Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 03, 1958
Place of Birth
Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits
150 titles
Miranda Richardson
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Yellow Tie
Ioana Celibidache
The Last Anniversary
Rose
Like Tears in Rain
Self
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Mrs Tweedy (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
The Magician's Elephant
Madam LaVaughn (voice)
The House
Aunt Clarice (voice)
Fate: The Winx Saga
Rosalind
Rams
Kat
Modern Love
Jane
Good Omens
Shax
Curfew
Lou
Girlfriends
Sue
Stronger
Patty Bauman
Churchill
Clementine Churchill
iBoy
Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
And Then There Were None
Emily Brent
Danger Mouse
Queen of Weevils (voice)
An Inspector Calls
Sybil Birling
Casanova
Marquise d'Urfé
Casanova
Marquise d'Urfé
Operation Orangutan
Narrator (voice)
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
Narrator (voice)
Testament of Youth
Miss Lorimer
Orango rischio fatale
Actor's Assistant
Mapp and Lucia
Elizabeth Mapp
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Mrs Blitherington
Muppets Most Wanted
Berliner at Window
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Self / Mrs. Victor
Hidden Universe
Psychobitches
Enid Blyton
Belle
Lady Ashford
World Without End
Mother Cecilia
Parade's End
Mrs. Wannop
Dead Boss
Jo
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Rita Skeeter
Made in Dagenham
Barbara Castle
Rubicon
Katherine Rhumor
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
Narrator (Voice)
Spinning Into Butter
Dean Catherine Kenney
The Young Victoria
Duchess of Kent
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
Southland Tales
Nana Mae Frost
Fred Claus
Annette Claus
Puffball
Mabs Tucker
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
Provoked
Veronica Scott
The One Show
Self - Guest