Miranda Richardson
Acting
- Born:
- 1958-03-03
- Place of birth:
- Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
My Duchess
The Yellow Tie
Bookish
The Last Anniversary
Like Tears in Rain
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
The Magician's Elephant
The House
Fate: The Winx Saga
Rams
Modern Love
Good Omens
Curfew
Girlfriends
Stronger
Churchill
iBoy
And Then There Were None
Danger Mouse
An Inspector Calls
Casanova
Casanova
Operation Orangutan
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
Testament of Youth
Mapp and Lucia
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Muppets Most Wanted
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Hidden Universe
Psychobitches
Belle
World Without End
Parade's End
Dead Boss
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Made in Dagenham
Rubicon
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
Spinning Into Butter
The Young Victoria
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Southland Tales
Fred Claus
Puffball
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
Provoked
The One Show
Paris Je T'aime
Merlin's Apprentice
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Gideon's Daughter
Final Chance to Save
Wah-Wah
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Comic Aid
The Phantom of the Opera
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
The Prince & Me
Falling Angels
The Rage in Placid Lake
The Actors
The Lost Prince
The Hours
Spider
V Graham Norton
Snow White
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Get Carter
Chicken Run
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
The Miracle Maker
Sleepy Hollow
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
The Big Brass Ring
Blackadder: Back & Forth
The King and I
Alice in Wonderland
Ted & Ralph
Merlin
The Scold's Bridle
The Scold's Bridle
St. Ives
The Apostle
A Dance to the Music of Time
The Designated Mourner
Swann
The Evening Star
Saint-Ex
Kansas City
The Night and the Moment
Fatherland
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Tom & Viv
Century
Shooting Stars
Jealousy
Demonella
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Damage
Absolutely Fabulous
The Crying Game
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Enchanted April
Old Times
Performance
Redemption
Broken Skin
The Fool
Die Kinder
Les Dogs
The Bachelor
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
Twisted Obsession
Communicators From Hell
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Mountain Language
This Morning
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
The Master Builder
The Storyteller
Sweet as You Are
Empire of the Sun
Eat the Rich
The Death of the Heart
After Pilkington
Lost Property
Unnatural Causes
ScreenPlay
The Demon Lover
Underworld
The Innocent
Dance with a Stranger
Screen Two
A Woman of Substance
Natural World
Blackadder
Shades of Darkness
The Hard Word
The Comic Strip Presents...
Saturday Night Live
Film '72
The Oscars
The Queen of Fashion
The Custom of the Country
Dinner with Audrey
The Portrait of a Lady