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 | 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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My Zoe | Kathy | 2019-11-14 |
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Blackbird | Liz | 2019-09-06 |
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November 1st | Bonnie | 2019-11-01 |
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Little Joe | Psychotherapist | 2019-11-01 |
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National Theatre Live: Hansard | Diana Hesketh | 2019-11-07 |
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Gifted | Evelyn Adler | 2017-04-07 |
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Carnage: Swallowing the Past | Maude | 2017-03-19 |
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He Does Not Want Peace | Rachel Englebright | 2016-08-11 |
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Alice Through the Looking Glass | Helen Kingsleigh | 2016-05-25 |
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Churchill's Secret | Clemmie Churchill | 2016-02-29 |
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Tabitha | 2014-10-17 |
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Last Passenger | Elaine Middleton | 2013-10-18 |
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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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About Time | Mum | 2013-09-04 |
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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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Harold Pinter: A Celebration | Self | 2010-01-24 |
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Alice in Wonderland | Helen Kingsleigh | 2010-03-05 |
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Burlesque Fairytales | Ice Queen | 2010-01-01 |
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Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars | Captain Adelaide Brooke | 2009-11-15 |
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Margot | Madam | 2009-11-30 |
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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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AfterLife | 2003-08-19 | |
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Under the Tuscan Sun | Katherine | 2003-09-20 |
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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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Mansfield Park | Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram | 1999-11-12 |
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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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Expelling the Demon | Woman | 1999-06-19 |
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City Hall | Sydney Pappas | 1996-02-16 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hippolyta / Titania | 1996-11-29 |
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Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair | Narrator | 1995-03-11 |
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Redemption | Kath Peachey | 1991-07-03 |
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Body Parts | Dr. Agatha Webb | 1991-08-02 |
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The Reflecting Skin | Dolphin Blue | 1990-08-28 |
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The Childeater | Eirwen | 1989-01-01 |
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These Foolish Things | Gutrune Day | 1989-02-28 |
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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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Rainy Day Women | Karen Miller | 1984-04-10 |
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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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Mike Leigh: Making Plays | Self (archive footage) | 1982-09-04 |
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On Approval | Helen | 1982-06-21 |
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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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