Acting
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
My Duchess
Film · 2026
The Yellow Tie
Film · 2025
The Last Anniversary
Series · 2025
Bookish
Series · 2025
Bookish
Series · 2025
Like Tears in Rain
Film · 2024
The Magician's Elephant
Film · 2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Film · 2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Film · 2023
The House
Film · 2022
Fate: The Winx Saga
Series · 2021
Rams
Film · 2020
Good Omens
Series · 2019
Modern Love
Series · 2019
Curfew
Series · 2019
Good Omens
Series · 2019
Girlfriends
Series · 2018
Churchill
Film · 2017
Stronger
Film · 2017
iBoy
Film · 2017
Operation Orangutan
Film · 2015
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
Film · 2015
Testament of Youth
Film · 2015
An Inspector Calls
Film · 2015
Casanova
Film · 2015
And Then There Were None
Series · 2015
Casanova
Series · 2015
Danger Mouse
Series · 2015
Muppets Most Wanted
Film · 2014
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Film · 2014
Mapp and Lucia
Series · 2014
Belle
Film · 2013
Hidden Universe
Film · 2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Film · 2013
Psychobitches
Series · 2013
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Film · 2012
Parade's End
Series · 2012
Dead Boss
Series · 2012
World Without End
Series · 2012
Made in Dagenham
Film · 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Film · 2010
Rubicon
Series · 2010
Spinning Into Butter
Film · 2009
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
Film · 2009
The Young Victoria
Film · 2009
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Film · 2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Film · 2008
Southland Tales
Film · 2007
Fred Claus
Film · 2007
Puffball
Film · 2007
Provoked
Film · 2007
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
Series · 2007
Paris Je T'aime
Film · 2006
The One Show
Series · 2006
Merlin's Apprentice
Series · 2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Film · 2005
Wah-Wah
Film · 2005
Gideon's Daughter
Film · 2005
Comic Aid
Film · 2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Film · 2005
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
Series · 2005
Final Chance to Save
Series · 2005
The Prince & Me
Film · 2004
The Phantom of the Opera
Film · 2004
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Film · 2004
The Actors
Film · 2003
The Rage in Placid Lake
Film · 2003
Falling Angels
Film · 2003
The Lost Prince
Series · 2003
The Hours
Film · 2002
Spider
Film · 2002
V Graham Norton
Series · 2002
Snow White
Film · 2001
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Film · 2001
Get Carter
Film · 2000
The Miracle Maker
Film · 2000
Chicken Run
Film · 2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Film · 2000
Sleepy Hollow
Film · 1999
Alice in Wonderland
Film · 1999
The Big Brass Ring
Film · 1999
The King and I
Film · 1999
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Film · 1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Film · 1999
St. Ives
Film · 1998
The Scold's Bridle
Film · 1998
Ted & Ralph
Film · 1998
Merlin
Series · 1998
The Scold's Bridle
Series · 1998
The Apostle
Film · 1997
The Designated Mourner
Film · 1997
Swann
Film · 1997
A Dance to the Music of Time
Series · 1997
The Evening Star
Film · 1996
Kansas City
Film · 1996
Saint-Ex
Film · 1996
The Night and the Moment
Film · 1995
Fatherland
Film · 1994
Tom & Viv
Film · 1994
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Film · 1994
Demonella
Film · 1993
Jealousy
Film · 1993
Century
Film · 1993
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Film · 1993
Shooting Stars
Series · 1993
Damage
Film · 1992
The Crying Game
Film · 1992
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Film · 1992
Absolutely Fabulous
Series · 1992
Enchanted April
Film · 1991
Old Times
Film · 1991
Redemption
Film · 1991
Broken Skin
Film · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
The Bachelor
Film · 1990
Les Dogs
Film · 1990
The Fool
Film · 1990
Die Kinder
Series · 1990
Twisted Obsession
Film · 1989
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
Film · 1989
Communicators From Hell
Film · 1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Film · 1988
The Master Builder
Film · 1988
Mountain Language
Film · 1988
Sweet as You Are
Film · 1988
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
Film · 1988
This Morning
Series · 1988
The Storyteller
Series · 1988
Empire of the Sun
Film · 1987
After Pilkington
Film · 1987
Eat the Rich
Film · 1987
The Death of the Heart
Film · 1987
Lost Property
Film · 1986
The Demon Lover
Film · 1986
Unnatural Causes
Series · 1986
ScreenPlay
Series · 1986
Dance with a Stranger
Film · 1985
The Innocent
Film · 1985
Underworld
Film · 1985
A Woman of Substance
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Natural World
Series · 1983
Blackadder
Series · 1983
Blackadder
Series · 1983
Blackadder
Series · 1983
Shades of Darkness
Series · 1983
The Hard Word
Series · 1983
The Comic Strip Presents...
Series · 1982
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Film '72
Series · 1971
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Queen of Fashion
Film
The Custom of the Country
Film
Dinner with Audrey
Film
The Portrait of a Lady
Series