Miranda Richardson
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 (146 titles)
8.3MovieThe Yellow Tie
Ioana Celibidache · 2025
7.1ShowThe Last Anniversary
Rose · 2025
7.7MovieLike Tears in Rain
Self · 2024
6.9MovieChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Mrs Tweedy (voice) · 2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor · 2023
6.8MovieThe Magician's Elephant
Madam LaVaughn (voice) · 2023
7.0MovieThe House
Aunt Clarice (voice) · 2022
8.0ShowFate: The Winx Saga
Rosalind · 2021
6.3MovieRams
Kat · 2020
7.3ShowModern Love
Jane · 2019
8.0ShowGood Omens
Shax · 2019
5.6ShowCurfew
Lou · 2019
6.2ShowGirlfriends
Sue · 2018
7.0MovieStronger
Patty Bauman · 2017
6.2MovieChurchill
Clementine Churchill · 2017
6.0MovieiBoy
Nancy 'Nan' Harvey · 2017
7.5ShowAnd Then There Were None
Emily Brent · 2015
6.3ShowDanger Mouse
Queen of Weevils (voice) · 2015
7.4MovieAn Inspector Calls
Sybil Birling · 2015
5.9ShowCasanova
Marquise d'Urfé · 2015
8.2MovieCasanova
Marquise d'Urfé · 2015
7.0MovieOperation Orangutan
Narrator (voice) · 2015
6.0MovieSex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
Narrator (voice) · 2015
7.3MovieTestament of Youth
Miss Lorimer · 2015
6.3ShowMapp and Lucia
Elizabeth Mapp · 2014
4.5MovieThe Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Mrs Blitherington · 2014
6.3MovieMuppets Most Wanted
Berliner at Window · 2014
8.3MovieHello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Self / Mrs. Victor · 2013
6.8MovieHidden Universe
2013
6.8ShowPsychobitches
Enid Blyton · 2013