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