Acting · Southport, Lancashire, England, UK · Born March 3, 1958
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.
MovieThe Yellow Tie
2025
as Ioana Celibidache
TVThe Last Anniversary
2025
as Rose
MovieLike Tears in Rain
2024
as Self
MovieChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
as Mrs Tweedy (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
as Self - Contributor
MovieThe Magician's Elephant
2023
as Madam LaVaughn (voice)
MovieThe House
2022
as Aunt Clarice (voice)
TVFate: The Winx Saga
2021
as Rosalind
MovieRams
2020
as Kat
TVModern Love
2019
as Jane
TVGood Omens
2019
as Shax
TVCurfew
2019
as Lou
TVGirlfriends
2018
as Sue
MovieStronger
2017
as Patty Bauman
MovieChurchill
2017
as Clementine Churchill
MovieiBoy
2017
as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
TVAnd Then There Were None
2015
as Emily Brent
TVDanger Mouse
2015
as Queen of Weevils (voice)
MovieAn Inspector Calls
2015
as Sybil Birling
TVCasanova
2015
as Marquise d'Urfé
MovieCasanova
2015
as Marquise d'Urfé
MovieOperation Orangutan
2015
as Narrator (voice)
MovieSex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
2015
as Narrator (voice)
MovieTestament of Youth
2015
as Miss Lorimer
TVMapp and Lucia
2014
as Elizabeth Mapp
MovieThe Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
2014
as Mrs Blitherington
MovieMuppets Most Wanted
2014
as Berliner at Window
MovieHello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
as Self / Mrs. Victor
MovieHidden Universe
2013
TVPsychobitches
2013
as Enid Blyton
MovieBelle
2013
as Lady Ashford
TVWorld Without End
2012
as Mother Cecilia
TVParade's End
2012
as Mrs. Wannop
TVDead Boss
2012
as Jo
MovieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
MovieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Rita Skeeter
MovieMade in Dagenham
2010
as Barbara Castle
TVRubicon
2010
as Katherine Rhumor
MovieTurtle: The Incredible Journey
2009
as Narrator (Voice)
MovieSpinning Into Butter
2009
as Dean Catherine Kenney
MovieThe Young Victoria
2009
as Duchess of Kent
MovieBlackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
as Self
MovieBlackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
as Self
MovieSouthland Tales
2007
as Nana Mae Frost
MovieFred Claus
2007
as Annette Claus
MoviePuffball
2007
as Mabs Tucker
TVThe Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
2007
MovieProvoked: A True Story
2007
as Veronica Scott
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
MovieParis Je T'aime
2006
as La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
TVMerlin's Apprentice
2006
as Lady of the Lake
MovieHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Rita Skeeter
MovieGideon's Daughter
2005
as Stella
TVFinal Chance to Save
2005
as Herself
MovieWah-Wah
2005
as Lauren Compton
TVThe Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
2005
as Corky (British dub voice)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comic Aid
2005
MovieThe Phantom of the Opera
2004
as Madame Giry
MovieChurchill: The Hollywood Years
2004
as Eva Braun
MovieThe Prince & Me
2004
as Queen Rosalind
MovieFalling Angels
2003
as Mary Field
MovieThe Rage in Placid Lake
2003
as Sylvia Lake
MovieThe Actors
2003
as Mrs. Magnani
TVThe Lost Prince
2003
as Queen Mary
MovieThe Hours
2002
as Vanessa Bell
MovieSpider
2002
as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
TVV Graham Norton
2002
as Self
MovieSnow White
2001
as Elspeth
MovieBaldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
2001
as Self
MovieGet Carter
2000
as Gloria Carter
MovieChicken Run
2000
as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
MovieSleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self
MovieThe Miracle Maker
2000
as Mary Magdalene (voice)
MovieSleepy Hollow
1999
as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
MovieJacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999
as Miss Fowl
MovieThe Big Brass Ring
1999
as Dinah Pellarin
MovieBlackadder: Back & Forth
1999
as Queenie
MovieThe King and I
1999
as Anna Leonowens (voice)
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1999
as Queen of Hearts
MovieTed & Ralph
1998
as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
TVMerlin
1998
as Lady of the Lake / Mab
MovieThe Scold's Bridle
1998
as Dr. Sarah Blakeney
TVThe Scold's Bridle
1998
as Dr Sarah Blakeney
MovieSt. Ives
1998
as Susan Gilchrist
MovieThe Apostle
1997
as Toosie
TVA Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as Pamela Flitton
MovieThe Designated Mourner
1997
as Judy
MovieSwann
1997
as Sarah Maloney
MovieThe Evening Star
1996
as Patsy Carpenter
MovieSaint-Ex
1996
as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
MovieKansas City
1996
as Carolyn Stilton
MovieThe Night and the Moment
1995
as Julie
MovieFatherland
1994
as Charlie Maguire
MovieThe Line, the Cross & the Curve
1994
as Mysterious Woman
MovieTom & Viv
1994
as Vivienne Haigh-Wood
MovieCentury
1993
as Clara
TVShooting Stars
1993
as Self
MovieJealousy
1993
as Stella/Elsbeth
MovieDemonella
1993
as Marie Antoinette
MovieSpace Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
as Miss Straugheim
MovieDamage
1992
as Ingrid Fleming
TVAbsolutely Fabulous
1992
as Bettina
MovieThe Crying Game
1992
as Jude
MovieMr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992
as Sandra
MovieEnchanted April
1991
as Rose Arbuthnot
MovieOld Times
1991
TVPerformance
1991
as Anna
MovieRedemption
1991
as Valerie Paris
Broken Skin
1991
The Fool
1990
as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
TVDie Kinder
1990
as Sidonie Reiger
MovieLes Dogs
1990
as Bride's Mother
MovieThe Bachelor
1990
as Friederike / Widow Sommer
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
1989
as Early Bird
MovieTwisted Obsession
1989
as Marilyn
MovieCommunicators From Hell
1989
MovieBlackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
MovieMountain Language
1988
as Young Woman
TVThis Morning
1988
as Self
MovieThe Master Builder
1988
as Hilde Wangel
TVThe Storyteller
1988
as Witch
MovieSweet as You Are
1988
as Julia Perry
MovieEmpire of the Sun
1987
as Mrs. Victor
MovieEat the Rich
1987
as DHSS Blonde
MovieThe Death of the Heart
1987
as Daphne Heccomb
MovieAfter Pilkington
1987
as Penny Newhouse
MovieLost Property
1986
as Anne
TVUnnatural Causes
1986
as Anne Forrest
TVScreenPlay
1986
as Valerie Paris
MovieThe Demon Lover
1986
as Gina
MovieUnderworld
1985
as Oriel
MovieThe Innocent
1985
as Mary Turner
MovieDance with a Stranger
1985
as Ruth Ellis
TVScreen Two
1985
as Penny 'Patch' Newhouse
TVA Woman of Substance
1985
as Paula McGill Amory
TVNatural World
1983
as Narrator
TVBlackadder
1983
as Nurse Mary
TVShades of Darkness
1983
as Gina
The Hard Word
1983
as Polly Wood
TVThe Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Bride's Mother
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Film '72
1971
as Self
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieThe Duchess and I
The Queen of Fashion
as Helen Delves Broughton
The Custom of the Country
MovieDinner with Audrey
as Ella Van Heemstra
