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Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson’s screen credits include Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch in Sleepy Hollow, Vanessa Bell in The Hours, and Mrs. Tweedy (voice) in Chicken Run.
Born March 3, 1958 Southport, Lancashire, England, UK5 movies on MoviHero
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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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- 2025The Yellow TieIoana Celibidache
- 2024Like Tears in RainSelf
- 2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetMrs Tweedy (voice)
- 2023Blackadder: A Cunning StorySelf - Contributor
- 2023The Magician's ElephantMadam LaVaughn (voice)
- 2022The HouseAunt Clarice (voice)
- 2020RamsKat
- 2017StrongerPatty Bauman
- 2017ChurchillClementine Churchill
- 2017iBoyNancy 'Nan' Harvey
- 2015An Inspector CallsSybil Birling
- 2015CasanovaMarquise d'Urfé
- 2015Operation OrangutanNarrator (voice)
- 2015Sex Story: Fifty Shades of GreyNarrator (voice)
- 2014The Incredible Adventures of Professor BranestawmMrs Blitherington
- 2014Muppets Most WantedBerliner at Window
- 2013Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie PhillipsSelf / Mrs. Victor
- 2013Hidden UniverseActor
- 2013BelleLady Ashford
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)
- 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Rita Skeeter
- 2010Made in DagenhamBarbara Castle
- 2009Turtle: The Incredible JourneyNarrator (Voice)
- 2009Spinning Into ButterDean Catherine Kenney
- 2009The Young VictoriaDuchess of Kent
- 2008Blackadder's Most Cunning MomentsSelf
- 2008Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten SagaSelf
- 2007Southland TalesNana Mae Frost
- 2007Fred ClausAnnette Claus
- 2007PuffballMabs Tucker
- 2007ProvokedVeronica Scott
- 2006Paris Je T'aimeLa femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
- 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireRita Skeeter
- 2005Gideon's DaughterStella
- 2005Wah-WahLauren Compton
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyQueenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005Comic AidActor
- 2004The Phantom of the OperaMadame Giry
- 2004Churchill: The Hollywood YearsEva Braun
- 2004The Prince & MeQueen Rosalind
- 2003Falling AngelsMary Field
- 2003The Rage in Placid LakeSylvia Lake
- 2003The ActorsMrs. Magnani
- 2002SpiderYvonne / Mrs. Cleg
- 2001Snow WhiteElspeth
- 2001Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the MakingSelf
- 2000Get CarterGloria Carter
- 2000Sleepy Hollow: Behind the LegendSelf
- 2000The Miracle MakerMary Magdalene (voice)
- 1999Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded FangMiss Fowl
- 1999The Big Brass RingDinah Pellarin
- 1999Blackadder: Back & ForthQueenie
- 1999The King and IAnna Leonowens (voice)
- 1999Alice in WonderlandQueen of Hearts
- 1998Ted & RalphHenrietta Blough-Pendleton
- 1998The Scold's BridleDr. Sarah Blakeney
- 1998St. IvesSusan Gilchrist
- 1997The ApostleToosie
- 1997The Designated MournerJudy
- 1997SwannSarah Maloney
- 1996The Evening StarPatsy Carpenter
- 1996Saint-ExConsuelo de Saint-Exupéry
- 1996Kansas CityCarolyn Stilton
- 1995The Night and the MomentJulie
- 1994FatherlandCharlie Maguire
- 1994The Line, the Cross & the CurveMysterious Woman
- 1994Tom & VivVivienne Haigh-Wood
- 1993CenturyClara
- 1993JealousyStella/Elsbeth
- 1993DemonellaMarie Antoinette
- 1993Space Virgins from Planet SexMiss Straugheim
- 1992DamageIngrid Fleming
- 1992The Crying GameJude
- 1992Mr. Wakefield's CrusadeSandra
- 1991Enchanted AprilRose Arbuthnot
- 1991Old TimesActor
- 1991RedemptionValerie Paris
- 1991Broken SkinActor
- 1990The FoolColumbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
- 1990Les DogsBride's Mother
- 1990The BachelorFriederike / Widow Sommer
- 1989Ball-Trap On The Cote SauvageEarly Bird
- 1989Twisted ObsessionMarilyn
- 1989Communicators From HellActor
- 1988Blackadder's Christmas CarolQueens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
- 1988Mountain LanguageYoung Woman
- 1988The Storyteller: The Three RavensWitch
- 1988The Master BuilderHilde Wangel
- 1988Sweet as You AreJulia Perry
- 1987Empire of the SunMrs. Victor
- 1987Eat the RichDHSS Blonde
- 1987The Death of the HeartDaphne Heccomb
- 1987After PilkingtonPenny Newhouse
- 1986Lost PropertyAnne
- 1986The Demon LoverGina
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