Acting
Miranda Richardson
EN, RO, NL, IT cinema · 108 credits
Born
3 March 1958 (age 68)
Birthplace
Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
Also known as Miranda Jane Richardson · میراندا ریچاردسون
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
Filmography
The Queen of Fashion
The Queen of Fashion
as Helen Delves Broughton
Dinner with Audrey
as Ella Van Heemstra
The Yellow Tie
as Ioana Celibidache
The Magician's Elephant
as Madam LaVaughn (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
as Self - Contributor
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Mrs Tweedy (voice)
The House
as Aunt Clarice (voice)
Rams
as Kat
Churchill
as Clementine Churchill
Stronger
as Patty Bauman
iBoy
as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
Operation Orangutan
as Narrator (voice)
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
as Narrator (voice)
Testament of Youth
as Miss Lorimer
An Inspector Calls
as Sybil Birling
Casanova
as Marquise d'Urfé
Orango rischio fatale
Actor's Assistant
Muppets Most Wanted
as Berliner at Window
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
as Mrs Blitherington
Belle
as Lady Ashford
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self / Mrs. Victor
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Made in Dagenham
as Barbara Castle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Rita Skeeter
Spinning Into Butter
as Dean Catherine Kenney
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
as Narrator (Voice)
The Young Victoria
as Duchess of Kent
Southland Tales
as Nana Mae Frost
Fred Claus
as Annette Claus
Puffball
as Mabs Tucker
Provoked
as Veronica Scott
Paris Je T'aime
as La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Rita Skeeter
Wah-Wah
as Lauren Compton
Gideon's Daughter
as Stella
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Prince & Me
as Queen Rosalind
The Phantom of the Opera
as Madame Giry
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
as Eva Braun
The Actors
as Mrs. Magnani
The Rage in Placid Lake
as Sylvia Lake
Falling Angels
as Mary Field
The Hours
as Vanessa Bell
Spider
as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
Snow White
as Elspeth
Great Comedy Moments
as Queenie (archive footage)
Get Carter
as Gloria Carter
The Miracle Maker
as Mary Magdalene (voice)
Chicken Run
as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
Sleepy Hollow
as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
Alice in Wonderland
as Queen of Hearts
The Big Brass Ring
as Dinah Pellarin
The King and I
as Anna Leonowens (voice)
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
as Miss Fowl
Blackadder: Back & Forth
as Queenie
St. Ives
as Susan Gilchrist
The Scold's Bridle
as Dr. Sarah Blakeney
Ted & Ralph
as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
The Apostle
as Toosie
Swann
as Sarah Maloney
The Evening Star
as Patsy Carpenter
Kansas City
as Carolyn Stilton
Saint-Ex
as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
Fatherland
as Charlie Maguire
Tom & Viv
as Vivienne Haigh-Wood
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
as Mysterious Woman
Demonella
as Marie Antoinette
Jealousy
as Stella/Elsbeth
Century
as Clara
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
as Miss Straugheim
Damage
as Ingrid Fleming
The Crying Game
as Jude
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
as Sandra
Enchanted April
as Rose Arbuthnot
Redemption
as Valerie Paris
The Bachelor
as Friederike / Widow Sommer
Les Dogs
as Bride's Mother
The Fool
1990
The Fool
as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
Twisted Obsession
as Marilyn
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
The Master Builder
as Hilde Wangel
Mountain Language
as Young Woman
Sweet as You Are
as Julia Perry
Empire of the Sun
as Mrs. Victor
After Pilkington
as Penny Newhouse
Eat the Rich
as DHSS Blonde
The Death of the Heart
as Daphne Heccomb
The Demon Lover
as Gina
Dance with a Stranger
as Ruth Ellis
The Innocent
as Mary Turner
Underworld
as Oriel