Miranda Richardson
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Screen Two
Penny 'Patch' Newhouse
1985
Series
Screen Two
Julia Perry
1985
Series
Screen Two
Clara
1985
Film
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Rita Skeeter
2005
Series
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Film
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Rita Skeeter
2010
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Blackadder
Nurse Mary
1983
Series
Blackadder
Queen Elizabeth I
1983
Series
Blackadder
Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow
1983
Series
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
Series
Good Omens
Shax
2019
Series
Good Omens
Madame Tracy
2019
Series
Absolutely Fabulous
Bettina
1992
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bride's Mother
1982
Series
Performance
Anna
1991
Series
ScreenPlay
Valerie Paris
1986
Film
Sleepy Hollow
Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
1999
Series
Parade's End
Mrs. Wannop
2012
Series
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
Film
Chicken Run
Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
2000
Series
Modern Love
Jane
2019
Series
Fate: The Winx Saga
Rosalind
2021
Series
Danger Mouse
Queen of Weevils (voice)
2015
Series
The Storyteller
Witch
1988
Series
And Then There Were None
Emily Brent
2015
Film
The Phantom of the Opera
Madame Giry
2004
Series
Bookish
Duchess Alberta
2025
Series
Bookish
Duschess Alberta
2025
Film
Empire of the Sun
Mrs. Victor
1987
Series
World Without End
Mother Cecilia
2012
Series
A Woman of Substance
Paula McGill Amory
1985
Series
Merlin
Lady of the Lake / Mab
1998
Film
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Mrs Tweedy (voice)
2023
Film
Fred Claus
Annette Claus
2007
Film
Muppets Most Wanted
Berliner at Window
2014
Series
Psychobitches
Enid Blyton
2013
Film
The Prince & Me
Queen Rosalind
2004
Series
Rubicon
Katherine Rhumor
2010
Series
Unnatural Causes
Anne Forrest
1986
Film
Damage
Ingrid Fleming
1992
Film
The Hours
Vanessa Bell
2002
Series
A Dance to the Music of Time
Pamela Flitton
1997
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Series
The Last Anniversary
Rose
2025
Film
Paris Je T'aime
La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
2006
Film
The House
Aunt Clarice (voice)
2022
Film
Alice in Wonderland
Queen of Hearts
1999
Film
The Young Victoria
Duchess of Kent
2009
Film
Stronger
Patty Bauman
2017
Film
Southland Tales
Nana Mae Frost
2007
Film
The Crying Game
Jude
1992
Film
The Magician's Elephant
Madam LaVaughn (voice)
2023
Film
Get Carter
Gloria Carter
2000
Series
Shades of Darkness
Gina
1983
Film
The Yellow Tie
Ioana Celibidache
2025
Series
Curfew
Lou
2019
Series
Dead Boss
Jo
2012
Film
Testament of Youth
Miss Lorimer
2015
Series
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
Corky (British dub voice)
2005
Film
Spider
Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
2002
Series
The Lost Prince
Queen Mary
2003
Film
Fatherland
Charlie Maguire
1994
Film
Provoked
Veronica Scott
2007
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Film
The King and I
Anna Leonowens (voice)
1999
Film
Belle
Lady Ashford
2013
Film
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
Narrator (voice)
2015
Series
Girlfriends
Sue
2018
Series
Die Kinder
Sidonie Reiger
1990
Film
Made in Dagenham
Barbara Castle
2010
Series
Merlin's Apprentice
Lady of the Lake
2006
Film
Snow White
Elspeth
2001
Film
The Miracle Maker
Mary Magdalene (voice)
2000
Film
Churchill
Clementine Churchill
2017
Series
Casanova
Marquise d'Urfé
2015
Series
Mapp and Lucia
Elizabeth Mapp
2014
The Portrait of a Lady
Mrs Lydia Touchett
Series
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
2007
Film
Dance with a Stranger
Ruth Ellis
1985
Film
The Apostle
Toosie
1997
Film
An Inspector Calls
Sybil Birling
2015
Film
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Eva Braun
2004
Film
The Duchess and I
Film
The Evening Star
Patsy Carpenter
1996
Film
Rams
Kat
2020
Series
Final Chance to Save
Herself
2005
Film
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
2008
Film
Twisted Obsession
Marilyn
1989
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Series
The Scold's Bridle
Dr Sarah Blakeney
1998
Film
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
1988
Film
Wah-Wah
Lauren Compton
2005
Film
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
2000
Film
iBoy
Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
2017
The Custom of the Country
Film
Underworld
Oriel
1985
Film
The Innocent
Mary Turner
1985
Film
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
2023
Film
Eat the Rich
DHSS Blonde
1987
Film
Kansas City
Carolyn Stilton
1996
Film
Like Tears in Rain
Self
2024
Film
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
Witch
1988
Film
Enchanted April
Rose Arbuthnot
1991
Film
Gideon's Daughter
Stella
2005
Film
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Self / Mrs. Victor
2013
Film
Casanova
Marquise d'Urfé
2015
Film
Redemption
Valerie Paris
1991
Film
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
Narrator (Voice)
2009
Film
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Sandra
1992
Film
The Bachelor
Friederike / Widow Sommer
1990
Film
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Miss Straugheim
1993
Film
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Mrs Blitherington
2014
Film
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Miss Fowl
1999
Film
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Queenie
1999
Film
The Scold's Bridle
Dr. Sarah Blakeney
1998
Film
Tom & Viv
Vivienne Haigh-Wood
1994
Film
Hidden Universe
2013
Film
Sweet as You Are
Julia Perry
1988
Film
The Death of the Heart
Daphne Heccomb
1987
Film
The Rage in Placid Lake
Sylvia Lake
2003
Film
Jealousy
Stella/Elsbeth
1993
The Queen of Fashion
Helen Delves Broughton
Film
The Actors
Mrs. Magnani
2003
Film
The Big Brass Ring
Dinah Pellarin
1999
Film
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
2008
Film
Puffball
Mabs Tucker
2007
Comic Aid
2005
Film
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Self
2001
Film
Operation Orangutan
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
The Night and the Moment
Julie
1995
Film
Spinning Into Butter
Dean Catherine Kenney
2009
Film
Demonella
Marie Antoinette
1993
Film
Dinner with Audrey
Ella Van Heemstra
Film
Saint-Ex
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
1996
The Fool
Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
1990
The Hard Word
Polly Wood
1983
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
Early Bird
1989
Film
St. Ives
Susan Gilchrist
1998
Film
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Mysterious Woman
1994
Film
The Master Builder
Hilde Wangel
1988
Film
Old Times
1991
Film
The Demon Lover
Gina
1986
Film
Communicators From Hell
1989
Film
Ted & Ralph
Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
1998
Film
Swann
Sarah Maloney
1997
Film
Falling Angels
Mary Field
2003
Film
Century
Clara
1993
Film
The Designated Mourner
Judy
1997
Film
Mountain Language
Young Woman
1988
Film
Les Dogs
Bride's Mother
1990
Film
After Pilkington
Penny Newhouse
1987
Film
Lost Property
Anne
1986
Broken Skin
1991