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