Miranda Richardson

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 30 nominations See more awards »

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Sleepy Hollow (1999)

The Crying Game (1992)

Empire of the Sun (1987)

The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

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Actress (104 titles)

???? A Place of Only Sky (pre-production)

2014 Maleficent (post-production)
Queen Ulla

2013/I Belle (post-production)
Lady Ashford

2012 World Without End (TV mini-series)
Mother Cecilia

– Rook (2012) … Mother Cecilia

– Pawns (2012) … Mother Cecilia

– Check (2012) … Mother Cecilia

– Prior (2012) … Mother Cecilia

– King (2012) … Mother Cecilia

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2012 Parade's End (TV series)
Mrs. Wannop

– Episode #1.5 (2012) … Mrs. Wannop

– Episode #1.4 (2012) … Mrs. Wannop

– Episode #1.3 (2012) … Mrs. Wannop

– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Mrs. Wannop

– Episode #1.1 (2012) … Mrs. Wannop

2012 Dead Boss (TV series)
Jo

– Episode #1.6 (2012) … Jo

2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Rita Skeeter

2010 Rubicon (TV series)
Katherine Rhumor

– You Never Can Win (2010) … Katherine Rhumor

– Wayward Sons (2010) … Katherine Rhumor

– A Good Day's Work (2010) … Katherine Rhumor

– In Whom We Trust (2010) … Katherine Rhumor

– No Honesty in Men (2010) … Katherine Rhumor

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2010 Made in Dagenham
Barbara Castle

2009 The Young Victoria
Duchess of Kent

2008 Spinning Into Butter
Dean Catherine Kenney

2008 Kis Vuk
Anna Conda (voice)

2007 The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (TV series)
Helena de Wend

– Episode #1.6 (2007) … Helena de Wend

– Episode #1.5 (2007) … Helena de Wend

– Episode #1.4 (2007) … Helena de Wend

– Episode #1.3 (2007) … Helena de Wend

– Episode #1.2 (2007) … Helena de Wend

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2007 Fred Claus
Annette Claus

2007 Puffball: The Devil's Eyeball
Mabs Tucker

2006 Provoked: A True Story
Veronica Scott

2006 Southland Tales
Nana Mae Frost

2006 Paris, je t'aime
La femme au trench rouge (segment "Bastille")

2006 Merlin's Apprentice (TV mini-series)
Lady Of The Lake

2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Rita Skeeter

2005 Gideon's Daughter (TV movie)
Stella

2005 Starry Night (short)
Annie

2005 Wah-Wah
Lauren Compton

2005 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill (TV series)
Narrator

– Episode #1.1 (2005) … Narrator (voice)

2005 Midsummer Dream
Titania (voice: English version)

1994-2004 Absolutely Fabulous (TV series)
Bettina

– White Box (2004) … Bettina

– New Best Friend (1994) … Bettina

2004 The Phantom of the Opera
Madame Giry

2004 Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Eva Braun

2004 The Prince and Me
Queen Rosalind

2003 Falling Angels
Mary Field

2003 The Rage in Placid Lake
Sylvia Lake

2003 The Actors
Mrs. Magnani

2003 Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (TV movie)
Hermione Granger

2003 The Lost Prince (TV movie)
Queen Mary

2002 The Hours
Vanessa Bell

2002 Spider
Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg

2001 Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (TV movie)
Queen Elspeth

2000 Chicken Run (Video Game)
Mrs. Tweedy (voice)

2000 Get Carter
Gloria

2000 Chicken Run
Mrs. Tweedy (voice)

2000 The Miracle Maker
Mary Magdalene (voice)

2000 The Magic of Vincent (short)
Anne Saunders

1999 Blackadder Back & Forth (short)
Lady Elizabeth / Queen Elizabeth (All Elizabeths)

1999 Sleepy Hollow
Lady Van Tassel / Crone

1999 Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Miss Fowl

1999 The Big Brass Ring
Dinah

1999 The King and I
Anna Leonowens (voice)

1999 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Queen of Hearts / Society Woman

1998 Ted & Ralph (TV movie)
Henrietta Blough-Pendleton

1998 St. Ives
Susan Gilchrist

1998 Merlin (TV mini-series)
Lady of the Lake / Queen Mab

– Part 1 (1998) … Queen Mab / Lady of the Lake

– Part 2 (1998) … Queen Mab / Lady of the Lake

– Part 3 (1998) … Queen Mab / Lady of the Lake

1998 The Scold's Bridle (TV movie)
Dr. Sarah Blakeney

1997 Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! (video)
Bettina

1997 A Dance to the Music of Time (TV mini-series)
Pamela Flitton

– Post War (1997) … Pamela Flitton

– The War (1997) … Pamela Flitton

1997 The Apostle
Toosie

1997 The Designated Mourner
Judy

1996 The Evening Star
Patsy Carpenter

1996 Saint-Ex
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry

1996 Swann
Sarah Maloney

1996 Kansas City
Carolyn Stilton

1995 The Night and the Moment
Julie

1994 Fatherland (TV movie)
Charlie Maguire

1994 Tom & Viv
Vivienne Haigh-Wood

1993 Century
Clara

1993 The Line, the Cross & the Curve (short)
Mysterious woman

1990-1993 The Comic Strip Presents... (TV series)
Bride's Mother / Marie Antoinette / Miss Straugheim / …

– Jealousy (1993) … Stella Elsbeth

– Demonella (1993) … Marie Antoinette

– Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993) … Miss Straugheim

– Les Dogs (1990) … Bride's Mother

1992 Damage
Ingrid Fleming

1992 The Crying Game
Jude

1992 True Adventures of Christopher Columbus (TV series)
Queen Isabella

1992 Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (TV movie)
Sandra

1991 Enchanted April
Rose Arbuthnot

1991 Broken Skin (short)
Mother

1991 Performance (TV series)
Anna

– Old Times (1991) … Anna

1991 Screenplay (TV series)
Valerie Paris

– Redemption (1991) … Valerie Paris

1990 Die Kinder (TV series)
Sidonie Reiger

– The Revolution Recycled (1990) … Sidonie Reiger

– The Gathering Storm (1990) … Sidonie Reiger

– Catastrophe Theory (1990) … Sidonie Reiger

– Hidden Agenda (1990) … Sidonie Reiger

– Ghosts (1990) … Sidonie Reiger

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1990 The Fool
Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia

1990 The Bachelor
Frederica/Widow

1990 Century

1990 The Jim Henson Hour (TV series)
Witch

– Food (1990) … Witch

1989 Alas Smith & Jones (TV series)

– The Unprepared Version (1989)

– The Undiscovered Version (1989)

– The Untouchable Version (1989)

1989 Blackadder Goes Forth (TV series)
Nurse Mary

– General Hospital (1989) … Nurse Mary

1989 Twisted Obsession
Marilyn

1989 Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage (TV movie)
Early Bird

1988 Blackadder's Christmas Carol (TV movie)
Queen Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX

1988 The Storyteller (TV series)
Witch

– The Three Ravens (1988) … Witch

1988 Theatre Night (TV series)
Hilde Wangel

– The Master Builder (1988) … Hilde Wangel

1987-1988 Screen Two (TV series)
Julia Perry / Penny 'Patch' Newhouse

– Sweet as You Are (1988) … Julia Perry

– After Pilkington (1987) … Penny 'Patch' Newhouse

1987 The Death of a Heart (TV movie)
Daphne Heccomb

1987 Empire of the Sun
Mrs. Victor

1987 Black Adder the Third (TV series)
Amy Hardwood, the elusive Shadow

– Amy and Amiability (1987) … Amy Hardwood, the elusive Shadow (as Miss Miranda Richardson)

1987 Eat the Rich
DHSS Blonde

1986 Unnatural Causes (TV series)
Anne Forrest

– Lost Property (1986) … Anne Forrest

1986 Shades of Darkness (TV series)
Gina

– The Demon Lover (1986) … Gina

1986 Black-Adder II (TV series)
Queen Elizabeth I

– Chains (1986) … Queen Elizabeth I

– Beer (1986) … Queen Elizabeth I

– Money (1986) … Queen Elizabeth I

– Potato (1986) … Queen Elizabeth I

– Head (1986) … Queen Elizabeth I

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1986 Telephone Behaviour: The Power and the Perils (video short)

1985 Underworld
Oriel

1985 The Innocent
Mary Turner

1985 Dance with a Stranger
Ruth Ellis

1985 A Woman of Substance (TV mini-series)
Paula McGill Amory

– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Paula McGill Amory

– Episode #1.2 (1985) … Paula McGill Amory

– Episode #1.1 (1985) … Paula McGill Amory

1984 Sorrell and Son (TV mini-series)
Lola

– Episode #1.4 (1984) … Lola

1983 Crown Court (TV series)

– A Matter of Trust: Part 1 (1983)

1982 The New Adventures of Lucky Jim (TV series)
Chrissie Collin

– Will Success Spoil Jim Dixon? (1982) … Chrissie Collin

1981 Agony (TV series)
Gudrun

– From Here to Maternity (1981) … Gudrun

1980 The First Day (short)

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(1999) She played Aunt Dan, alongside Glenne Headly, in "Aunt Dan and Lemon" at the Almeida Theatre, London See more »

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2 Interviews | 2 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Miss Miranda Richardson

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)

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Somebody referred to me as a ringleader, which I wouldn't have classed myself as, but anyway, there you go. See more »

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Involved, along with Sherilyn Fenn, Kate Winslet, Rufus Sewell and Paul McGann in the 1998 film project "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline". The film was to be executive produced by Emma Thompson, and written and directed by Fay Efrosini Lellios. The shooting was set to start in June 1998 in New Hampshire. The film was canceled due to financial withdrawal. [1998] See more »

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