Miranda Richardson

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.

Cast

The Hours

(Vanessa Bell)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

(Rita Skeeter)

Paris Je T'aime

(La femme au trench rouge (Bastille))

Empire of the Sun

(Mrs. Victor)

Sleepy Hollow

(Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch)

The Apostle

(Toosie)

Get Carter

(Gloria Carter)

Southland Tales

(Nana Mae Frost)

Damage

(Ingrid Fleming)

The Prince & Me

(Queen Rosalind)

Fred Claus

(Annette Claus)

The Evening Star

(Patsy Carpenter)

The Miracle Maker

(Mary Magdalene (voice))

Fatherland

(Charlie Maguire)

The Crying Game

(Jude)

Chicken Run

(Mrs. Tweedy (voice))

Kansas City

(Carolyn Stilton)

Alice in Wonderland

(Queen of Hearts)

Puffball

(Mabs Tucker)

Snow White

(Elspeth)

Spinning Into Butter

(Dean Catherine Kenney)

The Actors

(Mrs. Magnani)

Enchanted April

(Rose Arbuthnot)

Spider

(Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg)

The Phantom of the Opera

(Madame Giry)

Dance with a Stranger

(Ruth Ellis)

The Magician's Elephant

(Madam LaVaughn (voice))

Turtle: The Incredible Journey

(Narrator (Voice))

The Rage in Placid Lake

(Sylvia Lake)

Wah-Wah

(Lauren Compton)

Provoked: A True Story

(Veronica Scott)

The Big Brass Ring

(Dinah Pellarin)

Made in Dagenham

(Barbara Castle)

The King and I

(Anna Leonowens (voice))

Tom & Viv

(Vivienne Haigh-Wood)

The Young Victoria

(Duchess of Kent)

St. Ives

(Susan Gilchrist)

The House

(Aunt Clarice (voice))

Gideon's Daughter

(Stella)

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

(Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX)

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

((archive footage))

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

(Self - Contributor)

Saint-Ex

(Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry)

The Designated Mourner

(Judy)

Twisted Obsession

(Marilyn)

Operation Orangutan

(Narrator (voice))

The Night and the Moment

(Julie)

Old Times

Belle

(Lady Ashford)

Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey

(Narrator (voice))

The Bachelor

(Friederike / Widow Sommer)

The Scold's Bridle

(Dr. Sarah Blakeney)

After Pilkington

(Penny Newhouse)

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

(Mrs Tweedy (voice))

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

(Miss Fowl)

Les Dogs

(Bride's Mother)

Testament of Youth

(Miss Lorimer)

Hidden Universe

Demonella

(Marie Antoinette)

Jealousy

(Stella/Elsbeth)

Century

(Clara)

Muppets Most Wanted

(Berliner at Window)

Lost Property

(Anne)

Blackadder: Back & Forth

(Queenie)

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

(Mrs Blitherington)

Ted & Ralph

(Henrietta Blough-Pendleton)

The Yellow Tie

(Ioana Celibidache)

Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage

(Early Bird)

Comic Aid

Falling Angels

(Mary Field)

Eat the Rich

(DHSS Blonde)

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

(Eva Braun)

An Inspector Calls

(Sybil Birling)

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

(Sandra)

The Fool

(Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia)

The Line, the Cross & the Curve

(Mysterious Woman)

Churchill

(Clementine Churchill)

Stronger

(Patty Bauman)

iBoy

(Nancy 'Nan' Harvey)

The Master Builder

(Hilde Wangel)

Redemption

(Valerie Paris)

Casanova

(Marquise d'Urfé)

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

(Self)

Swann

(Sarah Maloney)

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

(Miss Straugheim)

The Innocent

(Mary Turner)

Mountain Language

(Young Woman)

Underworld

(Oriel)

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

(Self / Mrs. Victor)

Sweet as You Are

(Julia Perry)

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

(Self)

Rams

(Kat)

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

(Self)

The Death of the Heart

(Daphne Heccomb)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

(Rita Skeeter)

Broken Skin

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

(Self)

Communicators From Hell

The Demon Lover

(Gina)

Like Tears in Rain

(Self)

The Duchess and I

The Queen of Fashion

(Helen Delves Broughton)

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

(Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited))

The Custom of the Country

Dinner with Audrey

(Ella Van Heemstra)

This Morning

(Self)

Shooting Stars

(Self)

The One Show

(Self - Guest)

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

The Storyteller

(Witch)

The Lost Prince

(Queen Mary)

Merlin's Apprentice

(Lady of the Lake)

A Woman of Substance

(Paula McGill Amory)

V Graham Norton

(Self)

A Dance to the Music of Time

(Pamela Flitton)

Natural World

(Narrator)

The Oscars

(Self)

Rubicon

(Katherine Rhumor)

Saturday Night Live

(Self - Host)

Parade's End

(Mrs. Wannop)

Merlin

(Lady of the Lake / Mab)

Good Omens

(Shax)

Die Kinder

(Sidonie Reiger)

And Then There Were None

(Emily Brent)

Dead Boss

(Jo)

Blackadder

(Nurse Mary)

Blackadder

(Queen Elizabeth I)

Casanova

(Marquise d'Urfé)

Mapp and Lucia

(Elizabeth Mapp)

Blackadder

(Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow)

Girlfriends

(Sue)

Modern Love

(Jane)

World Without End

(Mother Cecilia)

The Last Anniversary

(Rose)

The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill

(Corky (British dub voice))

Curfew

(Lou)

Fate: The Winx Saga

(Rosalind)

The Scold's Bridle

(Dr Sarah Blakeney)

Final Chance to Save

(Herself)

Performance

(Anna)

The Comic Strip Presents...

(Bride's Mother)

Good Omens

(Madame Tracy)

Danger Mouse

(Queen of Weevils (voice))

Absolutely Fabulous

(Bettina)

Psychobitches

(Enid Blyton)

Unnatural Causes

(Anne Forrest)

ScreenPlay

(Valerie Paris)

Shades of Darkness

(Gina)

Screen Two

(Penny 'Patch' Newhouse)

Screen Two

(Julia Perry)

Screen Two

(Clara)