Miranda Richardson is an English actress who has worked in TV, films, and theatre.
Films YearTitle RoleNotesNotes1980The First DayStudentShort film 1985 Dance with a Stranger Ruth Ellis Evening Standard British Film Award for Best ActressVariety Club Award Underworld Oriel The Innocent Mary Turner1987 Eat the Rich DHSS Blonde Empire of the Sun Mrs. Victor 1989 Twisted Obsession Marilyn1990 The Bachelor Frederica / Widow The Fool Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia 1991 Broken Skin Mother Short film 1992 The Crying Game Jude New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Damage Ingrid Fleming BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleLondon Film Critics' Circle Award for Best British ActressNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Enchanted April Rose Arbuthnot Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress 1993 Century Clara The Line, the Cross and the Curve Mysterious womanShort film1994 Tom & Viv Vivienne Haigh-Wood National Board of Review Award for Best ActressNominated—Academy Award for Best ActressNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama1995 The Night and the Moment Julie 1996 The Evening Star Patsy Carpenter Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress also for Kansas City Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Kansas City Carolyn Stilton Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress also for The Evening Star Swann Sarah Maloney 1997The Designated Mourner Judy The Apostle Toosie Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female1999 Sleepy Hollow Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress – HorrorNominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress The King and I Anna Leonowens Voice onlyNominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best British ActressJacob Two Two Meets the Hooded FangMiss Fowl2000 Get Carter Gloria Carter Chicken Run Mrs. Tweedy Voice onlyThe Miracle Maker Mary MagdaleneThe Magic of VincentAnne SaundersShort film 2002 The Hours Vanessa Bell Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best CastNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Spider Yvonne/Mrs. Cleg San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActressSant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best British ActressNominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture2003The ActorsMrs. Magnani The Rage in Placid Lake Sylvia Lake Nominated—AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated—Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Supporting Actor – Female Falling Angels Mary Field 2004 The Prince and Me Queen Rosalind Churchill: The Hollywood Years Eva Braun The Phantom of the Opera Madame Giry 2005 Midsummer Dream Queen Titania Voice only Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rita Skeeter2006 Wah-Wah Lauren Compton2007 Provoked Veronica Scott Paris, je t'aime The Wife Segment: "Bastille" Fred Claus Mrs. Annette Claus Southland Tales Nana Mae Van Adler-Frost 2008 Puffball Mabs Tucker 2009 The Young Victoria Duchess of KentA Fox's TaleAnna CondaVoice onlySpinning into ButterCatherine Kenney 2010 Made in Dagenham Barbara Castle Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Rita Skeeter Cameo 2013 Belle Lady Ashford 2014 Muppets Most Wanted Berliner at Window Maleficent Queen Ulla Scenes deleted 2015 Testament of Youth Miss Hilda Lorimer 2017 iBoy Nan Churchill Clementine Churchill Stronger Patty Bauman 2020 Rams Kat 2022 The House Aunt Clarice Voice only2023 The Magician's Elephant Madam LaVaughn Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Mrs. Tweedy2025 The Yellow Tie older Ioana TBA Post-production Helen Delves Broughton Post-production Post-production Ella van Heemstra Filming
Television YearTitle RoleNotes1981AgonyGudrunTV series (1 episode: "From Here to Maternity")1982The Further Adventures of Lucky JimChrissie CollinTV series (1 episode)1983The Hard WordPolly WoodTV series (5 episodes)Crown CourtSusan PalmerTV series (1 episode: "A Matter of Trust")1984Sorrell and SonLolaTV episode1985 A Woman of Substance Paula McGill Amory TV miniseries (2 episodes) The Death of the Heart Daphne Heccomb TV film1986Blackadder IIQueenieTV series (6 episodes) Saturday Live"Third Man" ActressTV series (1 episode)Shades of DarknessGinaTV series (1 episode: "The Demon Lover")Unnatural CausesAnne ForrestTV series (1 episode: "Lost Property")1987 After Pilkington Penny TV filmNominated—BAFTA Television Award for Best ActressThe South Bank ShowMary ShelleyTV series (1 episode: "Frankenstein and Dracula") Blackadder the Third Amy Hardwood TV series (1 episode: "Amy and Amiability")1988 Sweet as You Are Julia Perry TV filmRoyal Television Society Award for Best Performance – FemaleA Night of Comic ReliefWoman with PhoneTV specialThe Master BuilderHilde WangelTV filmThe StorytellerWitchTV series (1 episode: "The Three Ravens")Mountain LanguageYoung WomanTV version of stage play Blackadder's Christmas Carol Queen Elizabeth I / Queen Asphyxia XIX TV special1989 A Night of Comic Relief 2 "Fatal Overacting" Actress Blackadder Goes Forth Nurse Mary Fletcher-Brown TV series (1 episode: "General Hospital")Cracking UpMary WollstonecraftTV series (1 episode: "The Rights of Man and the Wrongs of Woman") Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage Early Bird TV filmSmith and JonesMeryl CattyTV series (3 episodes) 199010x10 Olivia TV series (1 episode: "Secret Friends") Die Kinder Sidonie Reiger TV series (6 episodes) 1990–1993The Comic Strip Presents...Various charactersTV series (4 episodes) 1991RedemptionValerie ParisTV film Old Times Anna TV film 1992Mr. Wakefield's CrusadeSandraTV series (1 episode)The True Adventures of Christopher ColumbusQueen IsabellaTV miniseries (4 episodes)1993Saturday Night LiveHostTV series (1 episode: "Miranda Richardson/Soul Asylum")1994 Fatherland Charlie Maguire Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film1994–2004Absolutely FabulousBettinaTV series (2 episodes)1996Saint-ExConsuelo de Saint-ExupéryTV film1997 A Dance to the Music of Time Pamela Flitton TV miniseries (2 episodes)Nominated—BAFTA Television Award for Best ActressNominated—Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance – Female1998 The Scold's Bridle Dr Sarah Blakeney TV miniseries (2 episodes)MerlinQueen Mab / Lady of the LakeTV miniseries (2 episodes)Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Ted and Ralph Henrietta Blough-Pendleton TV special 1999 Alice in Wonderland Queen of Hearts / Society Woman TV film St. Ives Miss Gilchrist The Big Brass Ring Dinah Pellarin TV filmNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Blackadder: Back & Forth Lady Elizabeth / Queen Elizabeth I (Queenie) TV special2001The Fantastic Flying JourneyLucretia MooreTV series (13 episodes)Voice only Snow White: The Fairest of Them All Queen Elspeth TV film 2003The Lost PrinceQueen MaryTV miniseries (2 episodes)Nominated—BAFTA Television Award for Best ActressNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionComic Relief: The Big Hair DoHermione GrangerTV special2005–2006The Adventures of Bottle Top BillCorky the HorseTV series (26 episodes)Voice only 2006 Gideon's Daughter Stella TV filmNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Merlin's Apprentice Lady of the Lake TV miniseries (2 episodes) 2007 The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle Helena TV series (6 episodes) 2010 Rubicon Katherine Rhumor TV series (13 episodes)2012 Dead Boss Jo TV series (1 episode) Parade's End Mrs. Wannop TV miniseries (5 episodes) World Without End Mother Cecilia TV series (6 episodes)2014 Psychobitches Enid Blyton TV series (1 episode) The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm Miss Blitherington TV special Mapp and Lucia Miss Elizabeth Mapp TV miniseries (3 episodes)2015 Casanova Marquise d'Urfe TV pilot An Inspector Calls Sybil Birling TV film And Then There Were None Miss Emily Brent TV miniseries (2 episodes) 2016 Walliams and Friend Various TV series (1 episode: "Miranda Richardson") 2016–2018 Danger Mouse Queen of Weevils TV series (3 episodes)Voice only 2018 Girlfriends Sue Thackery TV series (6 episodes) 2019 Pinky Malinky Pinky's Grandma TV series (3 episodes)Voice only Curfew Lou Collins TV series (7 episodes) 2019, 2023 Good Omens Madame Tracy / Shax 11 episodes 2021 Modern Love JaneTV series (1 episode: "Strangers on a (Dublin) Train") 2022 Fate: The Winx Saga Rosalind Main role (season 2) 2025 The Last Anniversary Rose 6 episodes Mrs. Touchett Upcoming six-part series
Theatre roles YearTitleRoleVenueNotes Savage Amusement Hazel Derby Playhouse, Lancaster 1978 Stags and Hens Linda All My Sons Ann Sisterly Feelings Brenda Ten Times Table Phillipa Library Theatre, Manchester Whose Life Is It Anyway? Kay Sadler Play It Again, Sam Linda Christie Tom Jones Sophie Western Educating Rita Rita Haymarket Theatre, Leicester 1981 Moving Jane Gladwin Queen's Theatre 1983 The Table of the Two Horseman Katie Wyld Bristol Theatre Royal 1983 The Maids Madame Bristol New Vic 1983 Insignificance The Actress 1984 Life of Einstein The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster 1985 Edmond Glenna Newcastle 1987 A Lie of the Mind Beth Royal Court Theatre, West End Nominated - Olivier Award for Best Actress 1988 The Changeling Beatrice-Joanna 1988 Mountain Language Young Woman (Lyttelton) National Theatre, West End 1990 Etta Jenks Etta Jenks Royal Court Theatre, West End 1996 The Designated Mourner Judy Royal National Theatre, West End 1996 Orlando Orlando 50th Edinburgh International Festival 1999 Aunt Dan and Lemon Aunt Dan Almeida Theatre, Islington, London 2002 The Play What I Wrote Herself Wyndham's Theatre, West End 2005 Comic Aid 2005 Herself Carling Apollo, West End 2005 One Knight Only Herself Theatre Royal, Haymarket, West End 2009 Grasses of a thousand colours Cerise Royal Court Theatre 2019 La fille du régiment Duchesse de Crakentorp Royal Opera House
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