
Miranda Richardson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 3, 1958 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
The Queen of Fashion
Movie · as Helen Delves Broughton
The Custom of the Country
Movie

Dinner with Audrey
Movie · as Ella Van Heemstra
The Portrait of a Lady
TV · as Mrs Lydia Touchett · 6 eps

My Duchess
Movie

The Yellow Tie
Movie · as Ioana Celibidache

The Last Anniversary
TV · as Rose · 6 eps

Bookish
TV · as Duchess Alberta, Duschess Alberta · 1 ep

Like Tears in Rain
Movie · as Self

The Magician's Elephant
Movie · as Madam LaVaughn (voice)

Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Movie · as Self - Contributor

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Movie · as Mrs Tweedy (voice)

The House
Movie · as Aunt Clarice (voice)

Fate: The Winx Saga
TV · as Rosalind · 5 eps

Rams
Movie · as Kat

Good Omens
TV · as Shax, Madame Tracy · 6 eps

Modern Love
TV · as Jane · 1 ep

Curfew
TV · as Lou · 8 eps

Girlfriends
TV · as Sue · 6 eps

Churchill
Movie · as Clementine Churchill

Stronger
Movie · as Patty Bauman

iBoy
Movie · as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey

Operation Orangutan
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Testament of Youth
Movie · as Miss Lorimer

An Inspector Calls
Movie · as Sybil Birling

Casanova
Movie · as Marquise d'Urfé

And Then There Were None
TV · as Emily Brent · 3 eps

Casanova
TV · as Marquise d'Urfé · 1 ep

Danger Mouse
TV · as Queen of Weevils (voice) · 3 eps

Muppets Most Wanted
Movie · as Berliner at Window

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Movie · as Mrs Blitherington

Mapp and Lucia
TV · as Elizabeth Mapp · 3 eps

Belle
Movie · as Lady Ashford

Hidden Universe
Movie

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Movie · as Self / Mrs. Victor

Psychobitches
TV · as Enid Blyton · 1 ep

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)

Parade's End
TV · as Mrs. Wannop · 5 eps

Dead Boss
TV · as Jo · 1 ep

World Without End
TV · as Mother Cecilia · 8 eps

Made in Dagenham
Movie · as Barbara Castle

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Movie · as Rita Skeeter

Rubicon
TV · as Katherine Rhumor · 13 eps

Spinning Into Butter
Movie · as Dean Catherine Kenney

Turtle: The Incredible Journey
Movie · as Narrator (Voice)

The Young Victoria
Movie · as Duchess of Kent

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Movie · as Self

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Movie · as Self

Southland Tales
Movie · as Nana Mae Frost

Fred Claus
Movie · as Annette Claus

Puffball
Movie · as Mabs Tucker

Provoked
Movie · as Veronica Scott

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
TV · 6 eps

Paris Je T'aime
Movie · as La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)

The One Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Merlin's Apprentice
TV · as Lady of the Lake · 2 eps

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie · as Rita Skeeter

Wah-Wah
Movie · as Lauren Compton

Gideon's Daughter
Movie · as Stella
Comic Aid
Movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie · as Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
TV · as Corky (British dub voice) · 52 eps

Final Chance to Save
TV · as Herself · 1 ep

The Prince & Me
Movie · as Queen Rosalind

The Phantom of the Opera
Movie · as Madame Giry

Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Movie · as Eva Braun

The Actors
Movie · as Mrs. Magnani

The Rage in Placid Lake
Movie · as Sylvia Lake

Falling Angels
Movie · as Mary Field

The Lost Prince
TV · as Queen Mary · 2 eps

The Hours
Movie · as Vanessa Bell

Spider
Movie · as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg

V Graham Norton
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Snow White
Movie · as Elspeth

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Movie · as Self

Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Queenie (archive footage)

Get Carter
Movie · as Gloria Carter

The Miracle Maker
Movie · as Mary Magdalene (voice)

Chicken Run
Movie · as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Movie · as Self

Sleepy Hollow
Movie · as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch

Alice in Wonderland
Movie · as Queen of Hearts

The Big Brass Ring
Movie · as Dinah Pellarin

The King and I
Movie · as Anna Leonowens (voice)

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Movie · as Miss Fowl

Blackadder: Back & Forth
Movie · as Queenie

St. Ives
Movie · as Susan Gilchrist

The Scold's Bridle
Movie · as Dr. Sarah Blakeney

Ted & Ralph
Movie · as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton

Merlin
TV · as Lady of the Lake / Mab · 2 eps

The Scold's Bridle
TV · as Dr Sarah Blakeney · 2 eps

The Apostle
Movie · as Toosie

The Designated Mourner
Movie · as Judy

Swann
Movie · as Sarah Maloney

A Dance to the Music of Time
TV · as Pamela Flitton · 4 eps

The Evening Star
Movie · as Patsy Carpenter

Kansas City
Movie · as Carolyn Stilton

Saint-Ex
Movie · as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry

The Night and the Moment
Movie · as Julie

Fatherland
Movie · as Charlie Maguire

Tom & Viv
Movie · as Vivienne Haigh-Wood

The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Movie · as Mysterious Woman

Demonella
Movie · as Marie Antoinette

Jealousy
Movie · as Stella/Elsbeth

Century
Movie · as Clara

Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Movie · as Miss Straugheim

Shooting Stars
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Damage
Movie · as Ingrid Fleming

The Crying Game
Movie · as Jude

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Movie · as Sandra

Absolutely Fabulous
TV · as Bettina · 1 ep

Enchanted April
Movie · as Rose Arbuthnot

Old Times
Movie

Redemption
Movie · as Valerie Paris
Broken Skin
Movie

Performance
TV · as Anna · 1 ep

The Bachelor
Movie · as Friederike / Widow Sommer

Les Dogs
Movie · as Bride's Mother
The Fool
Movie · as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia

Die Kinder
TV · as Sidonie Reiger · 6 eps

Twisted Obsession
Movie · as Marilyn
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
Movie · as Early Bird

Communicators From Hell
Movie

Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Movie · as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX

The Master Builder
Movie · as Hilde Wangel

Mountain Language
Movie · as Young Woman

Sweet as You Are
Movie · as Julia Perry

The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
Movie · as Witch

This Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Storyteller
TV · as Witch · 1 ep

Empire of the Sun
Movie · as Mrs. Victor

After Pilkington
Movie · as Penny Newhouse

Eat the Rich
Movie · as DHSS Blonde

The Death of the Heart
Movie · as Daphne Heccomb

Lost Property
Movie · as Anne

The Demon Lover
Movie · as Gina

Unnatural Causes
TV · as Anne Forrest · 1 ep

ScreenPlay
TV · as Valerie Paris · 1 ep

Dance with a Stranger
Movie · as Ruth Ellis

The Innocent
Movie · as Mary Turner

Underworld
Movie · as Oriel

A Woman of Substance
TV · as Paula McGill Amory · 3 eps

Screen Two
TV · as Penny 'Patch' Newhouse, Julia Perry, Clara · 1 ep

Natural World
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

Blackadder
TV · as Nurse Mary, Queen Elizabeth I, Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow · 1 ep

Shades of Darkness
TV · as Gina · 1 ep
The Hard Word
TV · as Polly Wood · 6 eps

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV · as Bride's Mother · 1 ep

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps






