1958-03-03 Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
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Cravata galbenă | Ioana Celibidache | 2025-11-14 |
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Like Tears in Rain | Self | 2024-09-22 |
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Mrs Tweedy (voice) | 2023-12-08 |
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Blackadder: A Cunning Story | Self - Contributor | 2023-06-16 |
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The Magician's Elephant | Madam LaVaughn (voice) | 2023-03-10 |
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The House | Aunt Clarice (voice) | 2022-01-14 |
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Rams | Kat | 2020-10-15 |
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iBoy | Nancy 'Nan' Harvey | 2017-01-27 |
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Stronger | Patty Bauman | 2017-09-22 |
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Churchill | Clementine Churchill | 2017-05-25 |
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An Inspector Calls | Sybil Birling | 2015-09-13 |
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Operation Orangutan | Narrator (voice) | 2015-04-22 |
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Testament of Youth | Miss Lorimer | 2015-01-16 |
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Casanova | Marquise d'Urfé | 2015-08-01 |
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Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey | Narrator (voice) | 2015-02-13 |
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The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm | Mrs Blitherington | 2014-12-24 |
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Muppets Most Wanted | Berliner at Window | 2014-03-20 |
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Belle | Lady Ashford | 2013-05-01 |
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Hidden Universe | 2013-06-29 | |
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Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips | Self / Mrs. Victor | 2013-09-28 |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Rita Skeeter | 2010-11-17 |
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Made in Dagenham | Barbara Castle | 2010-10-01 |
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Spinning Into Butter | Dean Catherine Kenney | 2009-03-27 |
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The Young Victoria | Duchess of Kent | 2009-03-04 |
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Turtle: The Incredible Journey | Narrator (Voice) | 2009-10-01 |
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Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments | Self | 2008-10-16 |
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Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga | Self | 2008-10-09 |
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Southland Tales | Nana Mae Frost | 2007-11-14 |
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Fred Claus | Annette Claus | 2007-11-09 |
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Puffball | Mabs Tucker | 2007-10-28 |
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Provoked: A True Story | Veronica Scott | 2007-04-06 |
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Paris, je t'aime | La femme au trench rouge (Bastille) | 2006-06-21 |
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Rita Skeeter | 2005-11-16 |
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Gideon's Daughter | Stella | 2005-10-21 |
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Wah-Wah | Lauren Compton | 2005-08-17 |
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-03-03 |
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Comic Aid | 2005-03-02 | |
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The Prince & Me | Queen Rosalind | 2004-03-28 |
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Churchill: The Hollywood Years | Eva Braun | 2004-12-03 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | Madame Giry | 2004-12-08 |
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Falling Angels | Mary Field | 2003-11-13 |
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The Rage in Placid Lake | Sylvia Lake | 2003-05-17 |
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The Actors | Mrs. Magnani | 2003-03-16 |
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The Hours | Vanessa Bell | 2002-12-27 |
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Spider | Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg | 2002-11-06 |
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Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making | Self | 2001-10-15 |
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Snow White | Elspeth | 2001-10-28 |
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Get Carter | Gloria Carter | 2000-10-06 |
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Chicken Run | Mrs. Tweedy (voice) | 2000-06-23 |
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Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend | Self | 2000-05-23 |
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The Miracle Maker | Mary Magdalene (voice) | 2000-03-31 |
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Blackadder: Back & Forth | Queenie | 1999-03-29 |
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Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang | Miss Fowl | 1999-10-08 |
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The King and I | Anna Leonowens (voice) | 1999-03-19 |
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Sleepy Hollow | Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch | 1999-11-19 |
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Alice in Wonderland | Queen of Hearts | 1999-02-28 |
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The Big Brass Ring | Dinah Pellarin | 1999-04-20 |
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Ted & Ralph | Henrietta Blough-Pendleton | 1998-12-26 |
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The Scold's Bridle | Dr. Sarah Blakeney | 1998-04-10 |
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St. Ives | Susan Gilchrist | 1998-01-01 |
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Swann | Sarah Maloney | 1997-03-01 |
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The Designated Mourner | Judy | 1997-05-23 |
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The Apostle | Toosie | 1997-12-19 |
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Kansas City | Carolyn Stilton | 1996-08-16 |
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Saint-Ex | Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry | 1996-11-17 |
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The Evening Star | Patsy Carpenter | 1996-12-25 |
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La notte e il momento | Julie | 1995-07-05 |
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Fatherland | Charlie Maguire | 1994-11-26 |
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The Line, the Cross & the Curve | Mysterious Woman | 1994-05-06 |
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Tom & Viv | Vivienne Haigh-Wood | 1994-04-15 |
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Space Virgins from Planet Sex | Miss Straugheim | 1993-04-29 |
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Jealousy | Stella/Elsbeth | 1993-05-27 |
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Demonella | Marie Antoinette | 1993-05-20 |
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Century | Clara | 1993-12-31 |
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The Crying Game | Jude | 1992-09-02 |
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Mr. Wakefield's Crusade | Sandra | 1992-04-22 |
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Damage | Ingrid Fleming | 1992-12-02 |
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Broken Skin | 1991-01-01 | |
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Enchanted April | Rose Arbuthnot | 1991-11-27 |
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Redemption | Valerie Paris | 1991-07-03 |
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Old Times | 1991-10-26 | |
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Les Dogs | Bride's Mother | 1990-08-03 |
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Mio caro dottor Gräsler | Friederike / Widow Sommer | 1990-03-29 |
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The Fool | Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia | 1990-12-07 |
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Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage | Early Bird | 1989-12-27 |
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El sueño del mono loco | Marilyn | 1989-09-05 |
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Communicators From Hell | 1989-01-01 | |
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Sweet as You Are | Julia Perry | 1988-01-24 |
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Mountain Language | Young Woman | 1988-12-11 |
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Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX | 1988-12-23 |
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The Master Builder | Hilde Wangel | 1988-05-15 |
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The Death of the Heart | Daphne Heccomb | 1987-05-03 |
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After Pilkington | Penny Newhouse | 1987-01-25 |
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Empire of the Sun | Mrs. Victor | 1987-12-09 |
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Eat the Rich | DHSS Blonde | 1987-10-23 |
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The Demon Lover | Gina | 1986-06-21 |
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Lost Property | Anne | 1986-11-22 |
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Transmutations | Oriel | 1985-11-29 |
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Dance with a Stranger | Ruth Ellis | 1985-03-01 |
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The Innocent | Mary Turner | 1985-03-18 |
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Dinner with Audrey | Ella Van Heemstra | |
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The Custom of the Country | ||
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The Duchess and I | ||
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The Queen of Fashion | Helen Delves Broughton |
