Miranda Richardson
Known for acting · Born 3 March 1958 · 68 · Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
152 credits
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
Sleepy Hollow
1999
Empire of the Sun
1987
Stronger
2017
Chicken Run
2000
Spider
2002
The Crying Game
1992
Damage
1992
Get Carter
2000
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
Churchill
2017
Made in Dagenham
2010
iBoy
2017
Acting (151)
2025BookishDuchess Alberta, Duschess AlbertaSeries
2025The Yellow TieIoana CelibidacheFilm
2025The Last AnniversaryRose · 6 episodesSeries
2024Like Tears in RainSelfFilm
2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetMrs Tweedy (voice)Film
2023The Magician's ElephantMadam LaVaughn (voice)Film
2023Blackadder: A Cunning StorySelf - ContributorFilm
2022The HouseAunt Clarice (voice)Film
2021Fate: The Winx SagaRosalind · 5 episodesSeries
2020RamsKatFilm
2019Good OmensShax · 6 episodes, Madame Tracy · 5 episodesSeries
2019Modern LoveJaneSeries
2019CurfewLou · 8 episodesSeries
2018GirlfriendsSue · 6 episodesSeries
2017StrongerPatty BaumanFilm
2017iBoyNancy 'Nan' HarveyFilm
2017ChurchillClementine ChurchillFilm
2015Testament of YouthMiss LorimerFilm
2015And Then There Were NoneEmily Brent · 3 episodesSeries
2015An Inspector CallsSybil BirlingFilm
2015Danger MouseQueen of Weevils (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
2015Sex Story: Fifty Shades of GreyNarrator (voice)Film
2015CasanovaMarquise d'UrféSeries
2015CasanovaMarquise d'UrféFilm
2015Operation OrangutanNarrator (voice)Film
2014Muppets Most WantedBerliner at WindowFilm
2014Mapp and LuciaElizabeth Mapp · 3 episodesSeries
2014The Incredible Adventures of Professor BranestawmMrs BlitheringtonFilm
2013BelleLady AshfordFilm
2013Hidden UniverseFilm
2013PsychobitchesEnid BlytonSeries
2013Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie PhillipsSelf / Mrs. VictorFilm
2012World Without EndMother Cecilia · 8 episodesSeries
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)Film
2012Parade's EndMrs. Wannop · 5 episodesSeries
2012Dead BossJoSeries
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Rita SkeeterFilm
2010Made in DagenhamBarbara CastleFilm
2010RubiconKatherine Rhumor · 13 episodesSeries
2009The Young VictoriaDuchess of KentFilm
2009Turtle: The Incredible JourneyNarrator (Voice)Film
2009Spinning Into ButterDean Catherine KenneyFilm
2008Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten SagaSelfFilm
2008Blackadder's Most Cunning MomentsSelfFilm
2007Fred ClausAnnette ClausFilm
2007Southland TalesNana Mae FrostFilm
2007ProvokedVeronica ScottFilm
2007PuffballMabs TuckerFilm
2007The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle · 6 episodesSeries
2006Paris Je T'aimeLa femme au trench rouge (Bastille)Film
2006Merlin's ApprenticeLady of the Lake · 2 episodesSeries
2006The One ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireRita SkeeterFilm
2005Wah-WahLauren ComptonFilm
2005Gideon's DaughterStellaFilm
2005Comic AidFilm
2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyQueenie (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2005The Adventures of Bottle Top BillCorky (British dub voice) · 52 episodesSeries
2005Final Chance to SaveHerselfSeries
2004The Phantom of the OperaMadame GiryFilm
2004The Prince & MeQueen RosalindFilm
2004Churchill: The Hollywood YearsEva BraunFilm
2003The ActorsMrs. MagnaniFilm
2003The Rage in Placid LakeSylvia LakeFilm
2003Falling AngelsMary FieldFilm
2003The Lost PrinceQueen Mary · 2 episodesSeries
2002The HoursVanessa BellFilm
2002SpiderYvonne / Mrs. ClegFilm
2002V Graham NortonSelfSeries
2001Snow WhiteElspethFilm
2001Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the MakingSelfFilm
2000Chicken RunMrs. Tweedy (voice)Film
2000Get CarterGloria CarterFilm
2000The Miracle MakerMary Magdalene (voice)Film
2000Sleepy Hollow: Behind the LegendSelfFilm
1999Sleepy HollowLady Mary Van Tassel / Crone WitchFilm
1999Alice in WonderlandQueen of HeartsFilm
1999Blackadder: Back & ForthQueenieFilm
1999The King and IAnna Leonowens (voice)Film
1999The Big Brass RingDinah PellarinFilm
1999Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded FangMiss FowlFilm
1998MerlinLady of the Lake / Mab · 2 episodesSeries
1998St. IvesSusan GilchristFilm
1998The Scold's BridleDr. Sarah BlakeneyFilm
1998Ted & RalphHenrietta Blough-PendletonFilm
1998The Scold's BridleDr Sarah Blakeney · 2 episodesSeries
1997The ApostleToosieFilm
1997The Designated MournerJudyFilm
1997A Dance to the Music of TimePamela Flitton · 4 episodesSeries
1997SwannSarah MaloneyFilm
1996Kansas CityCarolyn StiltonFilm
1996The Evening StarPatsy CarpenterFilm
1996Saint-ExConsuelo de Saint-ExupéryFilm
1995The Night and the MomentJulieFilm
1994FatherlandCharlie MaguireFilm
1994Tom & VivVivienne Haigh-WoodFilm
1994The Line, the Cross & the CurveMysterious WomanFilm
1993Shooting StarsSelfSeries
1993CenturyClaraFilm
1993DemonellaMarie AntoinetteFilm
1993JealousyStella/ElsbethFilm
1993Space Virgins from Planet SexMiss StraugheimFilm
1992The Crying GameJudeFilm
1992DamageIngrid FlemingFilm
1992Absolutely FabulousBettinaSeries
1992Mr. Wakefield's CrusadeSandraFilm
1991Enchanted AprilRose ArbuthnotFilm
1991Old TimesFilm
1991PerformanceAnnaSeries
1991RedemptionValerie ParisFilm
1991Broken SkinFilm
1990Die KinderSidonie Reiger · 6 episodesSeries
1990The FoolColumbine / Rosalind / OpheliaFilm
1990The BachelorFriederike / Widow SommerFilm
1990Les DogsBride's MotherFilm
1989Twisted ObsessionMarilynFilm
1989Ball-Trap On The Cote SauvageEarly BirdFilm
1989Communicators From HellFilm
1988The StorytellerWitchSeries
1988Blackadder's Christmas CarolQueens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIXFilm
1988This MorningSelfSeries
1988Sweet as You AreJulia PerryFilm
1988Mountain LanguageYoung WomanFilm
1988The Master BuilderHilde WangelFilm
1988The Storyteller: The Three RavensWitchFilm
1987Empire of the SunMrs. VictorFilm
1987Eat the RichDHSS BlondeFilm
1987After PilkingtonPenny NewhouseFilm
1987The Death of the HeartDaphne HeccombFilm
1986Unnatural CausesAnne ForrestSeries
1986ScreenPlayValerie ParisSeries
1986The Demon LoverGinaFilm
1986Lost PropertyAnneFilm
1985Dance with a StrangerRuth EllisFilm
1985UnderworldOrielFilm
1985A Woman of SubstancePaula McGill Amory · 3 episodesSeries
1985Screen TwoPenny 'Patch' Newhouse, Julia Perry, ClaraSeries
1985The InnocentMary TurnerFilm
1983BlackadderNurse Mary, Queen Elizabeth I · 6 episodes, Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadowSeries
1983Natural WorldNarratorSeries
1983Shades of DarknessGinaSeries
1983The Hard WordPolly Wood · 6 episodesSeries
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Bride's MotherSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
1971Film '72SelfSeries
1953The OscarsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
—The Duchess and IFilm
—The Queen of FashionHelen Delves BroughtonFilm
—The Custom of the CountryFilm
—Dinner with AudreyElla Van HeemstraFilm
—The Portrait of a LadyMrs Lydia Touchett · 6 episodesSeries
Crew (1)
2015Orango rischio fataleActor's AssistantFilm