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