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Miranda Richardson
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 D…
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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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2025
The Yellow Tie
Movie Ioana Celibidache
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2025
Bookish
TV show Duchess Alberta
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2025
The Last Anniversary
TV show Rose
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2024
Like Tears in Rain
Movie Self
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2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Movie Mrs Tweedy (voice)
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2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Movie Self - Contributor
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2023
The Magician's Elephant
Movie Madam LaVaughn (voice)
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2022
The House
Movie Aunt Clarice (voice)
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2021
Fate: The Winx Saga
TV show Rosalind
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2020
Rams
Movie Kat
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2019
Modern Love
TV show Jane
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2019
Good Omens
TV show Shax
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2019
Curfew
TV show Lou
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2018
Girlfriends
TV show Sue
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2017
Stronger
Movie Patty Bauman
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2017
Churchill
Movie Clementine Churchill
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2017
iBoy
Movie Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
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2015
And Then There Were None
TV show Emily Brent
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2015
Danger Mouse
TV show Queen of Weevils (voice)
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2015
An Inspector Calls
Movie Sybil Birling
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2015
Casanova
TV show Marquise d'Urfé
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2015
Casanova
Movie Marquise d'Urfé
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2015
Operation Orangutan
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2015
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2015
Testament of Youth
Movie Miss Lorimer
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2015
Orango rischio fatale
Movie Actor's Assistant
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2014
Mapp and Lucia
TV show Elizabeth Mapp
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2014
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Movie Mrs Blitherington
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2014
Muppets Most Wanted
Movie Berliner at Window
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2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Movie Self / Mrs. Victor
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2013
Hidden Universe
Movie
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2013
Psychobitches
TV show Enid Blyton
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2013
Belle
Movie Lady Ashford
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2012
World Without End
TV show Mother Cecilia
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2012
Parade's End
TV show Mrs. Wannop
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2012
Dead Boss
TV show Jo
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2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie (archive footage)
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2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Movie Rita Skeeter
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2010
Made in Dagenham
Movie Barbara Castle
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2010
Rubicon
TV show Katherine Rhumor
