1950-11-07 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Lindsay Vere Duncan, CBE (born November 7, 1950) is a Scottish stage and television actress. She is the recipient of three BAFTA nominations and one Scottish BAFTA nomination, as well as two Olivier Awards and a Tony Award for her work on stage. She has starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Duncan's film credits include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Reflecting Skin (1990), City Hall (1996), An Ideal Husband, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Mansfield Park (all 1999), Under the Tuscan Sun, AfterLife (both 2003), Starter for 10 (2006), Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010), About Time (2013), Birdman (2014), and Blackbird (2019). Outside of stage and film, Duncan appeared as Barbara Douglas in Alan Bleasdale's critically acclaimed G.B.H. (1991), Servilia of the Junii on the HBO historical drama series Rome (2005–2007), Adelaide Brooke in the Doctor Who special "The Waters of Mars" (2009), Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle in the BBC Two miniseries The Honourable Woman (2014), and Lady Smallwood on BBC One's Sherlock (2014–2017). She also portrayed Elizabeth Longford and Margaret Thatcher in the television films Longford (2006) and Margaret (2009), respectively.
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H Is for Hawk | Mum | 2025-11-26 |
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National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus | Dora | 2024-07-19 |
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Last Call | Kate | 2023-06-09 |
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Call Me Back | Grace | 2023-09-29 |
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Doctor Jekyll | Sandra Poole | 2023-10-27 |
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A Banquet | June | 2022-02-18 |
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No Ordinary Joe | Marion Barbara "Joe" Carstairs | 2021-09-06 |
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Made in Italy | Kate | 2020-07-09 |
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Little Joe | Psychotherapist | 2019-11-01 |
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Blackbird | Liz | 2019-09-06 |
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My Zoe | Kathy | 2019-11-14 |
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National Theatre Live: Hansard | Diana Hesketh | 2019-11-07 |
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November 1st | Bonnie | 2019-11-01 |
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Carnage: Swallowing the Past | Maude | 2017-03-19 |
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Gifted | Evelyn Adler | 2017-04-07 |
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Churchill's Secret | Clemmie Churchill | 2016-02-29 |
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Alice Through the Looking Glass | Helen Kingsleigh | 2016-05-25 |
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He Does Not Want Peace | Rachel Englebright | 2016-08-11 |
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Tabitha | 2014-10-17 |
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神探夏洛克：最后的誓言 | 2014-01-14 | |
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Last Passenger | Elaine Middleton | 2013-10-18 |
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About Time | Mum | 2013-09-04 |
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Lawless | Lady Justice MacNeil | 2013-10-03 |
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Le Week-End | Meg Burrows | 2013-10-04 |
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Amish: A Secret Life | Narrator (voice) | 2012-08-02 |
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Christopher and His Kind | Kathleen Isherwood | 2011-03-19 |
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Burlesque Fairytales | Ice Queen | 2010-01-01 |
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Alice in Wonderland | Helen Kingsleigh | 2010-03-03 |
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Harold Pinter: A Celebration | Self | 2010-01-24 |
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Margot | Madam | 2009-11-30 |
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Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars | Captain Adelaide Brooke | 2009-11-15 |
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Margaret | Margaret Thatcher | 2009-03-26 |
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Frankenstein | Jane Pretorius | 2007-10-24 |
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Longford | Lady Elizabeth Longford | 2006-10-26 |
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Starter for 10 | Rose Harbison | 2006-09-13 |
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The Queen of Sheba's Pearls | Audrey Pretty | 2004-12-25 |
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Under the Tuscan Sun | Katherine | 2003-09-20 |
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AfterLife | 2003-08-19 | |
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Hamilton Mattress | Beryl / Gertrude (voice) | 2002-01-01 |
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Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders | Narrator | 2001-12-11 |
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Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings | Pauline | 2000-12-25 |
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Dirty Tricks | Alison | 2000-09-24 |
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An Ideal Husband | Lady Markby | 1999-01-14 |
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | TC-14 (voice) | 1999-05-19 |
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Mansfield Park | Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram | 1999-11-12 |
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Expelling the Demon | Woman | 1999-06-19 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hippolyta / Titania | 1996-11-29 |
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City Hall | Sydney Pappas | 1996-02-16 |
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Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair | Narrator | 1995-03-11 |
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Body Parts | Dr. Agatha Webb | 1991-08-02 |
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Redemption | Kath Peachey | 1991-07-03 |
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The Reflecting Skin | Dolphin Blue | 1990-08-28 |
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These Foolish Things | Gutrune Day | 1989-02-28 |
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The Childeater | Eirwen | 1989-01-01 |
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Manifesto | Lily Sachor | 1988-01-27 |
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Prick Up Your Ears | Anthea Lahr | 1987-04-17 |
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Loose Connections | Sally | 1984-04-13 |
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Samson and Delilah | Alice | 1984-01-01 |
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Rainy Day Women | Karen Miller | 1984-04-10 |
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On Approval | Helen | 1982-06-21 |
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Mike Leigh: Making Plays | Self (archive footage) | 1982-09-04 |
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Grown-Ups | Mrs Butcher | 1980-11-27 |
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The Winkler | Diane | 1979-04-03 |
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Further Up Pompeii | Scrubba | 1975-03-31 |
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Daughter of Eden | Emer | |
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These Foolish Things | ||
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The Entertainment System Is Down |
