Miranda Richardson

Age: 68

born March 3, 1958

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Miranda Jane Richardson (born March 3, 1958) is an English actor. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in Dance with a Stranger (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Damage (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994). A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Damage. She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning twice for Enchanted April (1992) and the TV film Fatherland (1994). In 1996, one critic asserted that she is "the greatest actress of our time in any medium" after she appeared in Orlando at the Edinburgh Festival. Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play Moving, before being nominated for the 1987 Olivier Award for Best Actress for A Lie of the Mind. Her television credits include Blackadder (1986–1989), A Dance to the Music of Time (1997), Merlin (1998), The Lost Prince (2003), Gideon's Daughter (2006), the sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007), and Rubicon (2010). She was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for Operation Orangutan.

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Miranda Richardson has been suggested to play 566 roles. Click below to see other actors suggested for each role, and vote for who you think would play the role best.

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Linda Drysdale

Knives Out (2019)

Linda Drysdale

Miranda Richardson

Elizabeth Lavenza

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1984)

Elizabeth Lavenza

Miranda Richardson

Elspeth Catton

Saltburn (2003)

Elspeth Catton

Miranda Richardson

Harry Potter

Hottest Actress by Franchise

Harry Potter

Miranda Richardson

The White Witch

The Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2015)

The White Witch

Miranda Richardson

Best Witch

Best & Worst of Horror

Best Witch

Miranda Richardson

Madame Tracy

Good Omens

Madame Tracy

Miranda Richardson

Magic Use

Supernatural Beings

Magic Use

Miranda Richardson

Queen Elizabeth II

The Crown Season 5

Queen Elizabeth II

Miranda Richardson

Witches

Face Claims V14

Witches

Miranda Richardson

Elizabeth I

The Tudors: Elizabeth I, Part II

Elizabeth I

Miranda Richardson

Dr. Miranda North, UK, CDC quarantine officer.

Life (1997)

Dr. Miranda North, UK, CDC quarantine officer.

Miranda Richardson

Mrs. Bucket

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1995)

Mrs. Bucket

Miranda Richardson

Matilda McDuck

DuckTales (2007-2011)

Matilda McDuck

Miranda Richardson

Actresses

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Actresses

Miranda Richardson

Miss Primsoll

Witness for the Prosecution (2022)

Miss Primsoll

Miranda Richardson

Lady Hatt

Thomas & Friends:Daisy And The Monster Troublesome Trucks Episode

Lady Hatt

Miranda Richardson

1958

Best Actor/Actress by year of birth

1958

Miranda Richardson

Mrs. Bird

Paddington duology (2022-2025)

Mrs. Bird

Miranda Richardson

Mrs. Hudson

Sherlock Holmes Duology (2019 - 2021)

Mrs. Hudson

Miranda Richardson

Mother Talzin

Star Wars: The Clone Wars live-action fancast

Mother Talzin

Miranda Richardson

The Villain

The Perfect Tim Burton Movie

The Villain

Miranda Richardson

Rita Skeeter

Harry Potter and the goblet of fire

Rita Skeeter

Miranda Richardson

Elizabeth I

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Elizabeth I

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