimeLa femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
- 2006Merlin's ApprenticeLady of the Lake
- 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireRita Skeeter
- 2005Gideon's DaughterStella
- 2005Final Chance to SaveHerself
- 2005Wah-WahLauren Compton
- 2005The Adventures of Bottle Top BillCorky (British dub voice)
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyQueenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005Comic Aid
- 2004The Phantom of the OperaMadame Giry
- 2004Churchill: The Hollywood YearsEva Braun
- 2004The Prince & MeQueen Rosalind
- 2003Falling AngelsMary Field
- 2003The Rage in Placid LakeSylvia Lake
- 2003The ActorsMrs. Magnani
- 2003The Lost PrinceQueen Mary
- 2002The HoursVanessa Bell
- 2002SpiderYvonne / Mrs. Cleg
- 2002V Graham NortonSelf
- 2001Snow WhiteElspeth
- 2001Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the MakingSelf
- 2000Get CarterGloria Carter
- 2000Chicken RunMrs. Tweedy (voice)
- 2000Sleepy Hollow: Behind the LegendSelf
- 2000The Miracle MakerMary Magdalene (voice)
- 1999Sleepy HollowLady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
- 1999Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded FangMiss Fowl
- 1999The Big Brass RingDinah Pellarin
- 1999Blackadder: Back & ForthQueenie
- 1999The King and IAnna Leonowens (voice)
- 1999Alice in WonderlandQueen of Hearts
- 1998Ted & RalphHenrietta Blough-Pendleton
- 1998MerlinLady of the Lake / Mab
- 1998The Scold's BridleDr. Sarah Blakeney
- 1998The Scold's BridleDr Sarah Blakeney
- 1998St. IvesSusan Gilchrist
- 1997The ApostleToosie
- 1997A Dance to the Music of TimePamela Flitton
- 1997The Designated MournerJudy
- 1997SwannSarah Maloney
- 1996The Evening StarPatsy Carpenter
- 1996Saint-ExConsuelo de Saint-Exupéry
- 1996Kansas CityCarolyn Stilton
- 1995The Night and the MomentJulie
- 1994FatherlandCharlie Maguire
- 1994The Line, the Cross & the CurveMysterious Woman
- 1994Tom & VivVivienne Haigh-Wood
- 1993CenturyClara
- 1993Shooting StarsSelf
- 1993JealousyStella/Elsbeth
- 1993DemonellaMarie Antoinette
- 1993Space Virgins from Planet SexMiss Straugheim
- 1992DamageIngrid Fleming
- 1992Absolutely FabulousBettina
- 1992The Crying GameJude
- 1992Mr. Wakefield's CrusadeSandra
- 1991Enchanted AprilRose Arbuthnot
- 1991Old Times
- 1991PerformanceAnna
- 1991RedemptionValerie Paris
- 1991Broken Skin
- 1990The FoolColumbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
- 1990Die KinderSidonie Reiger
- 1990Les DogsBride's Mother
- 1990The BachelorFriederike / Widow Sommer
- 1989Ball-Trap On The Cote SauvageEarly Bird
- 1989Twisted ObsessionMarilyn
- 1989Communicators From Hell
- 1988Blackadder's Christmas CarolQueens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
- 1988Mountain LanguageYoung Woman
- 1988This MorningSelf
- 1988The Master BuilderHilde Wangel
- 1988The StorytellerWitch
- 1988Sweet as You AreJulia Perry
- 1987Empire of the SunMrs. Victor
- 1987Eat the RichDHSS Blonde
- 1987The Death of the HeartDaphne Heccomb
- 1987After PilkingtonPenny Newhouse
- 1986Lost PropertyAnne
- 1986Unnatural CausesAnne Forrest
- 1986ScreenPlayValerie Paris
- 1986The Demon LoverGina
- 1985UnderworldOriel
- 1985The InnocentMary Turner
- 1985Dance with a StrangerRuth Ellis
- 1985Screen TwoPenny 'Patch' Newhouse
- 1985A Woman of SubstancePaula McGill Amory
- 1983Natural WorldNarrator
- 1983BlackadderQueen Elizabeth I
- 1983Shades of DarknessGina
- 1983The Hard WordPolly Wood
- 1982The Comic Strip Presents...Bride's Mother
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
- 1971Film '72Self
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- —The Duchess and I
- —The Queen of FashionHelen Delves Broughton
- —The Custom of the Country
- —Dinner with AudreyElla Van Heemstra
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