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
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: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
as Mrs Tweedy (voice)
Chicken Run (2000)
as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
as Madame Giry
Empire of the Sun (1987)
as Mrs. Victor
Fred Claus (2007)
as Annette Claus
The Hours (2002)
as Vanessa Bell
My Duchess (2026)
Actor
The House (2022)
as Aunt Clarice (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
as Berliner at Window
Belle (2013)
as Lady Ashford
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
as Queen of Hearts
Damage (1992)
as Ingrid Fleming
Fatherland (1994)
as Charlie Maguire
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
as La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
Casanova (2015)
as Marquise d'Urfé
Provoked (2007)
as Veronica Scott
The Prince & Me (2004)
as Queen Rosalind
The Magician's Elephant (2023)
as Madam LaVaughn (voice)
Get Carter (2000)
as Gloria Carter
Southland Tales (2007)
as Nana Mae Frost
Made in Dagenham (2010)
as Barbara Castle
Wah-Wah (2005)
as Lauren Compton
Testament of Youth (2015)
as Miss Lorimer
The Crying Game (1992)
as Jude
Stronger (2017)
as Patty Bauman
Churchill (2017)
as Clementine Churchill
The Young Victoria (2009)
as Duchess of Kent
Spider (2002)
as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
The Yellow Tie (2025)
as Ioana Celibidache
The Innocent (1985)
as Mary Turner
The King and I (1999)
as Anna Leonowens (voice)
Eat the Rich (1987)
as DHSS Blonde
Twisted Obsession (1989)
as Marilyn
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
iBoy (2017)
as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
Blackadder: A Cunning Story (2023)
as Self - Contributor
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
Jealousy (1993)
as Stella/Elsbeth
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
as Self
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
as Ruth Ellis
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
The Custom of the Country (—)
Actor
Dinner with Audrey (—)
as Ella Van Heemstra
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens (1988)
as Witch
Redemption (1991)
as Valerie Paris
Snow White (2001)
as Elspeth
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (1992)
as Sandra
The Miracle Maker (2000)
as Mary Magdalene (voice)
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
as Queenie
The Apostle (1997)
as Toosie
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
The Evening Star (1996)
as Patsy Carpenter
An Inspector Calls (2015)
as Sybil Birling
Rams (2020)
as Kat
Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993)
as Miss Straugheim
Demonella (1993)
as Marie Antoinette
Kansas City (1996)
as Carolyn Stilton
Hidden Universe (2013)
Actor
Old Times (1991)
Actor
Enchanted April (1991)
as Rose Arbuthnot
The Demon Lover (1986)
as Gina
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)
as Self
Underworld (1985)
as Oriel
Puffball (2007)
as Mabs Tucker
The Rage in Placid Lake (2003)
as Sylvia Lake
The Bachelor (1990)
as Friederike / Widow Sommer
Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009)
as Narrator (Voice)
The Actors (2003)
as Mrs. Magnani
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
as Eva Braun
The Big Brass Ring (1999)
as Dinah Pellarin
Gideon's Daughter (2005)
as Stella
Tom & Viv (1994)
as Vivienne Haigh-Wood
The Master Builder (1988)
as Hilde Wangel
Operation Orangutan (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
After Pilkington (1987)
as Penny Newhouse
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (2014)
as Mrs Blitherington
Like Tears in Rain (2024)
as Self
Comic Aid (2005)
Actor
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage (1989)
as Early Bird
The Queen of Fashion (—)
as Helen Delves Broughton
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008)
as Self
The Scold's Bridle (1998)
as Dr. Sarah Blakeney
The Line, the Cross & the Curve (1994)
as Mysterious Woman
The Night and the Moment (1995)
as Julie
Falling Angels (2003)
as Mary Field
Mountain Language (1988)
as Young Woman
Ted & Ralph (1998)
as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making (2001)
as Self
The Fool (1990)
as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
Spinning Into Butter (2009)
as Dean Catherine Kenney
St. Ives (1998)
as Susan Gilchrist
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips (2013)
as Self / Mrs. Victor
The Death of the Heart (1987)
as Daphne Heccomb
Sweet as You Are (1988)
as Julia Perry
Swann (1997)
as Sarah Maloney
Century (1993)
as Clara
Saint-Ex (1996)
as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
The Designated Mourner (1997)
as Judy
Les Dogs (1990)
as Bride's Mother
Lost Property (1986)
as Anne
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999)
as Miss Fowl
Communicators From Hell (1989)
Actor
Great Comedy Moments (2001)
as Queenie (archive footage)
Broken Skin (1991)
Actor