The Yellow Tie
2025 · Movie
as Ioana Celibidache
Miranda Richardson
1958-03-03
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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.
Filmography
The Last Anniversary
2025 · TV Show
as Rose
Like Tears in Rain
2024 · Movie
as Self
The Magician's Elephant
2023 · Movie
as Madam LaVaughn (voice)
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Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023 · Movie
as Self - Contributor
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023 · Movie
as Mrs Tweedy (voice)
The House
2022 · Movie
as Aunt Clarice (voice)
Fate: The Winx Saga
2021 · TV Show
as Rosalind
Rams
2020 · Movie
as Kat
Good Omens
2019 · TV Show
as Shax, Madame Tracy
Modern Love
2019 · TV Show
as Jane
Curfew
2019 · TV Show
as Lou
Girlfriends
2018 · TV Show
as Sue
Churchill
2017 · Movie
as Clementine Churchill
Stronger
2017 · Movie
as Patty Bauman
iBoy
2017 · Movie
as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
Operation Orangutan
2015 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Testament of Youth
2015 · Movie
as Miss Lorimer
An Inspector Calls
2015 · Movie
as Sybil Birling
Casanova
2015 · Movie
as Marquise d'Urfé
And Then There Were None
2015 · TV Show
as Emily Brent
Casanova
2015 · TV Show
as Marquise d'Urfé
Danger Mouse
2015 · TV Show
as Queen of Weevils (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
2014 · Movie
as Berliner at Window
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
2014 · Movie
as Mrs Blitherington
Mapp and Lucia
2014 · TV Show
as Elizabeth Mapp
Belle
2013 · Movie
as Lady Ashford
Hidden Universe
2013 · Movie
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013 · Movie
as Self / Mrs. Victor
Psychobitches
2013 · TV Show
as Enid Blyton
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · Movie
as (archive footage)
Parade's End
2012 · TV Show
as Mrs. Wannop
Dead Boss
2012 · TV Show
as Jo
World Without End
2012 · TV Show
as Mother Cecilia
Made in Dagenham
2010 · Movie
as Barbara Castle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 · Movie
as Rita Skeeter
Rubicon
2010 · TV Show
as Katherine Rhumor
Spinning Into Butter
2009 · Movie
as Dean Catherine Kenney
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
2009 · Movie
as Narrator (Voice)
The Young Victoria
2009 · Movie
as Duchess of Kent
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008 · Movie
as Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008 · Movie
as Self
Southland Tales
2007 · Movie
as Nana Mae Frost
Fred Claus
2007 · Movie
as Annette Claus
Puffball
2007 · Movie
as Mabs Tucker
Provoked
2007 · Movie
as Veronica Scott
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
2007 · TV Show
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Movie
as La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
The One Show
2006 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Merlin's Apprentice
2006 · TV Show
as Lady of the Lake
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Movie
as Rita Skeeter
Wah-Wah
2005 · Movie
as Lauren Compton
Gideon's Daughter
2005 · Movie
as Stella
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Comic Aid
2005 · Movie
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Movie
as Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
2005 · TV Show
as Corky (British dub voice)
Final Chance to Save
2005 · TV Show
as Herself
The Prince & Me
2004 · Movie
as Queen Rosalind
The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · Movie
as Madame Giry
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004 · Movie
as Eva Braun
The Actors
2003 · Movie
as Mrs. Magnani
The Rage in Placid Lake
2003 · Movie
as Sylvia Lake
Falling Angels
2003 · Movie
as Mary Field
The Lost Prince
2003 · TV Show
as Queen Mary
The Hours
2002 · Movie
as Vanessa Bell
Spider
2002 · Movie
as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
V Graham Norton
2002 · TV Show
as Self
Snow White
2001 · Movie
as Elspeth
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
2001 · Movie
as Self
Get Carter
2000 · Movie
as Gloria Carter
The Miracle Maker
2000 · Movie
as Mary Magdalene (voice)
Chicken Run
2000 · Movie
as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000 · Movie
as Self
Sleepy Hollow
1999 · Movie
as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
Alice in Wonderland
1999 · Movie
as Queen of Hearts
The Big Brass Ring
1999 · Movie
as Dinah Pellarin
The King and I
1999 · Movie
as Anna Leonowens (voice)
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999 · Movie
as Miss Fowl
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999 · Movie
as Queenie
St. Ives
1998 · Movie
as Susan Gilchrist
The Scold's Bridle
1998 · Movie
as Dr. Sarah Blakeney
Ted & Ralph
1998 · Movie
as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
Merlin
1998 · TV Show
as Lady of the Lake / Mab
The Scold's Bridle
1998 · TV Show
as Dr Sarah Blakeney
The Apostle
1997 · Movie
as Toosie
The Designated Mourner
1997 · Movie
as Judy
Swann
1997 · Movie
as Sarah Maloney
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997 · TV Show
as Pamela Flitton
The Evening Star
1996 · Movie
as Patsy Carpenter
Kansas City
1996 · Movie
as Carolyn Stilton
Saint-Ex
1996 · Movie
as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
The Night and the Moment
1995 · Movie
as Julie
Fatherland
1994 · Movie
as Charlie Maguire
Tom & Viv
1994 · Movie
as Vivienne Haigh-Wood
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
1994 · Movie
as Mysterious Woman
Demonella
1993 · Movie
as Marie Antoinette
Jealousy
1993 · Movie
as Stella/Elsbeth
Century
1993 · Movie
as Clara
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993 · Movie
as Miss Straugheim
Shooting Stars
1993 · TV Show
as Self
Damage
1992 · Movie
as Ingrid Fleming
The Crying Game
1992 · Movie
as Jude
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992 · Movie
as Sandra
Absolutely Fabulous
1992 · TV Show
as Bettina
Enchanted April
1991 · Movie
as Rose Arbuthnot
Old Times
1991 · Movie
Redemption
1991 · Movie
as Valerie Paris
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Broken Skin
1991 · Movie
Performance
1991 · TV Show
as Anna
The Bachelor
1990 · Movie
as Friederike / Widow Sommer
Les Dogs
1990 · Movie
as Bride's Mother
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The Fool
1990 · Movie
as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
Die Kinder
1990 · TV Show
as Sidonie Reiger
Twisted Obsession
1989 · Movie
as Marilyn
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Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
1989 · Movie
as Early Bird
Communicators From Hell
1989 · Movie
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988 · Movie
as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
The Master Builder
1988 · Movie
as Hilde Wangel
Mountain Language
1988 · Movie
as Young Woman
Sweet as You Are
1988 · Movie
as Julia Perry
This Morning
1988 · TV Show
as Self
The Storyteller
1988 · TV Show
as Witch
Empire of the Sun
1987 · Movie
as Mrs. Victor
After Pilkington
1987 · Movie
as Penny Newhouse
Eat the Rich
1987 · Movie
as DHSS Blonde
The Death of the Heart
1987 · Movie
as Daphne Heccomb
Lost Property
1986 · Movie
as Anne
The Demon Lover
1986 · Movie
as Gina
Unnatural Causes
1986 · TV Show
as Anne Forrest
ScreenPlay
1986 · TV Show
as Valerie Paris
Dance with a Stranger
1985 · Movie
as Ruth Ellis
The Innocent
1985 · Movie
as Mary Turner
Underworld
1985 · Movie
as Oriel
A Woman of Substance
1985 · TV Show
as Paula McGill Amory
Screen Two
1985 · TV Show
as Penny 'Patch' Newhouse, Julia Perry, Clara
Natural World
1983 · TV Show
as Narrator
Blackadder
1983 · TV Show
as Nurse Mary, Queen Elizabeth I, Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow
Shades of Darkness
1983 · TV Show
as Gina
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The Hard Word
1983 · TV Show
as Polly Wood
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · TV Show
as Bride's Mother
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Host
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Film '72
1971 · TV Show
as Self
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
The Duchess and I
· Movie
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The Queen of Fashion
· Movie
as Helen Delves Broughton
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The Custom of the Country
· Movie
Dinner with Audrey
· Movie
as Ella Van Heemstra
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The Portrait of a Lady
· TV Show
as Mrs Lydia Touchett
