Miranda Richardson

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Acting

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 (2026)
• The Yellow Tie (2025)
• Like Tears in Rain (2024)
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
• Blackadder: A Cunning Story (2023)
• The Magician's Elephant (2023)
• The House (2022)
• Rams (2020)
• Stronger (2017)
• Churchill (2017)
• iBoy (2017)
• An Inspector Calls (2015)
• Casanova (2015)
• Operation Orangutan (2015)
• Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
• Testament of Youth (2015)
• Orango rischio fatale (2015)
• The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (2014)
• Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
• Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips (2013)
• Hidden Universe (2013)
• Belle (2013)
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
• Made in Dagenham (2010)
• Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009)
• Spinning Into Butter (2009)
• The Young Victoria (2009)
• Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008)
• Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
• Southland Tales (2007)
• Fred Claus (2007)
• Puffball (2007)
• Provoked (2007)
• Paris Je T'aime (2006)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
• Gideon's Daughter (2005)
• Wah-Wah (2005)
• The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
• Comic Aid (2005)
• The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
• Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
• The Prince & Me (2004)
• Falling Angels (2003)
• The Rage in Placid Lake (2003)
• The Actors (2003)
• The Hours (2002)
• Spider (2002)
• Snow White (2001)
• Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making (2001)
• Get Carter (2000)
• Chicken Run (2000)
• Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)
• The Miracle Maker (2000)
• Sleepy Hollow (1999)
• Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999)
• The Big Brass Ring (1999)
• Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
• The King and I (1999)
• Alice in Wonderland (1999)
• Ted & Ralph (1998)
• The Scold's Bridle (1998)
• St. Ives (1998)
• The Apostle (1997)
• The Designated Mourner (1997)
• Swann (1997)
• The Evening Star (1996)
• Saint-Ex (1996)
• Kansas City (1996)
• The Night and the Moment (1995)
• Fatherland (1994)
• The Line, the Cross & the Curve (1994)
• Tom & Viv (1994)
• Century (1993)
• Jealousy (1993)
• Demonella (1993)
• Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993)
• Damage (1992)
• The Crying Game (1992)
• Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (1992)
• Enchanted April (1991)
• Old Times (1991)
• Redemption (1991)
• Broken Skin (1991)
• The Fool (1990)
• Les Dogs (1990)
• The Bachelor (1990)
• Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage (1989)
• Twisted Obsession (1989)
• Communicators From Hell (1989)
• Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
• Mountain Language (1988)
• The Storyteller: The Three Ravens (1988)
• The Master Builder (1988)
• Sweet as You Are (1988)
• Empire of the Sun (1987)
• Eat the Rich (1987)
• The Death of the Heart (1987)
• After Pilkington (1987)
• Lost Property (1986)
• The Demon Lover (1986)
• Underworld (1985)
• The Innocent (1985)
• Dance with a Stranger (1985)
• The Custom of the Country
• The Queen of Fashion
• Dinner with Audrey