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Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton’s screen credits include Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hefina in Pride, and Charlotte Jennings Palmer in Sense and Sensibility.
Born January 9, 1956 Archway, London, England, UK7 movies on MoviHero
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Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born January 9, 1956) is an English actress and singer. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in 1976 and appeared in various theatre productions in the United Kingdom. Staunton has performed in a variety of plays and musicals in London throughout her career, winning four Laurence Olivier Awards; three for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her roles in the musicals Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and Gypsy, and one for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play for her work in both A Chorus of Disapproval and The Corn is Green. Her other stage appearances include The Beggar's Opera, The Wizard of Oz, Uncle Vanya, Guys and Dolls, Entertaining Mr Sloane, and Good People. She has been nominated for 13 Olivier Awards. …
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On film, Staunton starred in Antonia and Jane; in several supporting roles in Kenneth Branagh's comedy Peter's Friends, his adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing; Ang Lee's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility; and the costume romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love. She drew critical acclaim for her performance in the title role in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actress, in addition to being nominated for Best Actress by the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. She later gained a wider audience for her portrayal as Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films The Order of the Phoenix and The Deathly Hallows - Part 1. She continued supporting roles in Nanny McPhee, reunited with Leigh in Another Year, and the film continuation of Downton Abbey. She portrayed human rights activist Hefina Headon in the historical film Pride, and starred in the British comedy Finding Your Feet. She also provided voice acting roles for the films Chicken Run, Arthur Christmas, and Paddington.
On television, Staunton starred in the sitcoms Up the Garden Path and Is it Legal?. Her performance in My Family and Other Animals earned her a nomination for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress, while her roles in Return to Cranford and The Girl earned her BAFTA TV Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. For the latter, she was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. She portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the final two seasons of The Crown.
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- 2026& Sons1h 59m · DramaIsabel
- 2014Pride2h 0m · Comedy · DramaHefina
- 2014Maleficent1h 37m · Action · AdventureKnotgrass
- 2011Arthur Christmas1h 37m · Animation · ComedyMrs Santa (voice)
- 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2h 18m · Adventure · FantasyDolores Umbridge
- 2000Chicken Run1h 24m · Animation · ComedyBunty (voice)
- 1995Sense and Sensibility2h 16m · Drama · RomanceCharlotte Jennings Palmer
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- 2025TestimonyNarrator (voice)
- 2025National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's ProfessionMrs Peggy Warren
- 2024Paddington in PeruAunt Lucy (voice)
- 2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetBunty (voice)
- 2023The Canterville GhostMrs Umney (voice)
- 2022Stephen Sondheim's Old FriendsSelf
- 2022Downton Abbey: A New EraMaud Bagshaw
- 2021Victorian Britain on FilmNarrator
- 2021Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary ReunionSelf
- 2020The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldsonreader
- 2020The Magical World of Julia DonaldsonSelf - Readings
- 2020AmuletSister Claire
- 2020The Far TravellerNarrator
- 2019Maleficent: Mistress of EvilKnotgrass
- 2019A Confession As Told By ITV NewsImelda Staunton - Self / Karen Edwards
- 2019Downton AbbeyMaud Bagshaw
- 2017Finding Your FeetSandra Abbott
- 2017National Theatre Live: FolliesSally Durant Plummer
- 2017Paddington 2Aunt Lucy (voice)
- 2017Harry Potter: A History Of MagicNarrator
- 2017National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Martha
- 2017Little BirdFirst Officer Simpkins
- 2016Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and MeSelf
- 2015GypsyRose
- 2015Pride: The True StoryHerself
- 2014That Day We SangEnid
- 2014Victoria Wood - That Musical We MadeSelf
- 2014PaddingtonAunt Lucy (voice)
- 2013Mouse and Mole at Christmas TimeShrew (voice)
- 2012The GirlAlma Reville Hitchcock
- 2012London: The Modern BabylonSpoken Quotations (voice)
- 2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!Queen Victoria (voice)
- 2012Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetMrs. Lovett
- 2011The AwakeningMaud Hill
- 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Dolores Umbridge
- 2010White OtherLynne McDermott
- 2010Another YearJanet
- 2010Psychoville Halloween SpecialGrace Andrews
- 2010Alice in WonderlandTalking Flowers (voice)
- 2009Taking WoodstockSonia Teichberg
- 2009Adapting AustenSelf
- 2008A Bunch of AmateursMary
- 2008Three and OutRosemary Cassidy
- 2008ClayMary Doonan
- 2007How About You...Hazel Nightingale
- 2007Where Have I Been All Your Life?Angela
- 2007Stephen Fry: 50 Not OutSelf
- 2007Guilty HeartsNaomi
- 2007Freedom WritersMargaret Campbell
- 2006The Wind in the WillowsBarge Lady
- 2006Shadow ManAmbassador Cochran
- 2006Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the ImageHerself
- 2005My Family and Other AnimalsMother
- 2005Nanny McPheeMrs. Blatherwick
- 2004Vera DrakeVera Drake
- 2003Bright Young ThingsLady Brown
- 2003I'll Be ThereDr. Bridget
- 2003BlackballBridget
- 2003The Virgin of LiverpoolSylvia Conlon
- 2002CrushJanine
- 2002ReadyNaomi
- 2001Another LifeEthel Graydon
- 2000Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsMrs. Cottisloe
- 2000RatConchita Flynn
- 1999Jack and the BeanstalkDilly (voice)
- 1998Shakespeare in LoveNurse
- 1997The Ugly DucklingScruffy (voice)
- 1997Remember Me?Lorna
- 1996Twelfth NightMaria
- 1996The Adventures of ToadVoice
- 1996The Snow Queen's RevengeElspeth / Rowena (voice)
- 1995The Wind in the WillowsMother Squirrel
- 1995The Adventures of MoleVoice
- 1995The PenActor
- 1995Citizen XMrs. Burakov
- 1995The Snow QueenIvy / Angorra
- 1994Mole's Christmas(voices)
- 1994Deadly AdviceBeth Greenwood
- 1993Don't Leave Me This WayBridget Bennet
- 1993Much Ado About NothingMargaret
- 1992RootsJenny Beales
- 1992Peter's FriendsMary Charleston
- 1992A Masculine EndingBridget Bennet
- 1991They Never SleptThe Producer
- 1990YellowbacksCheryl Newman
- 1990Antonia and JaneJane Hartman
- 1990The Englishman's WifeStephanie
- 1989The Heat of the DayLouie
- 1987ComradesBetsy Loveless
- 1982Easy MoneyMary Price
- West the RoadActor
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