Miranda Richardson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 3, 1958
- Birthplace
- Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Dinner with Audrey TBA
as Ella Van Heemstra
- The Custom of the Country
The Custom of the Country TBA
Actor
- The Queen of Fashion
The Queen of Fashion TBA
as Helen Delves Broughton
My Duchess 2026
Actor
The Yellow Tie 2025
as Ioana Celibidache
Like Tears in Rain 2024
as Self
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget 2023
as Mrs Tweedy (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story 2023
as Self - Contributor
The Magician's Elephant 2023
as Madam LaVaughn (voice)
The House 2022
as Aunt Clarice (voice)
Rams 2020
as Kat
Stronger 2017
as Patty Bauman
Churchill 2017
as Clementine Churchill
iBoy 2017
as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
An Inspector Calls 2015
as Sybil Birling
Casanova 2015
as Marquise d'Urfé
Operation Orangutan 2015
as Narrator (voice)
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey 2015
as Narrator (voice)
Testament of Youth 2015
as Miss Lorimer
Orango rischio fatale 2015
Actor's Assistant
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm 2014
as Mrs Blitherington
Muppets Most Wanted 2014
as Berliner at Window
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips 2013
as Self / Mrs. Victor
Hidden Universe 2013
Actor
Belle 2013
as Lady Ashford
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012
as (archive footage)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010
as Rita Skeeter
Made in Dagenham 2010
as Barbara Castle
Turtle: The Incredible Journey 2009
as Narrator (Voice)
Spinning Into Butter 2009
as Dean Catherine Kenney
The Young Victoria 2009
as Duchess of Kent
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments 2008
as Self
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga 2008
as Self
Southland Tales 2007
as Nana Mae Frost
Fred Claus 2007
as Annette Claus
Puffball 2007
as Mabs Tucker
Provoked 2007
as Veronica Scott
Paris Je T'aime 2006
as La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
as Rita Skeeter
Gideon's Daughter 2005
as Stella
Wah-Wah 2005
as Lauren Compton
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 2005
as Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Comic Aid
Comic Aid 2005
Actor
The Phantom of the Opera 2004
as Madame Giry
Churchill: The Hollywood Years 2004
as Eva Braun
The Prince & Me 2004
as Queen Rosalind
Falling Angels 2003
as Mary Field
The Rage in Placid Lake 2003
as Sylvia Lake
The Actors 2003
as Mrs. Magnani
The Hours 2002
as Vanessa Bell
Spider 2002
as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
Great Comedy Moments 2001
as Queenie (archive footage)
Snow White 2001
as Elspeth
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making 2001
as Self
Get Carter 2000
as Gloria Carter
Chicken Run 2000
as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend 2000
as Self
The Miracle Maker 2000
as Mary Magdalene (voice)
Sleepy Hollow 1999
as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang 1999
as Miss Fowl
The Big Brass Ring 1999
as Dinah Pellarin
Blackadder: Back & Forth 1999
as Queenie
The King and I 1999
as Anna Leonowens (voice)
Alice in Wonderland 1999
as Queen of Hearts
Ted & Ralph 1998
as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
The Scold's Bridle 1998
as Dr. Sarah Blakeney
St. Ives 1998
as Susan Gilchrist
The Apostle 1997
as Toosie
The Designated Mourner 1997
as Judy
Swann 1997
as Sarah Maloney
The Evening Star 1996
as Patsy Carpenter
Saint-Ex 1996
as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
Kansas City 1996
as Carolyn Stilton
The Night and the Moment 1995
as Julie
Fatherland 1994
as Charlie Maguire
The Line, the Cross & the Curve 1994
as Mysterious Woman
Tom & Viv 1994
as Vivienne Haigh-Wood
Century 1993
as Clara
Jealousy 1993
as Stella/Elsbeth
Demonella 1993
as Marie Antoinette
Space Virgins from Planet Sex 1993
as Miss Straugheim
Damage 1992
as Ingrid Fleming
The Crying Game 1992
as Jude
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade 1992
as Sandra
Enchanted April 1991
as Rose Arbuthnot
Old Times 1991
Actor
Redemption 1991
as Valerie Paris
- Broken Skin
Broken Skin 1991
Actor
- The Fool
The Fool 1990
as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
Les Dogs 1990
as Bride's Mother
The Bachelor 1990
as Friederike / Widow Sommer
- Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage 1989
as Early Bird
Twisted Obsession 1989
as Marilyn
Communicators From Hell 1989
Actor
Blackadder's Christmas Carol 1988
as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
Mountain Language 1988
as Young Woman
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens 1988
as Witch
The Master Builder 1988
as Hilde Wangel
Sweet as You Are 1988
as Julia Perry
Empire of the Sun 1987
as Mrs. Victor
Eat the Rich 1987
as DHSS Blonde
The Death of the Heart 1987
as Daphne Heccomb
After Pilkington 1987
as Penny Newhouse
Lost Property 1986
as Anne
The Demon Lover 1986
as Gina
Underworld 1985
as Oriel
The Innocent 1985
as Mary Turner
Dance with a Stranger 1985
as Ruth Ellis
Credits from TMDB.