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Miranda Richardson was born in England on March 3, 1958. She comes from Southport in Lancashire (near Liverpool), and has one sister, eight years her senior. Her parents and sister are not involved in the performing arts. At an early age she performed in school plays, having shown a talent and desire to "turn herself into" other people... See full bio »

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Miranda Jane Richardson
in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
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???? 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
See all 6 episodes »
 
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
See all 13 episodes »
 
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
See all 6 episodes »
 
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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2006 Paris, je t'aime (performer: "Le Tourbillon")
 
2004 The Phantom of the Opera (performer: "Notes", "Prima Donna", "Track Down This Murderer")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
Show ShowSelf (53 titles)
2013 Parade's End: Featurette (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2012 Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2011 The Blue Highway (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2011 Sidewalks Entertainment (TV series)
Herself
– Stan, Jake and Miranda (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 June 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2009 Turtle: The Incredible Journey (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2009 The Thirties in Colour (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– End of an Era (2009) … Narrator (voice)
– Adventures in the Americas (2009) … Narrator (voice)
– Wright Around the World (2009) … Narrator (voice)
– A World Away (2009) … Narrator (voice)
 
2008 Blackadder Rides Again (TV documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
2008 Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Loose Women (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #12.74 (2007) … Herself
 
2000-2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Fred Claus (2007) … Herself
– 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire': Dark Matters, New Masters (2005) … Herself
– The Hatching of 'Chicken Run' (2000) … Herself
 
2007 A Taste of My Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Miranda Richardson (2007) … Herself
 
2006 Extinct (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Giant Panda (2006) … Herself
 
2006 30 Greatest Political Comedies (TV documentary)
Herself - Narrator (voice)
 
2005 Planet Voice (TV series)
Herself
– Planet Potter (2005) … Herself
 
2005 'Harry Potter': Behind the Magic (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Fox News (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 November 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The Making of 'The Phantom of the Opera' (video documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2005 Comic Aid (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
2005 The Evening Standard British Film Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2005 The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie
 
2004 The Sharon Osbourne Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 April 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 The BAFTA TV Awards 2004 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom (TV series)
Herself
 
2003 V Graham Norton (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.35 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 47 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografía (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Foreign Actress
 
2003 Harmony in Hanoi (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2002 Shooting Stars (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.9 (2002) … Herself
 
2002 Lost in La Mancha (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2000 Poultry in Motion: The Making of 'Chicken Run' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2000 The Hatching of 'Chicken Run' (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
2000 Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (video documentary short)
Herself / Lady Mary Van Tassel / The Western Woods Crone
 
1999 The James Bond Story (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1998 Brunch (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 October 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1998 Exclusive (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 June 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1996 Poetry, Passion, the Postman: The Poetic Return of Pablo Neruda (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV & Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
1994 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 December 1994 (1994) … Herself
 
1994 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 November 1994 (1994) … Herself
 
1994 Equinox (TV series)
Narrator
– Brave New Babies (1994) … Narrator
 
1993 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 April 1993 (1993) … Herself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1993 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 March 1993 (1993) … Herself
 
1993 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself - Host
– Miranda Richardson/Soul Asylum (1993) … Herself - Host
 
1993 The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical & Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1992 Critical Eye: Wake Up England (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1989 Jackanory (TV series)
Herself
– My Friend Walter (1989) … Herself
 
1988 Comic Relief (TV special)
Herself
 
1986 The London Standard Film Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
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2006 Reflections on the Fourth Film (video documentary short)
Rita Skeeter (uncredited)
 
2005 Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (TV movie)
Vivienne Haigh-Wood (uncredited)
 
2001 The Greatest (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers (video documentary)
Various Characters (uncredited)
 

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(1996) Appeared in the title role of "Orlando" in the one-woman show produced and directed by Robert Wilson at the 50th Edinburgh International Festival See more »

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Alternate Names:

Miss Miranda Richardson

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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I like people to be surprised by the turn of events. I don't want things just to be pat and formulaic. If there's some sort of internal combustion in the character or a desire to change the way things are going, that makes for conflict, which is the essence of drama. See more »

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Turned down the role, subsequently taken by Glenn Close, in Fatal Attraction See more »

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