Miranda Jane Richardson (born March 3, 1958) is an English actor. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in Dance with a Stranger (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Damage (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994). A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Damage. She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning twice for Enchanted April (1992) and the TV film Fatherland (1994). In 1996, one critic asserted that she is "the greatest actress of our time in any medium" after she appeared in Orlando at the Edinburgh Festival. Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play Moving, before being nominated for the 1987 Olivier Award for Best Actress for A Lie of the Mind. Her television credits include Blackadder (1986–1989), A Dance to the Music of Time (1997), Merlin (1998), The Lost Prince (2003), Gideon's Daughter (2006), the sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007), and Rubicon (2010). She was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for Operation Orangutan.
Miranda Jane Richardson (born March 3, 1958) is an English actor. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in Dance with a Stranger (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Damage (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994). A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Damage. She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning twice for Enchanted April (1992) and the TV film Fatherland (1994). In 1996, one critic asserted that she is "the greatest actress of our time in any medium" after she appeared in Orlando at the Edinburgh Festival. Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play Moving, before being nominated for the 1987 Olivier Award for Best Actress for A Lie of the Mind. Her television credits include Blackadder (1986–1989), A Dance to the Music of Time (1997), Merlin (1998), The Lost Prince (2003), Gideon's Daughter (2006), the sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007), and Rubicon (2010). She was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for Operation Orangutan.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Yellow Tie
Character:Ioana Celibidache
Release Date:14/11/2025
Like Tears in Rain
Character:Self
Release Date:22/09/2024
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Character:Mrs Tweedy (voice)
Release Date:08/12/2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Character:Self - Contributor
Release Date:16/06/2023
The Magician's Elephant
Character:Madam LaVaughn (voice)
Release Date:10/03/2023
The House
Character:Aunt Clarice (voice)
Release Date:14/01/2022
Rams
Character:Kat
Release Date:15/10/2020
Stronger
Character:Patty Bauman
Release Date:22/09/2017
Churchill
Character:Clementine Churchill
Release Date:25/05/2017
iBoy
Character:Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
Release Date:27/01/2017
An Inspector Calls
Character:Sybil Birling
Release Date:13/09/2015
Casanova
Character:Marquise d'Urfé
Release Date:01/08/2015
Operation Orangutan
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:22/04/2015
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/02/2015
Testament of Youth
Character:Miss Lorimer
Release Date:16/01/2015
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Character:Mrs Blitherington
Release Date:24/12/2014
Muppets Most Wanted
Character:Berliner at Window
Release Date:20/03/2014
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Character:Self / Mrs. Victor
Release Date:28/09/2013
Hidden Universe
Character:
Release Date:29/06/2013
Belle
Character:Lady Ashford
Release Date:01/05/2013
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:04/02/2012
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Character:Rita Skeeter
Release Date:17/11/2010
Made in Dagenham
Character:Barbara Castle
Release Date:01/10/2010
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:01/10/2009
Spinning Into Butter
Character:Dean Catherine Kenney
Release Date:27/03/2009
The Young Victoria
Character:Duchess of Kent
Release Date:04/03/2009
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Character:Self
Release Date:09/10/2008
Southland Tales
Character:Nana Mae Frost
Release Date:14/11/2007
Fred Claus
Character:Annette Claus
Release Date:09/11/2007
Puffball
Character:Mabs Tucker
Release Date:28/10/2007
Provoked: A True Story
Character:Veronica Scott
Release Date:06/04/2007
Paris Je T'aime
Character:La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
Release Date:21/06/2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Character:Rita Skeeter
Release Date:16/11/2005
Gideon's Daughter
Character:Stella
Release Date:21/10/2005
Wah-Wah
Character:Lauren Compton
Release Date:17/08/2005
Comic Aid
Character:
Release Date:02/03/2005
The Phantom of the Opera
Character:Madame Giry
Release Date:08/12/2004
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Character:Eva Braun
Release Date:03/12/2004
The Prince & Me
Character:Queen Rosalind
Release Date:28/03/2004
Falling Angels
Character:Mary Field
Release Date:13/11/2003
The Rage in Placid Lake
Character:Sylvia Lake
Release Date:17/05/2003
The Actors
Character:Mrs. Magnani
Release Date:16/03/2003
The Hours
Character:Vanessa Bell
Release Date:27/12/2002
Spider
Character:Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
Release Date:06/11/2002
Snow White
Character:Elspeth
Release Date:28/10/2001
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2001
Get Carter
Character:Gloria Carter
Release Date:06/10/2000
Chicken Run
Character:Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
Release Date:23/06/2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2000
The Miracle Maker
Character:Mary Magdalene (voice)
Release Date:31/03/2000
Sleepy Hollow
Character:Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
Release Date:19/11/1999
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Character:Miss Fowl
Release Date:08/10/1999
The Big Brass Ring
Character:Dinah Pellarin
Release Date:20/04/1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Character:Queenie
Release Date:29/03/1999
The King and I
Character:Anna Leonowens (voice)
Release Date:19/03/1999
Alice in Wonderland
Character:Queen of Hearts
Release Date:28/02/1999
Ted & Ralph
Character:Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
Release Date:26/12/1998
The Scold's Bridle
Character:Dr. Sarah Blakeney
Release Date:10/04/1998
St. Ives
Character:Susan Gilchrist
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Apostle
Character:Toosie
Release Date:19/12/1997
The Designated Mourner
Character:Judy
Release Date:23/05/1997
Swann
Character:Sarah Maloney
Release Date:01/03/1997
The Evening Star
Character:Patsy Carpenter
Release Date:25/12/1996
Saint-Ex
Character:Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
Release Date:17/11/1996
Kansas City
Character:Carolyn Stilton
Release Date:16/08/1996
The Night and the Moment
Character:Julie
Release Date:05/07/1995
Fatherland
Character:Charlie Maguire
Release Date:26/11/1994
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Character:Mysterious Woman
Release Date:06/05/1994
Tom & Viv
Character:Vivienne Haigh-Wood
Release Date:15/04/1994
Century
Character:Clara
Release Date:31/12/1993
Jealousy
Character:Stella/Elsbeth
Release Date:27/05/1993
Demonella
Character:Marie Antoinette
Release Date:20/05/1993
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Character:Miss Straugheim
Release Date:29/04/1993
Damage
Character:Ingrid Fleming
Release Date:02/12/1992
The Crying Game
Character:Jude
Release Date:02/09/1992
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Character:Sandra
Release Date:22/04/1992
Enchanted April
Character:Rose Arbuthnot
Release Date:27/11/1991
Old Times
Character:
Release Date:26/10/1991
Redemption
Character:Valerie Paris
Release Date:03/07/1991
Broken Skin
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1991
The Fool
Character:Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
Release Date:07/12/1990
Les Dogs
Character:Bride's Mother
Release Date:03/08/1990
The Bachelor
Character:Friederike / Widow Sommer
Release Date:29/03/1990
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
Character:Early Bird
Release Date:27/12/1989
Twisted Obsession
Character:Marilyn
Release Date:05/09/1989
Communicators From Hell
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Character:Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
Release Date:23/12/1988
Mountain Language
Character:Young Woman
Release Date:11/12/1988
The Master Builder
Character:Hilde Wangel
Release Date:15/05/1988
Sweet as You Are
Character:Julia Perry
Release Date:24/01/1988
Empire of the Sun
Character:Mrs. Victor
Release Date:09/12/1987
Eat the Rich
Character:DHSS Blonde
Release Date:23/10/1987
The Death of the Heart
Character:Daphne Heccomb
Release Date:03/05/1987
After Pilkington
Character:Penny Newhouse
Release Date:25/01/1987
Lost Property
Character:Anne
Release Date:22/11/1986
The Demon Lover
Character:Gina
Release Date:21/06/1986
Transmutations
Character:Oriel
Release Date:29/11/1985
The Innocent
Character:Mary Turner
Release Date:18/03/1985
Dance with a Stranger
Character:Ruth Ellis
Release Date:01/03/1985
Television Appearances
The Last Anniversary
Character:Rose
Fate: The Winx Saga
Character:Rosalind
Modern Love
Character:Jane
Good Omens
Character:Shax
Good Omens
Character:Madame Tracy
Curfew
Character:Lou
Girlfriends
Character:Sue
And Then There Were None
Character:Emily Brent
Danger Mouse
Character:Queen of Weevils (voice)
Casanova
Character:Marquise d'Urfé
Mapp and Lucia
Character:Elizabeth Mapp
World Without End
Character:Mother Cecilia
Parade's End
Character:Mrs. Wannop
Dead Boss
Character:Jo
Rubicon
Character:Katherine Rhumor
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
Character:
The One Show
Character:Self - Guest
Merlin's Apprentice
Character:Lady of the Lake
Final Chance to Save
Character:Herself
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
Character:Corky (British dub voice)
The Lost Prince
Character:Queen Mary
V Graham Norton
Character:Self
The Scold's Bridle
Character:Dr Sarah Blakeney
Merlin
Character:Lady of the Lake / Mab
A Dance to the Music of Time
Character:Pamela Flitton
Shooting Stars
Character:Self
Absolutely Fabulous
Character:Bettina
Performance
Character:Anna
Die Kinder
Character:Sidonie Reiger
This Morning
Character:Self
The Storyteller
Character:Witch
Unnatural Causes
Character:Anne Forrest
A Woman of Substance
Character:Paula McGill Amory
Natural World
Character:Narrator
Blackadder
Character:Nurse Mary
Blackadder
Character:Queen Elizabeth I
Blackadder
Character:Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Bride's Mother
Agony
Character:Gudrun
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
The Oscars
Character:Self
Images
