Acting
Miranda Richardson
Born 1958-03-03
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.
Acting
The Yellow Tie
2025 · Ioana Celibidache
Like Tears in Rain
2024 · Self
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023 · Mrs Tweedy (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023 · Self - Contributor
The Magician's Elephant
2023 · Madam LaVaughn (voice)
The House
2022 · Aunt Clarice (voice)
Rams
2020 · Kat
Stronger
2017 · Patty Bauman
Churchill
2017 · Clementine Churchill
iBoy
2017 · Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
An Inspector Calls
2015 · Sybil Birling
Casanova
2015 · Marquise d'Urfé
Operation Orangutan
2015 · Narrator (voice)
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Narrator (voice)
Testament of Youth
2015 · Miss Lorimer
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
2014 · Mrs Blitherington
Muppets Most Wanted
2014 · Berliner at Window
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013 · Self / Mrs. Victor
Hidden Universe
2013
Belle
2013 · Lady Ashford
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · (archive footage)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 · Rita Skeeter
Made in Dagenham
2010 · Barbara Castle
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
2009 · Narrator (Voice)
Spinning Into Butter
2009 · Dean Catherine Kenney
The Young Victoria
2009 · Duchess of Kent
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008 · Self
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008 · Self
Southland Tales
2007 · Nana Mae Frost
Fred Claus
2007 · Annette Claus
Puffball
2007 · Mabs Tucker
Provoked
2007 · Veronica Scott
