Miranda Richardson

Biography

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

Damage

Saturday Night Live

The One Show

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Good Omens

Good Omens

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Absolutely Fabulous

All Movies (105)

• The Yellow Tie2025 · as Ioana Celibidache
• Like Tears in Rain2024 · as Self
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget2023 · as Mrs Tweedy (voice)
• Blackadder: A Cunning Story2023 · as Self - Contributor
• The Magician's Elephant2023 · as Madam LaVaughn (voice)
• The House2022 · as Aunt Clarice (voice)
• Rams2020 · as Kat
• Stronger2017 · as Patty Bauman
• Churchill2017 · as Clementine Churchill
• iBoy2017 · as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
• An Inspector Calls2015 · as Sybil Birling
• Casanova2015 · as Marquise d'Urfé
• Operation Orangutan2015 · as Narrator (voice)
• Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey2015 · as Narrator (voice)
• Testament of Youth2015 · as Miss Lorimer
• The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm2014 · as Mrs Blitherington
• Muppets Most Wanted2014 · as Berliner at Window
• Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips2013 · as Self / Mrs. Victor
• Hidden Universe2013
• Belle2013 · as Lady Ashford
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010 · as Rita Skeeter
• Made in Dagenham2010 · as Barbara Castle
• Turtle: The Incredible Journey2009 · as Narrator (Voice)
• Spinning Into Butter2009 · as Dean Catherine Kenney
• The Young Victoria2009 · as Duchess of Kent
• Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments2008 · as Self
• Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga2008 · as Self
• Southland Tales2007 · as Nana Mae Frost
• Fred Claus2007 · as Annette Claus
• Puffball2007 · as Mabs Tucker
• Provoked: A True Story2007 · as Veronica Scott
• Paris Je T'aime2006 · as La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005 · as Rita Skeeter
• Gideon's Daughter2005 · as Stella
• Wah-Wah2005 · as Lauren Compton
• The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · as Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Comic Aid2005
• The Phantom of the Opera2004 · as Madame Giry
• Churchill: The Hollywood Years2004 · as Eva Braun
• The Prince & Me2004 · as Queen Rosalind
• Falling Angels2003 · as Mary Field
• The Rage in Placid Lake2003 · as Sylvia Lake
• The Actors2003 · as Mrs. Magnani
• The Hours2002 · as Vanessa Bell
• Spider2002 · as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
• Snow White2001 · as Elspeth
• Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making2001 · as Self
• Get Carter2000 · as Gloria Carter
• Chicken Run2000 · as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
• Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend2000 · as Self
• The Miracle Maker2000 · as Mary Magdalene (voice)
• Sleepy Hollow1999 · as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
• Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang1999 · as Miss Fowl
• The Big Brass Ring1999 · as Dinah Pellarin
• Blackadder: Back & Forth1999 · as Queenie
• The King and I1999 · as Anna Leonowens (voice)
• Alice in Wonderland1999 · as Queen of Hearts
• Ted & Ralph1998 · as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
• The Scold's Bridle1998 · as Dr. Sarah Blakeney
• St. Ives1998 · as Susan Gilchrist
• The Apostle1997 · as Toosie
• The Designated Mourner1997 · as Judy
• Swann1997 · as Sarah Maloney
• The Evening Star1996 · as Patsy Carpenter
• Saint-Ex1996 · as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
• Kansas City1996 · as Carolyn Stilton
• The Night and the Moment1995 · as Julie
• Fatherland1994 · as Charlie Maguire
• The Line, the Cross & the Curve1994 · as Mysterious Woman
• Tom & Viv1994 · as Vivienne Haigh-Wood
• Century1993 · as Clara
• Jealousy1993 · as Stella/Elsbeth
• Demonella1993 · as Marie Antoinette
• Space Virgins from Planet Sex1993 · as Miss Straugheim
• Damage1992 · as Ingrid Fleming
• The Crying Game1992 · as Jude
• Mr. Wakefield's Crusade1992 · as Sandra
• Enchanted April1991 · as Rose Arbuthnot
• Old Times1991
• Redemption1991 · as Valerie Paris
• Broken Skin1991
• The Fool1990 · as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
• Les Dogs1990 · as Bride's Mother
• The Bachelor1990 · as Friederike / Widow Sommer
• Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage1989 · as Early Bird
• Twisted Obsession1989 · as Marilyn
• Communicators From Hell1989
• Blackadder's Christmas Carol1988 · as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
• Mountain Language1988 · as Young Woman
• The Master Builder1988 · as Hilde Wangel
• Sweet as You Are1988 · as Julia Perry
• Empire of the Sun1987 · as Mrs. Victor
• Eat the Rich1987 · as DHSS Blonde
• The Death of the Heart1987 · as Daphne Heccomb
• After Pilkington1987 · as Penny Newhouse
• Lost Property1986 · as Anne
• The Demon Lover1986 · as Gina
• Underworld1985 · as Oriel
• The Innocent1985 · as Mary Turner
• Dance with a Stranger1985 · as Ruth Ellis
• The Duchess and I—
• The Queen of Fashion— · as Helen Delves Broughton
• The Custom of the Country—
• Dinner with Audrey— · as Ella Van Heemstra

All TV Shows (47)

• The Last Anniversary2025 · as Rose
• Fate: The Winx Saga2021 · as Rosalind
• Modern Love2019 · as Jane
• Good Omens2019 · as Shax
• Good Omens2019 · as Madame Tracy
• Curfew2019 · as Lou
• Girlfriends2018 · as Sue
• And Then There Were None2015 · as Emily Brent
• Danger Mouse2015 · as Queen of Weevils (voice)
• Casanova2015 · as Marquise d'Urfé
• Mapp and Lucia2014 · as Elizabeth Mapp
• Psychobitches2013 · as Enid Blyton
• World Without End2012 · as Mother Cecilia
• Parade's End2012 · as Mrs. Wannop
• Dead Boss2012 · as Jo
• Rubicon2010 · as Katherine Rhumor
• The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle2007
• The One Show2006 · as Self - Guest
• Merlin's Apprentice2006 · as Lady of the Lake
• Final Chance to Save2005 · as Herself
• The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill2005 · as Corky (British dub voice)
• The Lost Prince2003 · as Queen Mary
• V Graham Norton2002 · as Self
• Merlin1998 · as Lady of the Lake / Mab
• The Scold's Bridle1998 · as Dr Sarah Blakeney
• A Dance to the Music of Time1997 · as Pamela Flitton
• Shooting Stars1993 · as Self
• Absolutely Fabulous1992 · as Bettina
• Performance1991 · as Anna
• Die Kinder1990 · as Sidonie Reiger
• This Morning1988 · as Self
• The Storyteller1988 · as Witch
• Unnatural Causes1986 · as Anne Forrest
• ScreenPlay1986 · as Valerie Paris
• Screen Two1985 · as Penny 'Patch' Newhouse
• Screen Two1985 · as Julia Perry
• Screen Two1985 · as Clara
• A Woman of Substance1985 · as Paula McGill Amory
• Natural World1983 · as Narrator
• Blackadder1983 · as Queen Elizabeth I
• Blackadder1983 · as Nurse Mary
• Blackadder1983 · as Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow
• Shades of Darkness1983 · as Gina
• The Hard Word1983 · as Polly Wood
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Bride's Mother
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• The Oscars1953 · as Self