Miranda Richardson
Known for Acting · 148 credits
- Born
- 1958-03-03 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Miranda Jane Richardson · میراندا ریچاردسون
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (43)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Screen Two
1985
as Penny 'Patch' Newhouse / Julia Perry / Clara
Good Omens
2019
as Shax / Madame Tracy
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Blackadder
1983
as Nurse Mary / Queen Elizabeth I / Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow
And Then There Were None
2015
as Emily Brent
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Bettina
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
Danger Mouse
2015
as Queen of Weevils (voice)
Film '72
1971
as Self
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
Merlin
1998
as Lady of the Lake / Mab
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Bride's Mother
Fate: The Winx Saga
2021
as Rosalind
The Storyteller
1988
as Witch
Performance
1991
as Anna
Modern Love
2019
as Jane
ScreenPlay
1986
as Valerie Paris
A Woman of Substance
1985
as Paula McGill Amory
Psychobitches
2013
as Enid Blyton
Unnatural Causes
1986
as Anne Forrest
World Without End
2012
as Mother Cecilia
Casanova
2015
as Marquise d'Urfé
Rubicon
2010
as Katherine Rhumor
Dead Boss
2012
as Jo
Shades of Darkness
1983
as Gina
This Morning
1988
as Self
Mapp and Lucia
2014
as Elizabeth Mapp
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as Pamela Flitton
Merlin's Apprentice
2006
as Lady of the Lake
The Last Anniversary
2025
as Rose
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
2005
as Corky (British dub voice)
Parade's End
2012
as Mrs. Wannop
Curfew
2019
as Lou
Girlfriends
2018
as Sue
The Lost Prince
2003
as Queen Mary
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
2007
Die Kinder
1990
as Sidonie Reiger
The Hard Word
1983
as Polly Wood
Final Chance to Save
2005
as Herself
The Scold's Bridle
1998
as Dr Sarah Blakeney
Movies (105)
Damage
1992
as Ingrid Fleming
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Rita Skeeter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Rita Skeeter
Sleepy Hollow
1999
as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
Chicken Run
2000
as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
as Madame Giry
The House
2022
as Aunt Clarice (voice)
The Yellow Tie
2025
as Ioana Celibidache
Belle
2013
as Lady Ashford
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
as Mrs Tweedy (voice)
Testament of Youth
2015
as Miss Lorimer
Stronger
2017
as Patty Bauman
Empire of the Sun
1987
as Mrs. Victor
The Hours
2002
as Vanessa Bell
Underworld
1985
as Oriel
The Magician's Elephant
2023
as Madam LaVaughn (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
as Berliner at Window
Casanova
2015
as Marquise d'Urfé
The Crying Game
1992
as Jude
Paris Je T'aime
2006
as La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999
as Queenie
Get Carter
2000
as Gloria Carter
Fatherland
1994
as Charlie Maguire
Alice in Wonderland
1999
as Queen of Hearts
Redemption
1991
as Valerie Paris
Rams
2020
as Kat
The Young Victoria
2009
as Duchess of Kent
iBoy
2017
as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
Fred Claus
2007
as Annette Claus
The Prince & Me
2004
as Queen Rosalind
Operation Orangutan
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Southland Tales
2007
as Nana Mae Frost
The Innocent
1985
as Mary Turner
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
as Self
Twisted Obsession
1989
as Marilyn
Spider
2002
as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
Jealousy
1993
as Stella/Elsbeth
The Night and the Moment
1995
as Julie
An Inspector Calls
2015
as Sybil Birling
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gideon's Daughter
2005
as Stella
The Demon Lover
1986
as Gina
Like Tears in Rain
2024
as Self
Snow White
2001
as Elspeth
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992
as Sandra
Made in Dagenham
2010
as Barbara Castle
Eat the Rich
1987
as DHSS Blonde
The Miracle Maker
2000
as Mary Magdalene (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
as Self - Contributor
Dance with a Stranger
1985
as Ruth Ellis
The Bachelor
1990
as Friederike / Widow Sommer
Wah-Wah
2005
as Lauren Compton
The Big Brass Ring
1999
as Dinah Pellarin
The Fool
1990
as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
The Designated Mourner
1997
as Judy
Churchill
2017
as Clementine Churchill
Demonella
1993
as Marie Antoinette
The King and I
1999
as Anna Leonowens (voice)
Communicators From Hell
1989
The Evening Star
1996
as Patsy Carpenter
Enchanted April
1991
as Rose Arbuthnot
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
The Apostle
1997
as Toosie
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
as Self
The Scold's Bridle
1998
as Dr. Sarah Blakeney
The Queen of Fashion
as Helen Delves Broughton
The Custom of the Country
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self
Provoked: A True Story
2007
as Veronica Scott
Dinner with Audrey
as Ella Van Heemstra
Hidden Universe
2013
Kansas City
1996
as Carolyn Stilton
Comic Aid
2005
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999
as Miss Fowl
St. Ives
1998
as Susan Gilchrist
The Actors
2003
as Mrs. Magnani
The Duchess and I
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
2009
as Narrator (Voice)
Saint-Ex
1996
as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
Spinning Into Butter
2009
as Dean Catherine Kenney
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
as Miss Straugheim
The Master Builder
1988
as Hilde Wangel
The Rage in Placid Lake
2003
as Sylvia Lake
Old Times
1991
Puffball
2007
as Mabs Tucker
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
as Self / Mrs. Victor
Swann
1997
as Sarah Maloney
Sweet as You Are
1988
as Julia Perry
Century
1993
as Clara
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004
as Eva Braun
Mountain Language
1988
as Young Woman
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
2001
as Self
Tom & Viv
1994
as Vivienne Haigh-Wood
After Pilkington
1987
as Penny Newhouse
The Death of the Heart
1987
as Daphne Heccomb
Broken Skin
1991
Lost Property
1986
as Anne
Falling Angels
2003
as Mary Field
Ted & Ralph
1998
as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
2014
as Mrs Blitherington
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
1994
as Mysterious Woman
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
1989
as Early Bird
Les Dogs
1990
as Bride's Mother
About 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 fi… With 148 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Miranda Richardson has appeared in 105 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Miranda Richardson Movies
- Damage (1992) — as Ingrid Fleming
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — as Rita Skeeter
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — as Rita Skeeter
- Sleepy Hollow (1999) — as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
- Chicken Run (2000) — as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
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