Miranda Richardson
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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The Duchess and I
as Unknown
Dinner with Audrey
as Ella Van Heemstra
The Yellow Tie
as Ioana Celibidache
Bookish
as Duchess Alberta
Bookish
as Duschess Alberta
The Last Anniversary
as Rose
Like Tears in Rain
as Self
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Mrs Tweedy (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
as Self - Contributor
The Magician's Elephant
as Madam LaVaughn (voice)
The House
as Aunt Clarice (voice)
Fate: The Winx Saga
as Rosalind
Rams
as Kat
Modern Love
as Jane
Good Omens
as Shax
Good Omens
as Madame Tracy
Curfew
as Lou
Girlfriends
as Sue
Stronger
as Patty Bauman
Churchill
as Clementine Churchill
iBoy
as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
And Then There Were None
as Emily Brent
Danger Mouse
as Queen of Weevils (voice)
An Inspector Calls
as Sybil Birling
Casanova
as Marquise d'Urfé
Casanova
as Marquise d'Urfé
Operation Orangutan
as Narrator (voice)
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
as Narrator (voice)
Testament of Youth
as Miss Lorimer
Mapp and Lucia
as Elizabeth Mapp
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
as Mrs Blitherington
Muppets Most Wanted
as Berliner at Window
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self / Mrs. Victor
Hidden Universe
as Unknown
Psychobitches
as Enid Blyton
Belle
as Lady Ashford
World Without End
as Mother Cecilia
Parade's End
as Mrs. Wannop
Dead Boss
as Jo
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Made in Dagenham
as Barbara Castle
Rubicon
as Katherine Rhumor
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
as Narrator (Voice)
Spinning Into Butter
as Dean Catherine Kenney
The Young Victoria
as Duchess of Kent
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Self
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
as Self
Southland Tales
as Nana Mae Frost
Fred Claus
as Annette Claus
Puffball
as Mabs Tucker
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
as Unknown
Provoked
as Veronica Scott
The One Show
as Self - Guest
Paris Je T'aime
as La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
Merlin's Apprentice
as Lady of the Lake
Gideon's Daughter
as Stella
Final Chance to Save
as Herself
Wah-Wah
as Lauren Compton
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
as Corky (British dub voice)
The Phantom of the Opera
as Madame Giry
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
as Eva Braun
The Prince & Me
as Queen Rosalind
Falling Angels
as Mary Field
The Rage in Placid Lake
as Sylvia Lake
The Actors
as Mrs. Magnani
The Lost Prince
as Queen Mary
The Hours
as Vanessa Bell
Spider
as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
V Graham Norton
as Self
Snow White
as Elspeth
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
as Self
Get Carter
as Gloria Carter
Chicken Run
as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
The Miracle Maker
as Mary Magdalene (voice)
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
as Miss Fowl
The Big Brass Ring
as Dinah Pellarin
Blackadder: Back & Forth
as Queenie
The King and I
as Anna Leonowens (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
as Queen of Hearts
Ted & Ralph
as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
Merlin
as Lady of the Lake / Mab
The Scold's Bridle
as Dr. Sarah Blakeney
The Scold's Bridle
as Dr Sarah Blakeney
St. Ives
as Susan Gilchrist
The Apostle
as Toosie
A Dance to the Music of Time
as Pamela Flitton
The Designated Mourner
as Judy
Swann
as Sarah Maloney
The Evening Star
as Patsy Carpenter
Saint-Ex
as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
Kansas City
as Carolyn Stilton
The Night and the Moment
as Julie
Fatherland
as Charlie Maguire
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
as Mysterious Woman
Tom & Viv
as Vivienne Haigh-Wood
Century
as Clara
Shooting Stars
as Self
Jealousy
as Stella/Elsbeth
Demonella
as Marie Antoinette
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
as Miss Straugheim
Damage
as Ingrid Fleming
Absolutely Fabulous
as Bettina
The Crying Game
as Jude
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
as Sandra
Enchanted April
as Rose Arbuthnot
Old Times
as Unknown
Performance
as Anna
Redemption
as Valerie Paris
Die Kinder
as Sidonie Reiger
Les Dogs
as Bride's Mother
The Bachelor
as Friederike / Widow Sommer
Twisted Obsession
as Marilyn
Communicators From Hell
as Unknown
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
Mountain Language
as Young Woman
This Morning
as Self
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
as Witch
The Master Builder
as Hilde Wangel
The Storyteller
as Witch
Sweet as You Are
as Julia Perry
Empire of the Sun
as Mrs. Victor
Eat the Rich
as DHSS Blonde
The Death of the Heart
as Daphne Heccomb
After Pilkington
as Penny Newhouse
Lost Property
as Anne
Unnatural Causes
as Anne Forrest
ScreenPlay
as Valerie Paris
The Demon Lover
as Gina
Underworld
as Oriel
The Innocent
as Mary Turner
Dance with a Stranger
as Ruth Ellis
Screen Two
as Penny 'Patch' Newhouse
Screen Two
as Julia Perry
Screen Two
as Clara
A Woman of Substance
as Paula McGill Amory
Natural World
as Narrator
Blackadder
as Nurse Mary
Blackadder
as Queen Elizabeth I
Blackadder
as Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow
Shades of Darkness
as Gina
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Bride's Mother
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Oscars
as Self