Lindsay Duncan
Known for: Acting
Lindsay Vere Duncan, CBE (born November 7, 1950) is a Scottish stage and television actress. She is the recipient of three BAFTA nominations and one Scottish BAFTA nomination, as well as two Olivier Awards and a Tony Award for her work on stage. She has starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Duncan's film credits include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Reflecting Skin (1990), City Hall (1996), An Ideal Husband, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Mansfield Park (all 1999), Under the Tuscan Sun, AfterLife (both 2003), Starter for 10 (2006), Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010), About Time (2013), Birdman (2014), and Blackbird (2019). Outside of stage and film, Duncan appeared as Barbara Douglas in Alan Bleasdale's critically acclaimed G.B.H. (1991), Servilia of the Junii on the HBO historical drama series Rome (2005–2007), Adelaide Brooke in the Doctor Who special "The Waters of Mars" (2009), Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle in the BBC Two miniseries The Honourable Woman (2014), and Lady Smallwood on BBC One's Sherlock (2014–2017). She also portrayed Elizabeth Longford and Margaret Thatcher in the television films Longford (2006) and Margaret (2009), respectively.
Filmography
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Lady Tamplin
1989
Series
Black Mirror
Alex Cairns
2011
Series
Sherlock
Lady Smallwood
2010
Series
Spooks
Angela Wells
2002
Series
The Wheel of Time
Anvaere Damodred
2021
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Helen Hayle
1965
Series
The Leftovers
Grace Playford
2014
Series
The Morning Show
Martha Ellison
2019
Series
Merlin
Queen Annis
2008
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Marina Gregg
2004
Series
Screen Two
Dolphin Blue
1985
Series
His Dark Materials
Octavia (voice)
2019
Series
ITV Playhouse
Diane
1967
Series
Playhouse
Christine Butcher
1974
Series
Absolutely Fabulous
Jeanne Durand
1992
Series
Rome
Servilia of the Junii
2005
Film
Alice in Wonderland
Helen Kingsleigh
2010
Series
Inside No. 9
Loretta Lamb
2014
Series
A Discovery of Witches
Ysabeau de Clermont
2018
Series
Playhouse Presents
Mrs Dalloway
2012
Film
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Tabitha
2014
Series
ScreenPlay
Kath Peachey
1986
Film
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Helen Kingsleigh
2016
Film
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
TC-14 (voice)
1999
Film
About Time
Mum
2013
Series
The Hollow Crown
Duchess of York
2012
Series
The New Avengers
Jane
1976
Series
Sherwood
Jennifer Hale
2022
Series
The Play on One
Gutrune Day
1988
Series
Around the World in 80 Days
Jane Digby
2021
Film
Gifted
Evelyn Adler
2017
Series
Travelling Man
Andrea
1984
Series
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Alexandra
1983
Series
A Year in Provence
Annie Mayle
1993
Series
Toast of London
2013
Series
Against the Wall
Faith Kowalski
2011
Series
Criminal Justice
Alison Slaughter
2008
Series
Dick Turpin
Catherine Langford
1979
Series
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Medea
1991
Series
Close to the Enemy
Frau Bellinghausen
2016
Series
A History of Britain
Reader
2000
Series
The Sinking of the Laconia
Elisabeth Fullwood
2011
Series
Traffik
Helen Rosshalde
1989
Series
Spy
The Director
2011
Film
Blackbird
Liz
2019
Series
The Honourable Woman
Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle
2014
Series
Truelove
Phil
2024
Film
Under the Tuscan Sun
Katherine
2003
Series
White Heat
Lilly (present day)
2012
Series
Count Arthur Strong
Dame Agnes
2013
Series
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Lady Bellaston
1997
Series
Lost in Austen
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
2008
Series
Working Shakespeare
2003
Series
Colin's Sandwich
Rosemary
1988
Series
The Death of Bunny Munro
Doris Pennington
2025
Series
G.B.H.
Barbara Douglas
1991
Film
Made in Italy
Kate
2020
Film
An Ideal Husband
Lady Markby
1999
Film
City Hall
Sydney Pappas
1996
Film
Body Parts
Dr. Agatha Webb
1991
Series
Oliver Twist
Elizabeth Leeford
1999
Film
AfterLife
2003
Film
A Banquet
June
2022
Series
Mint
Ollie
2026
One-Upmanship
1976
Film
Christopher and His Kind
Kathleen Isherwood
2011
Series
The Kit Curran Radio Show
Pamela Scott
1984
Series
Perfect Strangers
Alice
2001
Film
H Is for Hawk
Mum
2025
Film
Little Joe
Psychotherapist
2019
Film
Starter for 10
Rose Harbison
2006
TECX
Laura Pellin
1990
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
Self
Film
Prick Up Your Ears
Anthea Lahr
1987
Film
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
Captain Adelaide Brooke
2009
Film
Mansfield Park
Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram
1999
Series
Shooting the Past
Marilyn Truman
1999
Series
Dead Head
Dana Cass
1986
Film
My Zoe
Kathy
2019
Film
Redemption
Kath Peachey
1991
Series
Jake's Progress
Monica
1995
Film
Le Week-End
Meg Burrows
2013
Series
The Rector's Wife
Anna Bouverie
1994
Series
Muck and Brass
Jean Torrode
1982
Film
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur
Medea
1991
Film
The Reflecting Skin
Dolphin Blue
1990
The Brief
Carol Barnes
1984
Film
Last Passenger
Elaine Middleton
2013
Get Real
Louise
1998
Film
The Entertainment System Is Down
Film
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Maude
2017
Film
The Childeater
Eirwen
1989
Film
Call Me Back
Grace
2023
Film
National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus
Dora
2024
Daughter of Eden
Emer
Film
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Self
2010
Film
Longford
Lady Elizabeth Longford
2006
Film
Doctor Jekyll
Sandra Poole
2023
Film
Expelling the Demon
Woman
1999
Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hippolyta / Titania
1996
Film
Churchill's Secret
Clemmie Churchill
2016
Film
Manifesto
Lily Sachor
1988
Samson and Delilah
Alice
1984
Film
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Pauline
2000
Film
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
Audrey Pretty
2004
Film
Alas Sage & Onion
1988
Series
Mission 2110
Neuros/Cybele
2010
Film
Amish: A Secret Life
Narrator (voice)
2012
Film
National Theatre Live: Hansard
Diana Hesketh
2019
Film
Burlesque Fairytales
Ice Queen
2010
Film
Frankenstein
Jane Pretorius
2007
Film
He Does Not Want Peace
Rachel Englebright
2016
Alma
Film
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self (archive footage)
1982
Film
Margaret
Margaret Thatcher
2009
Film
Hamilton Mattress
Beryl / Gertrude (voice)
2002
Film
Loose Connections
Sally
1984
Film
Grown-Ups
Mrs Butcher
1980
Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders
Narrator
2001
Film
Rainy Day Women
Karen Miller
1984
Film
These Foolish Things
Gutrune Day
1989
Film
Further Up Pompeii
Scrubba
1975
Film
Lawless
Lady Justice MacNeil
2013
Film
November 1st
Bonnie
2019
These Foolish Things
Film
Dirty Tricks
Alison
2000
Film
Last Call
Kate
2023
Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair
Narrator
1995
Film
Margot
Madam
2009
Film
No Ordinary Joe
Marion Barbara "Joe" Carstairs
2021
The Winkler
Diane
1979
On Approval
Helen
1982