Known For
Acting
Known Credits
153
Gender
Female
Birthday
March 3, 1958 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2025 | The Yellow Tieas Ioana Celibidache | |
| 2025 | The Last Anniversaryas Rose | |
| 2024 | Like Tears in Rainas Self | |
| 2023 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggetas Mrs Tweedy (voice) | |
| 2023 | Blackadder: A Cunning Storyas Self - Contributor | |
| 2023 | The Magician's Elephantas Madam LaVaughn (voice) | |
| 2022 | The Houseas Aunt Clarice (voice) | |
| 2021 | Fate: The Winx Sagaas Rosalind | |
| 2020 | Ramsas Kat | |
| 2019 | Modern Loveas Jane | |
| 2019 | Good Omensas Madame Tracy | |
| 2019 | Good Omensas Shax | |
| 2019 | Curfewas Lou | |
| 2018 | Girlfriendsas Sue | |
| 2017 | Strongeras Patty Bauman | |
| 2017 | Churchillas Clementine Churchill | |
| 2017 | iBoyas Nancy 'Nan' Harvey | |
| 2015 | And Then There Were Noneas Emily Brent | |
| 2015 | Danger Mouseas Queen of Weevils (voice) | |
| 2015 | An Inspector Callsas Sybil Birling | |
| 2015 | Casanovaas Marquise d'Urfé | |
| 2015 | Casanovaas Marquise d'Urfé | |
| 2015 | Operation Orangutanas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2015 | Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Greyas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2015 | Testament of Youthas Miss Lorimer | |
| 2014 | Mapp and Luciaas Elizabeth Mapp | |
| 2014 | The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawmas Mrs Blitherington | |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wantedas Berliner at Window | |
| 2013 | Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillipsas Self / Mrs. Victor | |
| 2013 | Hidden Universeas | |
| 2013 | Psychobitchesas Enid Blyton | |
| 2013 | Belleas Lady Ashford | |
| 2012 | World Without Endas Mother Cecilia | |
| 2012 | Parade's Endas Mrs. Wannop | |
| 2012 | Dead Bossas Jo | |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1as Rita Skeeter | |
| 2010 | Made in Dagenhamas Barbara Castle | |
| 2010 | Rubiconas Katherine Rhumor | |
| 2009 | Turtle: The Incredible Journeyas Narrator (Voice) | |
| 2009 | Spinning Into Butteras Dean Catherine Kenney | |
| 2009 | The Young Victoriaas Duchess of Kent | |
| 2008 | Blackadder's Most Cunning Momentsas Self | |
| 2008 | Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Sagaas Self | |
| 2007 | Southland Talesas Nana Mae Frost | |
| 2007 | Fred Clausas Annette Claus | |
| 2007 | Puffballas Mabs Tucker | |
| 2007 | The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyleas | |
| 2007 | Provoked: A True Storyas Veronica Scott | |
| 2006 | The One Showas Self - Guest | |
| 2006 | Paris Je T'aimeas La femme au trench rouge (Bastille) | |
| 2006 | Merlin's Apprenticeas Lady of the Lake | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireas Rita Skeeter | |
| 2005 | Gideon's Daughteras Stella | |
| 2005 | Final Chance to Saveas Herself | |
| 2005 | Wah-Wahas Lauren Compton | |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Bottle Top Billas Corky (British dub voice) | |
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2005 | Comic Aidas | |
| 2004 | The Phantom of the Operaas Madame Giry | |
| 2004 | Churchill: The Hollywood Yearsas Eva Braun | |
| 2004 | The Prince & Meas Queen Rosalind | |
| 2003 | Falling Angelsas Mary Field | |
| 2003 | The Rage in Placid Lakeas Sylvia Lake | |
| 2003 | The Actorsas Mrs. Magnani | |
| 2003 | The Lost Princeas Queen Mary | |
| 2002 | The Hoursas Vanessa Bell | |
| 2002 | Spideras Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg | |
| 2002 | V Graham Nortonas Self | |
| 2001 | Snow Whiteas Elspeth | |
| 2001 | Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Makingas Self | |
| 2000 | Get Carteras Gloria Carter | |
| 2000 | Chicken Runas Mrs. Tweedy (voice) | |
| 2000 | Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legendas Self | |
| 2000 | The Miracle Makeras Mary Magdalene (voice) | |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollowas Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch | |
| 1999 | Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fangas Miss Fowl | |
| 1999 | The Big Brass Ringas Dinah Pellarin | |
| 1999 | Blackadder: Back & Forthas Queenie | |
| 1999 | The King and Ias Anna Leonowens (voice) | |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderlandas Queen of Hearts | |
| 1998 | Ted & Ralphas Henrietta Blough-Pendleton | |
| 1998 | Merlinas Lady of the Lake / Mab | |
| 1998 | The Scold's Bridleas Dr. Sarah Blakeney | |
| 1998 | The Scold's Bridleas Dr Sarah Blakeney | |
| 1998 | St. Ivesas Susan Gilchrist | |
| 1997 | The Apostleas Toosie | |
| 1997 | A Dance to the Music of Timeas Pamela Flitton | |
| 1997 | The Designated Mourneras Judy | |
| 1997 | Swannas Sarah Maloney | |
| 1996 | The Evening Staras Patsy Carpenter | |
| 1996 | Saint-Exas Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry | |
| 1996 | Kansas Cityas Carolyn Stilton | |
| 1995 | The Night and the Momentas Julie | |
| 1994 | Fatherlandas Charlie Maguire | |
| 1994 | The Line, the Cross & the Curveas Mysterious Woman | |
| 1994 | Tom & Vivas Vivienne Haigh-Wood | |
| 1993 | Centuryas Clara | |
| 1993 | Shooting Starsas Self | |
| 1993 | Jealousyas Stella/Elsbeth | |
| 1993 | Demonellaas Marie Antoinette | |
| 1993 | Space Virgins from Planet Sexas Miss Straugheim | |
| 1992 | Damageas Ingrid Fleming | |
| 1992 | Absolutely Fabulousas Bettina | |
| 1992 | The Crying Gameas Jude | |
| 1992 | Mr. Wakefield's Crusadeas Sandra | |
| 1991 | Enchanted Aprilas Rose Arbuthnot | |
| 1991 | Old Timesas | |
| 1991 | Performanceas Anna | |
| 1991 | Redemptionas Valerie Paris | |
| 1991 | Broken Skinas | |
| 1990 | The Foolas Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia | |
| 1990 | Die Kinderas Sidonie Reiger | |
| 1990 | Les Dogsas Bride's Mother | |
| 1990 | The Bacheloras Friederike / Widow Sommer | |
| 1989 | Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvageas Early Bird | |
| 1989 | Twisted Obsessionas Marilyn | |
| 1989 | Communicators From Hellas | |
| 1988 | Blackadder's Christmas Carolas Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX | |
| 1988 | Mountain Languageas Young Woman | |
| 1988 | This Morningas Self | |
| 1988 | The Master Builderas Hilde Wangel | |
| 1988 | The Storytelleras Witch | |
| 1988 | Sweet as You Areas Julia Perry | |
| 1987 | Empire of the Sunas Mrs. Victor | |
| 1987 | Eat the Richas DHSS Blonde | |
| 1987 | The Death of the Heartas Daphne Heccomb | |
| 1987 | After Pilkingtonas Penny Newhouse | |
| 1986 | Lost Propertyas Anne | |
| 1986 | Unnatural Causesas Anne Forrest | |
| 1986 | ScreenPlayas Valerie Paris | |
| 1986 | The Demon Loveras Gina | |
| 1985 | Underworldas Oriel | |
| 1985 | The Innocentas Mary Turner | |
| 1985 | Dance with a Strangeras Ruth Ellis | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Clara | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Julia Perry | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Penny 'Patch' Newhouse | |
| 1985 | A Woman of Substanceas Paula McGill Amory | |
| 1983 | Natural Worldas Narrator | |
| 1983 | Blackadderas Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow | |
| 1983 | Blackadderas Nurse Mary | |
| 1983 | Blackadderas Queen Elizabeth I | |
| 1983 | Shades of Darknessas Gina | |
| 1983 | The Hard Wordas Polly Wood | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...as Bride's Mother | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host | |
| 1971 | Film '72as Self | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| The Queen of Fashionas Helen Delves Broughton | ||
| The Custom of the Countryas | ||
| Dinner with Audreyas Ella Van Heemstra | ||
| The Duchess and Ias |
| 2015 | Orango rischio fatale...Actor's Assistant |
