Miranda Richardson
Acting
Born: March 3, 1958 (age 68) · Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Sleepy Hollow
1999
Chicken Run
2000
Good Omens
2019
Empire of the Sun
1987
The Hours
2002
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
Stronger
2017
Fate: The Winx Saga
2021
iBoy
2017
The House
2022
Photos (7)
Movies (89)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Rita Skeeter
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Rita Skeeter
Damage
Ingrid Fleming
Chicken Run
Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
Sleepy Hollow
Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
The Phantom of the Opera
Madame Giry
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Mrs Tweedy (voice)
Fred Claus
Annette Claus
Empire of the Sun
Mrs. Victor
The Hours
Vanessa Bell
Muppets Most Wanted
Berliner at Window
Paris Je T'aime
La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
The Magician's Elephant
Madam LaVaughn (voice)
Provoked
Veronica Scott
Alice in Wonderland
Queen of Hearts
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
Get Carter
Gloria Carter
The Prince & Me
Queen Rosalind
Spider
Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
The Crying Game
Jude
Southland Tales
Nana Mae Frost
The House
Aunt Clarice (voice)
The Young Victoria
Duchess of Kent
Fatherland
Charlie Maguire
Testament of Youth
Miss Lorimer
Stronger
Patty Bauman
The Apostle
Toosie
Belle
Lady Ashford
Snow White
Elspeth
The Yellow Tie
Ioana Celibidache
Made in Dagenham
Barbara Castle
An Inspector Calls
Sybil Birling
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
The Miracle Maker
Mary Magdalene (voice)
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Queenie
The King and I
Anna Leonowens (voice)
Churchill
Clementine Churchill
iBoy
Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
Rams
Kat
Enchanted April
Rose Arbuthnot
Casanova
Marquise d'Urfé
Operation Orangutan
Narrator (voice)
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
Narrator (voice)
Dance with a Stranger
Ruth Ellis
Wah-Wah
Lauren Compton
The Evening Star
Patsy Carpenter
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Eva Braun
The Rage in Placid Lake
Sylvia Lake
Eat the Rich
DHSS Blonde
Puffball
Mabs Tucker
Kansas City
Carolyn Stilton
Twisted Obsession
Marilyn
The Actors
Mrs. Magnani
Spinning Into Butter
Dean Catherine Kenney
Gideon's Daughter
Stella
Sweet as You Are
Julia Perry
The Innocent
Mary Turner
Redemption
Valerie Paris
Underworld
Oriel
The Night and the Moment
Julie
Jealousy
Stella/Elsbeth
The Bachelor
Friederike / Widow Sommer
Falling Angels
Mary Field
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Sandra
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
Narrator (Voice)
St. Ives
Susan Gilchrist
Ted & Ralph
Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
Century
Clara
Old Times
1991
Tom & Viv
Vivienne Haigh-Wood
The Big Brass Ring
Dinah Pellarin
Hidden Universe
2013
Saint-Ex
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Mrs Blitherington
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Miss Fowl
The Demon Lover
Gina
Les Dogs
Bride's Mother
The Scold's Bridle
Dr. Sarah Blakeney
The Master Builder
Hilde Wangel
The Death of the Heart
Daphne Heccomb
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Miss Straugheim
After Pilkington
Penny Newhouse
The Designated Mourner
Judy
Demonella
Marie Antoinette
Swann
Sarah Maloney
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Mysterious Woman
Mountain Language
Young Woman
Communicators From Hell
1989
Lost Property
Anne
TV Shows (39)
Natural World
Narrator · 1 eps
Screen Two
Penny 'Patch' Newhouse · 1 eps
Screen Two
Julia Perry · 1 eps
Screen Two
Clara · 1 eps
Good Omens
Shax · 6 eps
Good Omens
Madame Tracy · 5 eps
Blackadder
Queen Elizabeth I · 6 eps
Blackadder
Nurse Mary · 1 eps
Blackadder
Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow · 1 eps
Absolutely Fabulous
Bettina · 1 eps
Performance
Anna · 1 eps
ScreenPlay
Valerie Paris · 1 eps
Modern Love
Jane · 1 eps
Fate: The Winx Saga
Rosalind · 5 eps
Danger Mouse
Queen of Weevils (voice) · 3 eps
The Storyteller
Witch · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bride's Mother · 1 eps
Merlin
Lady of the Lake / Mab · 2 eps
And Then There Were None
Emily Brent · 3 eps
World Without End
Mother Cecilia · 8 eps
A Woman of Substance
Paula McGill Amory · 3 eps
Rubicon
Katherine Rhumor · 13 eps
Dead Boss
Jo · 1 eps
The Last Anniversary
Rose · 6 eps
Unnatural Causes
Anne Forrest · 1 eps
A Dance to the Music of Time
Pamela Flitton · 4 eps
Curfew
Lou · 8 eps
Psychobitches
Enid Blyton · 1 eps
Parade's End
Mrs. Wannop · 5 eps
The Lost Prince
Queen Mary · 2 eps
Girlfriends
Sue · 6 eps
Merlin's Apprentice
Lady of the Lake · 2 eps
Shades of Darkness
Gina · 1 eps
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
Corky (British dub voice) · 52 eps
Casanova
Marquise d'Urfé · 1 eps
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
6 eps
Mapp and Lucia
Elizabeth Mapp · 3 eps
The Scold's Bridle
Dr Sarah Blakeney · 2 eps
Die Kinder
Sidonie Reiger · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (14)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
The One Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
V Graham Norton
Self · 1 eps
Shooting Stars
Self · 1 eps
This Morning
Self · 1 eps
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
Final Chance to Save
Herself · 1 eps
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
Like Tears in Rain
Self
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Self / Mrs. Victor
