Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
3 März 1958 (68)
Place of birth
Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
Also known as
Miranda Jane Richardson · میراندا ریچاردسون
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.
Bekannt für
7.8
Film
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Rita Skeeter
2005
7.2
Film
Sleepy Hollow
Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
1999
6.9
Film
Chicken Run
Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
2000
7.5
Series
And Then There Were None
Emily Brent
2015
6.9
Series
World Without End
Mother Cecilia
2012
7.0
Series
Merlin
Lady of the Lake / Mab
1998
6.6
Film
Damage
Ingrid Fleming
1992
7.5
Film
Empire of the Sun
Mrs. Victor
1987
6.3
Film
The Apostle
Toosie
1997
7.0
Film
Stronger
Patty Bauman
2017
6.9
Film
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Mrs Tweedy (voice)
2023
5.4
Film
The King and I
Anna Leonowens (voice)
1999
6.8
Film
The Crying Game
Jude
1992
5.2
Film
Southland Tales
Nana Mae Frost
2007
7.3
Film
The Phantom of the Opera
Madame Giry
2004
7.6
Series
A Woman of Substance
Paula McGill Amory
1985
7.4
Film
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
1988
7.2
Film
The Young Victoria
Duchess of Kent
2009
6.7
Film
Provoked
Veronica Scott
2007
6.6
Film
Spider
Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
2002
6.3
Film
Fatherland
Charlie Maguire
1994
6.2
Film
Alice in Wonderland
Queen of Hearts
1999
7.0
Film
The House
Aunt Clarice (voice)
2022
5.7
Series
A Dance to the Music of Time
Pamela Flitton
1997
7.2
Series
The Last Anniversary
Rose
2025
7.3
Film
The Hours
Vanessa Bell
2002
7.6
Series
Rubicon
Katherine Rhumor
2010
5.6
Series
Curfew
Lou
2019
4.9
Series
Merlin's Apprentice
Lady of the Lake
2006
7.2
Series
The Lost Prince
Queen Mary
2003
7.1
Film
Belle
Lady Ashford
2013
5.9
Film
Fred Claus
Annette Claus
2007
6.2
Film
The Prince & Me
Queen Rosalind
2004
7.3
Film
Testament of Youth
Miss Lorimer
2015
8.5
Film
The Yellow Tie
Ioana Celibidache
2025
5.2
Film
Get Carter
Gloria Carter
2000
0.0
Film
The Custom of the Country
5.9
Series
Casanova
Marquise d'Urfé
2015
6.8
Film
The Magician's Elephant
Madam LaVaughn (voice)
2023
6.3
Series
Mapp and Lucia
Elizabeth Mapp
2014
5.9
Film
iBoy
Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
2017
6.4
Series
Parade's End
Mrs. Wannop
2012
5.7
Film
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Sandra
1992
6.2
Series
Girlfriends
Sue
2018
6.3
Film
Rams
Kat
2020
6.2
Film
Churchill
Clementine Churchill
2017
6.8
Series
Die Kinder
Sidonie Reiger
1990
6.2
Series
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
2007
7.7
Film
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
2023
7.7
Film
Like Tears in Rain
Self
2024
Acting credits 50 titles
The Last Anniversary
as Rose
7.2
2025
The Yellow Tie
as Ioana Celibidache
8.5
2025
Like Tears in Rain
as Self
7.7
2024
The Magician's Elephant
as Madam LaVaughn (voice)
6.8
2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Mrs Tweedy (voice)
6.9
2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
as Self - Contributor
7.7
2023
The House
as Aunt Clarice (voice)
7.0
2022
Rams
as Kat
6.3
2020
Curfew
as Lou
5.6
2019
Girlfriends
as Sue
6.2
2018
Churchill
as Clementine Churchill
6.2
2017
Stronger
as Patty Bauman
7.0
2017
iBoy
as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
5.9
2017
And Then There Were None
as Emily Brent
7.5
2015
Casanova
as Marquise d'Urfé
5.9
2015
Testament of Youth
as Miss Lorimer
7.3
2015
Mapp and Lucia
as Elizabeth Mapp
6.3
2014
Belle
as Lady Ashford
7.1
2013
Parade's End
as Mrs. Wannop
6.4
2012
World Without End
as Mother Cecilia
6.9
2012
Rubicon
as Katherine Rhumor
7.6
2010
The Young Victoria
as Duchess of Kent
7.2
2009
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
6.2
2007
Provoked
as Veronica Scott
6.7
2007
Fred Claus
as Annette Claus
5.9
2007
Southland Tales
as Nana Mae Frost
5.2
2007
Merlin's Apprentice
as Lady of the Lake
4.9
2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Rita Skeeter
7.8
2005
The Phantom of the Opera
as Madame Giry
7.3
2004
The Prince & Me
as Queen Rosalind
6.2
2004
The Lost Prince
as Queen Mary
7.2
2003
Spider
as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
6.6
2002
The Hours
as Vanessa Bell
7.3
2002
Get Carter
as Gloria Carter
5.2
2000
Chicken Run
as Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
6.9
2000
The King and I
as Anna Leonowens (voice)
5.4
1999
Sleepy Hollow
as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
7.2
1999
Alice in Wonderland
as Queen of Hearts
6.2
1999
Merlin
as Lady of the Lake / Mab
7.0
1998
The Apostle
as Toosie
6.3
1997
A Dance to the Music of Time
as Pamela Flitton
5.7
1997
Fatherland
as Charlie Maguire
6.3
1994
The Crying Game
as Jude
6.8
1992
Damage
as Ingrid Fleming
6.6
1992
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
as Sandra
5.7
1992
Die Kinder
as Sidonie Reiger
6.8
1990
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
7.4
1988
Empire of the Sun
as Mrs. Victor
7.5
1987
A Woman of Substance
as Paula McGill Amory
7.6
1985
The Custom of the Country
0.0