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 (90)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Rita Skeeter
Chicken Run
Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
Sleepy Hollow
Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Rita Skeeter
The Phantom of the Opera
Madame Giry
Empire of the Sun
Mrs. Victor
The House
Aunt Clarice (voice)
Paris Je T'aime
La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Mrs Tweedy (voice)
Stronger
Patty Bauman
Testament of Youth
Miss Lorimer
The Hours
Vanessa Bell
Spider
Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
The Crying Game
Jude
The Magician's Elephant
Madam LaVaughn (voice)
The Apostle
Toosie
Rams
Kat
Get Carter
Gloria Carter
Alice in Wonderland
Queen of Hearts
Muppets Most Wanted
Berliner at Window
Damage
Ingrid Fleming
The Young Victoria
Duchess of Kent
The Evening Star
Patsy Carpenter
An Inspector Calls
Sybil Birling
The Prince & Me
Queen Rosalind
Fatherland
Charlie Maguire
Fred Claus
Annette Claus
Southland Tales
Nana Mae Frost
The Miracle Maker
Mary Magdalene (voice)
Made in Dagenham
Barbara Castle
The Yellow Tie
Ioana Celibidache
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
The King and I
Anna Leonowens (voice)
Enchanted April
Rose Arbuthnot
The Innocent
Mary Turner
Belle
Lady Ashford
Provoked
Veronica Scott
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
Narrator (voice)
iBoy
Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
Snow White
Elspeth
Tom & Viv
Vivienne Haigh-Wood
Churchill
Clementine Churchill
The Scold's Bridle
Dr. Sarah Blakeney
The Actors
Mrs. Magnani
Dance with a Stranger
Ruth Ellis
Underworld
Oriel
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Eva Braun
Twisted Obsession
Marilyn
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Queenie
Wah-Wah
Lauren Compton
The Bachelor
Friederike / Widow Sommer
Sweet as You Are
Julia Perry
Kansas City
Carolyn Stilton
Operation Orangutan
Narrator (voice)
Casanova
Marquise d'Urfé
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
Eat the Rich
DHSS Blonde
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
Narrator (Voice)
Saint-Ex
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
The Rage in Placid Lake
Sylvia Lake
The Night and the Moment
Julie
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Mysterious Woman
The Big Brass Ring
Dinah Pellarin
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
Witch
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Mrs Blitherington
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Sandra
Gideon's Daughter
Stella
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Miss Straugheim
Puffball
Mabs Tucker
Hidden Universe
2013
Spinning Into Butter
Dean Catherine Kenney
Swann
Sarah Maloney
St. Ives
Susan Gilchrist
Redemption
Valerie Paris
The Death of the Heart
Daphne Heccomb
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Miss Fowl
The Designated Mourner
Judy
Jealousy
Stella/Elsbeth
The Master Builder
Hilde Wangel
Falling Angels
Mary Field
Ted & Ralph
Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
Communicators From Hell
1989
Century
Clara
Old Times
1991
The Demon Lover
Gina
Les Dogs
Bride's Mother
Mountain Language
Young Woman
After Pilkington
Penny Newhouse
Demonella
Marie Antoinette
Lost Property
Anne
TV Shows (41)
Good Omens
Shax · 6 eps
Good Omens
Madame Tracy · 5 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 1 eps
Screen Two
Penny 'Patch' Newhouse · 1 eps
Screen Two
Julia Perry · 1 eps
Screen Two
Clara · 1 eps
Fate: The Winx Saga
Rosalind · 5 eps
Performance
Anna · 1 eps
Absolutely Fabulous
Bettina · 1 eps
Blackadder
Queen Elizabeth I · 6 eps
Blackadder
Nurse Mary · 1 eps
Blackadder
Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bride's Mother · 1 eps
World Without End
Mother Cecilia · 8 eps
ScreenPlay
Valerie Paris · 1 eps
Modern Love
Jane · 1 eps
Danger Mouse
Queen of Weevils (voice) · 3 eps
The Storyteller
Witch · 1 eps
Bookish
Duchess Alberta · 1 eps
Bookish
Duschess Alberta · 1 eps
Merlin
Lady of the Lake / Mab · 2 eps
And Then There Were None
Emily Brent · 3 eps
A Woman of Substance
Paula McGill Amory · 3 eps
Rubicon
Katherine Rhumor · 13 eps
The Last Anniversary
Rose · 6 eps
Parade's End
Mrs. Wannop · 5 eps
Curfew
Lou · 8 eps
Psychobitches
Enid Blyton · 1 eps
The Lost Prince
Queen Mary · 2 eps
A Dance to the Music of Time
Pamela Flitton · 4 eps
Unnatural Causes
Anne Forrest · 1 eps
Shades of Darkness
Gina · 1 eps
Die Kinder
Sidonie Reiger · 6 eps
Casanova
Marquise d'Urfé · 1 eps
Merlin's Apprentice
Lady of the Lake · 2 eps
Dead Boss
Jo · 1 eps
Girlfriends
Sue · 6 eps
Mapp and Lucia
Elizabeth Mapp · 3 eps
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
Corky (British dub voice) · 52 eps
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
6 eps
The Scold's Bridle
Dr Sarah Blakeney · 2 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
Final Chance to Save
Herself · 1 eps
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
Like Tears in Rain
Self
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Self / Mrs. Victor
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Self
