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