Miranda Richardson
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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
Credits
Damage (1992)
as Ingrid Fleming
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
as Rita Skeeter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
as Rita Skeeter
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
Chicken Run (2000)
as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
as Madame Giry
Empire of the Sun (1987)
as Mrs. Victor
The Hours (2002)
as Vanessa Bell
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
as Mrs Tweedy (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
as Berliner at Window
The Yellow Tie (2025)
as Ioana Celibidache
Get Carter (2000)
as Gloria Carter
The House (2022)
as Aunt Clarice (voice)
Fred Claus (2007)
as Annette Claus
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
as La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
The Prince & Me (2004)
as Queen Rosalind
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
as Queen of Hearts
Belle (2013)
as Lady Ashford
Stronger (2017)
as Patty Bauman
Snow White (2001)
as Elspeth
The Magician's Elephant (2023)
as Madam LaVaughn (voice)
Southland Tales (2007)
as Nana Mae Frost
The Young Victoria (2009)
as Duchess of Kent
The Crying Game (1992)
as Jude
Testament of Youth (2015)
as Miss Lorimer
Spider (2002)
as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
Churchill (2017)
as Clementine Churchill
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
The Custom of the Country (—)
Actor
Made in Dagenham (2010)
as Barbara Castle
The Apostle (1997)
as Toosie
iBoy (2017)
as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
Underworld (1985)
as Oriel
Enchanted April (1991)
as Rose Arbuthnot
Kansas City (1996)
as Carolyn Stilton
An Inspector Calls (2015)
as Sybil Birling
Eat the Rich (1987)
as DHSS Blonde
Rams (2020)
as Kat
Fatherland (1994)
as Charlie Maguire
Tom & Viv (1994)
as Vivienne Haigh-Wood
The Miracle Maker (2000)
as Mary Magdalene (voice)
The Actors (2003)
as Mrs. Magnani
Wah-Wah (2005)
as Lauren Compton
The King and I (1999)
as Anna Leonowens (voice)
Comic Aid (2005)
Actor
The Fool (1990)
as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
as Ruth Ellis
The Evening Star (1996)
as Patsy Carpenter
Saint-Ex (1996)
as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ted & Ralph (1998)
as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
Puffball (2007)
as Mabs Tucker
The Innocent (1985)
as Mary Turner
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
as Eva Braun
St. Ives (1998)
as Susan Gilchrist
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
as Queenie
Casanova (2015)
as Marquise d'Urfé
Gideon's Daughter (2005)
as Stella
Old Times (1991)
Actor
Les Dogs (1990)
as Bride's Mother
Provoked: A True Story (2007)
as Veronica Scott
Falling Angels (2003)
as Mary Field
The Big Brass Ring (1999)
as Dinah Pellarin
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
Operation Orangutan (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)
as Self
Spinning Into Butter (2009)
as Dean Catherine Kenney
Redemption (1991)
as Valerie Paris
Like Tears in Rain (2024)
as Self
The Master Builder (1988)
as Hilde Wangel
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
as Self
The Rage in Placid Lake (2003)
as Sylvia Lake
Blackadder: A Cunning Story (2023)
as Self - Contributor
The Night and the Moment (1995)
as Julie
The Bachelor (1990)
as Friederike / Widow Sommer
Swann (1997)
as Sarah Maloney
The Demon Lover (1986)
as Gina
Century (1993)
as Clara
Demonella (1993)
as Marie Antoinette
Communicators From Hell (1989)
Actor
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999)
as Miss Fowl
Mountain Language (1988)
as Young Woman
The Queen of Fashion (—)
as Helen Delves Broughton
Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009)
as Narrator (Voice)
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (2014)
as Mrs Blitherington
Dinner with Audrey (—)
as Ella Van Heemstra
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008)
as Self
Twisted Obsession (1989)
as Marilyn
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips (2013)
as Self / Mrs. Victor
The Designated Mourner (1997)
as Judy
Sweet as You Are (1988)
as Julia Perry
The Scold's Bridle (1998)
as Dr. Sarah Blakeney
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (1992)
as Sandra
Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993)
as Miss Straugheim
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage (1989)
as Early Bird
The Duchess and I (—)
Actor
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making (2001)
as Self
After Pilkington (1987)
as Penny Newhouse
Jealousy (1993)
as Stella/Elsbeth
Lost Property (1986)
as Anne
The Death of the Heart (1987)
as Daphne Heccomb
Hidden Universe (2013)
Actor
The Line, the Cross & the Curve (1994)
as Mysterious Woman
Broken Skin (1991)
Actor