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Miranda Richardson
ActorBorn March 3, 1958 (67 years)
Miranda Jane Richardson (born March 3, 1958) is an English actor. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in Dance with a Stranger (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Damage (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994). A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Damage. She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning twice for Enchanted April (1992) and the TV film Fatherland (1994). In 1996, one critic asserted that she is "the greatest actress of our time in any medium" after she appeared in Orlando at the Edinburgh Festival. Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play Moving, before being nominated for the 1987 Olivier Award for Best Actress for A Lie of the Mind. Her television credits include Blackadder (1986–1989), A Dance to the Music of Time (1997), Merlin (1998), The Lost Prince (2003), Gideon's Daughter (2006), the sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007), and Rubicon (2010). She was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for Operation Orangutan.
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Miranda Richardson Filmography
| 2025 | The Yellow Tie · as Ioana Celibidache |
| 2025 | The Last Anniversary (TV Series) · as Rose |
| 2023 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget · as Mrs Tweedy (voice) |
| 2023 | The Magician's Elephant · as Madam Lavaughn (voice) |
| 2022 | The House · as Aunt Clarice (voice) |
| 2021 | Fate: The Winx Saga (TV Series) · as Rosalind |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | Modern Love (TV Series) · as Jane |
| 2019 | Good Omens (TV Series) · as Shax |
| 2019 | Curfew (TV Series) · as Lou |
| 2018 | Pinky Malinky (TV Series) · as Pinky's Grandma |
| 2018 | Girlfriends (2018) (TV Series) · as Sue |
| 2017 | Spielberg · as Mrs. Victor |
| 2017 | Stronger · as Patty Bauman |
| 2017 | Churchill · as Clementine Churchill |
| 2017 | iBoy · as Nancy 'nan' Harvey |
| 2015 | A Life on Screen: Stephen Fry · as Cast |
| 2015 | And Then There Were None (TV Series) · as Emily Brent |
| 2015 | Danger Mouse (2015) (TV Series) · as Queen Of Weevils |
| 2015 | An Inspector Calls · as Sybil Birling |
| 2015 | Casanova · as Marquise D'urfé |
| 2015 | Casanova (TV Series) · as Marquise D'urfé |
| 2015 | Operation Orangutan · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | Mapp and Lucia (2014) (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Mapp |
| 2014 | The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm · as Mrs Blitherington |
| 2014 | Belle: The Story · as Lady Ashford |
| 2014 | Testament of Youth · as Miss Lorimer |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted · as Berliner At Window |
| 2014 | Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts · as Rita Skeeter |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Psychobitches (TV Series) · as Enid Blyton |
| 2013 | Belle · as Lady Ashford |
| 2012 | Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | World Without End (TV Series) · as Mother Cecilia |
| 2012 | Parade's End (TV Series) · as Mrs. Wannop |
| 2012 | Dead Boss (TV Series) · as Jo |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · as Rita Skeeter |
| 2010 | Made in Dagenham · as Barbara Castle |
| 2010 | Rubicon (TV Series) · as Katherine Rhumor |
| 2009 | The Young Victoria · as Duchess Of Kent |
| 2008 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2008 | The Thirties In Colour (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2008 | A Fox's Tale · as Anna Conda |
| 2007 | Fred Claus · as Annette Claus |
| 2007 | Puffball: The Devil's Eyeball · as Mabs Tucker |
| 2007 | The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Spinning Into Butter · as Dean Catherine Kenney |
| 2006 | Provoked · as Veronica Scott |
| 2006 | Paris, Je T'aime · as La Femme Au Trench Rouge (bastille) |
| 2006 | Southland Tales · as Nana Mae Frost |
| 2006 | Merlin's Apprentice (TV Series) · as Lady Of The Lake |
| 2006 | Reflections on the Fourth Film · as Rita Skeeter |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · as Rita Skeeter |
| 2005 | Gideon's Daughter · as Stella |
| 2005 | Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe · as Vivienne Haigh-Wood |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The Adventures Of Bottle Top Bill (TV Series) · as Corky (uk) |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill (TV Series) · as Corky (british Dub Voice) |
| 2005 | Midsummer Dream · as Titania |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Starry Night · as Annie |
| 2004 | The Phantom of the Opera · as Madame Giry |
| 2004 | Churchill: The Hollywood Years · as Eva Braun |
| 2004 | The Prince and Me · as Queen Rosalind |
| 2003 | Falling Angels · as Mary Field |
| 2003 | The Rage in Placid Lake · as Sylvia Lake |
| 2003 | The Actors · as Mrs. Magnani |
| 2003 | Harmony in Hanoi · as Narrator |
| 2003 | Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do · as Hermione Granger |
| 2003 | The Lost Prince (TV Series) · as Queen Mary |
| 2002 | The Hours · as Vanessa Bell |
| 2002 | Spider · as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg |
| 2001 | Snow White: The Fairest of Them All · as Elspeth |
| 2000 | Get Carter · as Gloria Carter |
| 2000 | Chicken Run · as Mrs. Tweedy (voice) |
| 1999 | The Miracle Maker · as Mary Magdalene (voice) |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow · as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch |
| 1999 | The James Bond Story · as Narrator |
| 1999 | Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang · as Miss Fowl |
| 1999 | The Big Brass Ring · as Dinah Pellarin |
| 1999 | Blackadder: Back & Forth · as Queenie |
| 1999 | The King and I · as Anna Leonowens (voice) |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland · as Queen Of Hearts |
| 1998 | Ted & Ralph · as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton |
| 1998 | St. Ives · as Susan Gilchrist |
| 1998 | Merlin (1998) (TV Series) · as Lady Of The Lake / Mab |
| 1998 | The Scold's Bridle · as Dr. Sarah Blakeney |
| 1998 | The Scold's Bridle (TV Series) · as Dr Sarah Blakeney |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers · as Various |
| 1997 | The Apostle · as Toosie |
| 1997 | Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! · as Bettina |
| 1997 | A Dance to the Music of Time (TV Series) · as Pamela Flitton |
| 1997 | The Designated Mourner · as Judy |
| 1996 | The Evening Star · as Patsy Carpenter |
| 1996 | Saint-Ex · as Consuelo De Saint-Exupéry |
| 1996 | Swann · as Sarah Maloney |
| 1996 | Kansas City · as Carolyn Stilton |
| 1994 | The Night and the Moment · as Julie |
| 1994 | Fatherland · as Charlie Maguire |
| 1994 | Tom & Viv · as Vivienne Haigh-Wood |
| 1993 | Century · as Clara |
| 1993 | The Line, the Cross & the Curve · as Mysterious Woman |
| 1992 | Damage · as Ingrid Fleming |
| 1992 | Absolutely Fabulous (TV Series) · as Bettina |
| 1992 | The Crying Game · as Jude |
| 1991 | Enchanted April · as Rose Arbuthnot |
| 1991 | Performance (TV Series) · as Anna |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | The Fool · as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia |
| 1990 | Die Kinder (TV Series) · as Sidonie Reiger |
| 1990 | The Bachelor · as Friederike / Widow Sommer |
| 1989 | Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage · as Early Bird |
| 1989 | Twisted Obsession · as Marilyn |
| 1988 | Blackadder's Christmas Carol · as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia Xix |
| 1988 | Mountain Language · as Young Woman |
| 1987 | Sweet as You Are · as Julia Perry |
| 1987 | Empire of the Sun · as Mrs. Victor |
| 1987 | The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series) · as Witch |
| 1987 | Eat the Rich · as Dhss Blonde |
| 1987 | Jim Henson's The Storyteller (TV Series) · as Witch |
| 1986 | Equinox (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Valerie Paris |
| 1985 | The Death of the Heart · as Daphne Heccomb |
| 1985 | Underworld · as Oriel |
| 1985 | Theatre Night (TV Series) · as Hilde Wangel |
| 1985 | The Innocent · as Mary Turner |
| 1985 | Dance with a Stranger · as Ruth Ellis |
| 1985 | Saturday Live (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Clara |
| 1984 | A Woman of Substance (TV Series) · as Paula Mcgill Amory |
| 1984 | Sorrell and Son (TV Series) · as Lola |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1983 | Natural World (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1983 | Shades of Darkness (1983) (TV Series) · as Gina |
| 1982 | Blackadder (TV Series) · as Queen Elizabeth I |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... (TV Series) · as Bride's Mother |
| 1979 | Agony (TV Series) · as Gudrun |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Mary Shelley |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Susan Palmer |
| 1965 | Jackanory (TV Series) · as Storyteller |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2024 | Like Tears in Rain · as Self |
| 2023 | Blackadder: A Cunning Story · as Self – Contributor |
| 2019 | There's Something About Movies (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2017 | Churchill: Behind the Scenes Featurette · as Self - Actress |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Walliams & Friend (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The Blue Highway · as Self |
| 2011 | The Hours: Three Women · as Self |
| 2008 | Blackadder Rides Again · as Self |
| 2008 | Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | DP/30: Conversations About Movies (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | 'Harry Potter': Behind the Magic · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Final Chance to Save (TV Series) · as Herself |
| 2005 | The Making of 'The Phantom of the Opera' · as Self |
| 2005 | The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 · as Self - Nominee |
| 2005 | Wah Wah in Swaziland · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Timeshift (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Fowl Play: The Making of Chicken Run · as Self - Mrs. Tweedy |
| 2000 | The Hatching of 'Chicken Run' · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's · as Self |
| 1995 | The 67th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1995 | The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1994 | Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Jools' Annual Hootenanny (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | The 65th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1993 | The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Comic Relief · as Self |
| 1980 | Granada Reports (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |