Miranda Richardson
Acting
1958-03-03 · Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
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
The Yellow Tie
2025 · Movie
The Last Anniversary
2025 · Series
Like Tears in Rain
2024 · Movie
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023 · Movie
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023 · Movie
The Magician's Elephant
2023 · Movie
The House
2022 · Movie
Fate: The Winx Saga
2021 · Series
Rams
2020 · Movie
Modern Love
2019 · Series
Good Omens
2019 · Series
Curfew
2019 · Series
Girlfriends
2018 · Series
Stronger
2017 · Movie
Churchill
2017 · Movie
iBoy
2017 · Movie
And Then There Were None
2015 · Series
Danger Mouse
2015 · Series
An Inspector Calls
2015 · Movie
Casanova
2015 · Series
Casanova
2015 · Movie
Operation Orangutan
2015 · Movie
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Movie
Testament of Youth
2015 · Movie
Orango rischio fatale
2015 · Movie
Mapp and Lucia
2014 · Series
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
2014 · Movie
Muppets Most Wanted
2014 · Movie
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013 · Movie
Hidden Universe
2013 · Movie
Psychobitches
2013 · Series
Belle
2013 · Movie
World Without End
2012 · Series
Parade's End
2012 · Series
Dead Boss
2012 · Series
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 · Movie
Made in Dagenham
2010 · Movie
Rubicon
2010 · Series
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
2009 · Movie
Spinning Into Butter
2009 · Movie
The Young Victoria
2009 · Movie
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008 · Movie
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008 · Movie
Southland Tales
2007 · Movie
Fred Claus
2007 · Movie
Puffball
2007 · Movie
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
2007 · Series
Provoked
2007 · Movie
The One Show
2006 · Series
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Movie
Merlin's Apprentice
2006 · Series
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Movie
Gideon's Daughter
2005 · Movie
Final Chance to Save
2005 · Series
Wah-Wah
2005 · Movie
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
2005 · Series
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Movie
Comic Aid
2005 · Movie
The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · Movie
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004 · Movie
The Prince & Me
2004 · Movie
Falling Angels
2003 · Movie
The Rage in Placid Lake
2003 · Movie
The Actors
2003 · Movie
The Lost Prince
2003 · Series
The Hours
2002 · Movie
Spider
2002 · Movie
V Graham Norton
2002 · Series
Snow White
2001 · Movie
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
2001 · Movie
Get Carter
2000 · Movie
Chicken Run
2000 · Movie
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000 · Movie
The Miracle Maker
2000 · Movie
Sleepy Hollow
1999 · Movie
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999 · Movie
The Big Brass Ring
1999 · Movie
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999 · Movie
The King and I
1999 · Movie
Alice in Wonderland
1999 · Movie
Ted & Ralph
1998 · Movie
Merlin
1998 · Series
The Scold's Bridle
1998 · Series
The Scold's Bridle
1998 · Movie
St. Ives
1998 · Movie
The Apostle
1997 · Movie
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997 · Series
The Designated Mourner
1997 · Movie
Swann
1997 · Movie
The Evening Star
1996 · Movie
Saint-Ex
1996 · Movie
Kansas City
1996 · Movie
The Night and the Moment
1995 · Movie
Fatherland
1994 · Movie
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
1994 · Movie
Tom & Viv
1994 · Movie
Century
1993 · Movie
Shooting Stars
1993 · Series
Jealousy
1993 · Movie
Demonella
1993 · Movie
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993 · Movie
Damage
1992 · Movie
Absolutely Fabulous
1992 · Series
The Crying Game
1992 · Movie
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992 · Movie
Enchanted April
1991 · Movie
Old Times
1991 · Movie
Performance
1991 · Series
Redemption
1991 · Movie
Broken Skin
1991 · Movie
The Fool
1990 · Movie
Die Kinder
1990 · Series
Les Dogs
1990 · Movie
The Bachelor
1990 · Movie
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
1989 · Movie
Twisted Obsession
1989 · Movie
Communicators From Hell
1989 · Movie
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988 · Movie
Mountain Language
1988 · Movie
This Morning
1988 · Series
The Storyteller
1988 · Series
The Master Builder
1988 · Movie
Sweet as You Are
1988 · Movie
Empire of the Sun
1987 · Movie
Eat the Rich
1987 · Movie
The Death of the Heart
1987 · Movie
After Pilkington
1987 · Movie
Lost Property
1986 · Movie
Unnatural Causes
1986 · Series
ScreenPlay
1986 · Series
The Demon Lover
1986 · Movie
Underworld
1985 · Movie
The Innocent
1985 · Movie
Dance with a Stranger
1985 · Movie
Screen Two
1985 · Series
A Woman of Substance
1985 · Series
Natural World
1983 · Series
Blackadder
1983 · Series
Shades of Darkness
1983 · Series
The Hard Word
1983 · Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Film '72
1971 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
The Portrait of a Lady
Series
The Custom of the Country
Movie
Dinner with Audrey
Movie
The Duchess and I
Movie
The Queen of Fashion
Movie