| Miranda Richardson | |
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| Born | Miranda Jane Richardson March 3, 1958 Southport, Merseyside, England |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1981 – present |
Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated, BAFTA- and Golden Globe Award-winning English stage, film and television actress. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Southport is a seaside town on the Irish Sea coast situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in England, UK. Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
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Early life
Richardson was born in Southport, Merseyside, England, the daughter of Marian Georgina (née Townsend), a housewife, and William Alan Richardson, a marketing executive. Southport is a seaside town on the Irish Sea coast situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in England, UK. Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [1] The second daughter in a middle-class family, she revealed a talent for acting from an early age. The middle class, in colloquial usage consists of those who have some economic independence but not a great deal of social Influence or power. She had originally intended to study veterinary medicine, but her squeamishness made this impractical. A veterinarian ( American English) or a Veterinary surgeon ( British English) often shortened to vet, is a Physician
Career
Theatre
She enrolled at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she studied alongside Daniel Day-Lewis. The Bristol Old Vic is a Theatre complex and theatrical company in the centre of Bristol, England. Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957 is an English actor In 1981, she made her stage debut in Moving at the Queen's Theatre in London. The Queen's Theatre is a West End theatre located in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Before making a name for herself as a screen star, she enjoyed a hugely successful and extensive theatre career. Starting out with juvenile performances in Cinderella (the title role) and Lord Arthur Saville's Crime (as Sybil Merton) at the Southport Dramatic Club, the young thespian enrolled at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, making her stage debut in Moving at the Queen's Theatre, London. The Bristol Old Vic is a Theatre complex and theatrical company in the centre of Bristol, England. The Queen's Theatre is a West End theatre located in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. Soon afterwards, she appeared in repertory theatre, until she found recognition in the West End for a series of highly praised stage performances, ultimately receiving an Olivier Award nomination for her performance in A Lie of the Mind, and in 1996 being cited as 'the greatest actress of our time in any medium' by one critic after she appeared in Orlando at the Edinburgh Festival. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre
Film and television
In 1985, she made her big screen debut as platinum blonde nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom in Mike Newell's critically acclaimed biographical drama, Dance With A Stranger. Ruth Ellis ( October 9 1927 — July 13 1955) was a British Murderess who was the last woman to receive the Death penalty Michael Cormac Newell (born 28 March 1942 is an English director and producer of motion pictures for the screen and for Television. Dance with a Stranger (1985 is a drama Film, directed by Mike Newell. Her performance won her much praise, and within a year she had been cast by Steven Spielberg to appear in his World War II drama Empire of the Sun (1987). Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including See also Empire of the Sun (soundtrack Empire of the Sun is a epic War film based on J
Richardson is well known for her role as infantile Queen Elizabeth I, aka Queenie, in the British television comedy Blackadder II. Queenie was a Caricature of the historical figure Queen Elizabeth I of England, played by Miranda Richardson in the second series Blackadder II is the second series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Her portrayal of a troubled theatre-goer in Secret Friends (BBC 2 TV, 1990) was described as "a miniature tour de force. . . Miranda Richardson's finest hour, all in ten minutes" (The Sunday Times). The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Other television roles include the bitchy Pamela Flitton in A Dance to the Music of Time (1997), Miss Gilchrist in St. Ives (1998), Bettina the obsessive-compulsive interior decorator in Absolutely Fabulous, the sadistic Queen Elspeth in Hallmark's Snow White: The Fairest Of Them All (2001), and the emotionally repressed Queen Mary in The Lost Prince (2003). A Dance to the Music of Time is a twelve-volume cycle of novels by Anthony Powell, inspired by the painting of the same name by Nicolas Poussin. St Ives is a 1998 television movie based on the unfinished Robert Louis Stevenson novel Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD is a Chronic Anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by obsessive Distressing Intrusive thoughts Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) was a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning British sitcom written by and starring RHI Entertainment is an American producer of Television movies and Miniseries, founded in the 1980s by Robert Halmi Jr Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953 was the queen-empress consort of George V of the United Kingdom The Lost Prince is an acclaimed British television drama produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC and originally broadcast in two episodes
She has appeared in a number of high profile supporting roles in the cinema, including Vanessa Bell in The Hours, Lady Van Tassel in Sleepy Hollow and Patsy Carpenter in The Evening Star. The Hours is a 2002 Film based on Michael Cunningham 's 1999 Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award -winning 1998 novel Lady Mary Van Tassel is a fictional character played by British actress Miranda Richardson in Tim Burton ’s 1999 gothic Horror film Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 period Horror film directed by Tim Burton, interpreting the legend of The Headless Horseman The Evening Star is a 1996 sequel to the Oscar -winning Terms of Endearment, starring Shirley MacLaine, She has also won acclaim for her performances in The Crying Game and Enchanted April, for which she won a Golden Globe, beating a quartet of Hollywood heavyweights: Geena Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep. The Crying Game is a 1992 film written and directed by Neil Jordan. Enchanted April is a 1992 film based on the 1922 Novel The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning and Emmy -nominated Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an American Academy Award -winning Film and Theater Actress, well-known Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre,
Two Academy Award nominations (for Damage and Tom & Viv) have not altered the her modesty. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Damage, also known as Fatale, is a 1992 Film directed by Louis Malle. Tom & Viv is a 1994 film which tells the story of the true-life relationship between T She refuses to discuss her private life in interviews, and takes both leading and supporting roles in a variety of different genres.
Her extensive film credits include stints in a number of critically acclaimed independent features, among them Robert Altman's Kansas City (1996), Robert Duvall's The Apostle (1997) and Richard E. Grant's Wah-Wah (2005). Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Kansas City is a 1996 Film, directed by Robert Altman, and featuring numerous jazz tracks Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award The Apostle is a 1997 movie, written and directed by Robert Duvall, who stars in the title role Richard E Grant (born May 5 1957 is an English Actor, Screenwriter and director, perhaps most famous for portraying the world-weary drug-crazed For the onomateopeic word see Wah-wah. Wah-Wah is a 2005 Drama film, written and directed by British In 2002, Richardson performed a triple-role stint alongside Ralph Fiennes in David Cronenberg's acclaimed thriller Spider, a film that won her several international critics awards. Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( "rafe fines" born 22 December 1962) is a British Actor. David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian Film director and occasional Actor. Spider is a 2002 Psychological thriller directed by Canadian David Cronenberg and based on the novel of the same name
More recently, she appeared as Queen Rosalind of Denmark in the Julia Stiles vehicle The Prince and Me, and as the ballet mistress Madame Giry in the long-awaited film version of The Phantom Of The Opera, starring Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Julia O'Hara Stiles (born March 28 1981 is an American stage and screen actress. The Prince and Me is a 2004 Motion picture, directed by Martha Coolidge, and starring Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, and Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart 's 1986 stage musical, which is based Gerard James Butler (born November 13, 1969) is a Scottish Actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of King Leonidas in Emmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is a Golden Globe -nominated American actress and Singer-songwriter She has also reprised her role as Queen Elizabeth in Blackadder for both a Christmas Special (Blackadder's Christmas Carol 1988), and a special edition for the Millennium (Blackadder: Back and Forth, 2000) which was originally screened at the Millennium Dome. Blackadder's Christmas Carol is a one-off episode of Blackadder, a parody of Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol. Blackadder Back & Forth ( 1999) is a 34 minute short film based on the BBC mock-historical comedy series Blackadder. The Millennium Dome, often referred to simply as The Dome, is the original name of a large Dome -shaped building originally used to house In 2005 she appeared in the high profile role of Rita Skeeter, the toxic Daily Prophet journalist in Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, and has since appeared in a number of critically acclaimed but low-profile feature films. The following are supporting characters in the Harry Potter series written by J The Fictional universe of J K Rowling 's Harry Potter series of fantasy novels comprises two separate and distinct societies the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 Fantasy Adventure Film, based on J In 2006 she appeared alongside Bill Nighy in Stephen Poliakoff's multi-Golden Globe winning BBC drama, Gideon's Daughter. William Francis "Bill" Nighy (ˈnaɪ born 12 December 1949) is a Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Actor Stephen Poliakoff CBE (born 1 December 1952 in Holland Park in West London, England) is an acclaimed British playwright The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Gideon's Daughter is the second of two linked BBC television dramas written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff.
She participated in several conservational television shows including Final Chance to Save and Extinct in 2006. Extinct is a British Television series that aired on ITV1 in 2006 She returned to the big screen in November 2007, playing the role of Mrs. Claus in Fred Claus (2007) opposite Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti. Mrs Claus (also called Mother Christmas is the Mythical wife of Santa Claus. Fred Claus is a 2007 Christmas Comedy film produced and directed by David Dobkin ( Wedding Crashers) and starring Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American Film actor. Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (born June 6, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning American Actor In addition, she teamed up alongside Absolutely Fabulous star Jennifer Saunders in the BBC sitcom, The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle. Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) was a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning British sitcom written by and starring Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958 is a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning English Comedian, Screenwriter and actress The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle is a British sitcom that has aired on BBC Two since 2007
Audio work
- She also reads the Horrid Henry series on cassette and CD. Horrid Henry is a Fictional character created by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio
Writing
- Has also written for various periodicals, including American Film (December 1987), New York Times (August 16, 1985), and Premiere (December 1987/March 1995). The word premiere (or première, from the French première, "first" generally means "a first performance"
Personal life
She currently lives in London, but she also has a Somerset retreat, with her two cats, two dogs and an axolotl. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county The axolotl ( Ambystoma mexicanum) is the best-known of the Mexican neotenic Mole salamanders belonging to the Tiger Salamander complex
Theatre roles
- Savage Amusement (Hazel) - Derby and Dukes Theatre, Lancaster
- Stags and Hens (Linda) - Derby and Dukes Theatre, Lancaster
- All My Sons (Ann) - Derby and Dukes Theatre, Lancaster
- Sisterly Feelings (Brenda) - Derby and Dukes Theatre, Lancaster
- Ten Times Table (Phillipa) - Library Theatre, Manchester
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? (Kay Sadler) - Library Theatre, Manchester
- Play It Again, Sam (Linda Christie) - Library Theatre, Manchester
- Tom Jones (Sophie Western) - Library Theatre, Manchester
- Educating Rita (Rita)
- Moving (Jane Gladwin) - Queen's Theatre (1980/1)
- The Table of the Two Horseman (Katie Wyld) - Bristol Theatre Royal (9 March 1983/2 April 1983)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Honey) - Bristol Theatre Royal (6 April 1983/30 April 1983)
- The Maids (Madame) - Bristol New Vic (27 September 1983/22 October 1983)
- Insignificance (The Actress) - Bristol New Vic (25 October 1983/19 December 1983)
- Life of Einstein - Dukes Playhouse, Lancaster (1984)
- Edmond (Glenna) - Newcastle (1985)
- A Lie of the Mind (Beth) - Royal Court Theatre, West End (1987)
- The Changeling (Beatrice-Joanna) - (Lyttleton) National Theatre, West End (1988)
- Mountain Language (Young Woman) - (Lyttleton) National Theatre, West End (1988)
- Etta Jenks (Etta Jenks) - Royal Court Theatre, West End (1990)
- The Designated Mourner (Judy) - Royal National Theatre, West End (1996)
- Orlando (Orlando) - 50th Edinburgh International Festival (11/21 August 1996)
- Aunt Dan and Lemon (Aunt Dan) - Almeida Theatre, Islington, London (5 May/5 June 1999)
- The Play What I Wrote (Herself) - Wyndham's Theatre, West End (30 Jan 2002, 5 May 2002, 2 Jan 2003)
- Comic Aid 2005 - (Herself - Asia Tsunami Aid) - Carling Apollo, West End (22 Feb 2005)
- One Knight Only - (Herself - Asia Tsunami Aid) - Theatre Royal, Haymarket, West End (March 20, 2005)
Filmography
- Dance with a Stranger (1985) Ruth Ellis
- Underworld (1985) Oriel
- The Innocent (1985) Mary Turner
- Blackadder II (1985) (TV) Queenie
- After Pilkington (1986) Penny
- The Death of the Heart (1986) Daphne Heccomb
- Blackadder the Third (1987) Amy Hardwood [episode Amy and Amiability]
- Eat the Rich (1987) DHSS Blonde
- Empire of the Sun (1987) Mrs. Lancaster (pronounced ˈlæŋˌkæstə or ˈlænˌkæstə is a City in Lancashire, England. Stags and Hens is a play written by Willy Russell. It was originally written in 1978 for television and drama students of the then- Manchester Polytechnic, as an All My Sons is a 1947 play by Arthur Miller. The play was twice adapted for film in 1948 and again in 1986 The Library Theatre is located in the basement of Manchester Central Library in St Peter's Square Manchester, England and is the home of the Library Whose Life Is It Anyway? is a play by Brian Clark adapted from his 1972 Television movie of the same title This article is about the 1972 Woody Allen film For other uses of the phrase see Play it again Sam. The History of Tom Jones a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a Comic novel by the English playwright and novelist Educating Rita is an award-winning stage comedy by British playwright Willy Russell. The Queen's Theatre is a West End theatre located in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a play by Edward Albee that opened on Broadway at the Billy Rose Theater on October 13, The Maids ( Les Bonnes) is a play by the French writer Jean Genet, written in 1947 Lancaster (pronounced ˈlæŋˌkæstə or ˈlænˌkæstə is a City in Lancashire, England. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial Orlando (HWV 31 is an Opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Edinburgh International Festival is a festival of Performing arts that takes place in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, over three weeks from around Aunt Dan and Lemon is a play by Wallace Shawn. The world premiere was produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp producer at the The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980 is a 325 seat Studio theatre with an international reputation which takes its name from the street in which it is located off Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Wyndham's Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by the actor/manager Charles Wyndham (cp Criterion Theatre) The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial Haymarket Theatre (Leicester|Her Majesty's Theatre The Theatre Royal Haymarket or Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre is a West End theatre in Dance with a Stranger (1985 is a drama Film, directed by Mike Newell. Ruth Ellis ( October 9 1927 — July 13 1955) was a British Murderess who was the last woman to receive the Death penalty There were also films called Underworld in 1927, 1937, 1996 and 2003 Underworld (aka Transmutations Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Queenie was a Caricature of the historical figure Queen Elizabeth I of England, played by Miranda Richardson in the second series After Pilkington was a one-off BBC television drama by Simon Gray, starring Miranda Richardson, Bob Peck and Barry Foster The Death of the Heart is a 1939 novel by Elizabeth Bowen set between the two world wars Blackadder the Third is the third series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Angus Lord ( Valentine Dyall) (" The Witchsmeller Pursuivant " Anon ( Mark Arden) A guard at the Royal Palace along with Eat the Rich is Peter Richardson 's 1987 British comedy from the team behind the popular television series The Comic Strip Presents See also Empire of the Sun (soundtrack Empire of the Sun is a epic War film based on J Victor
- Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage (1989) Early Bird
- Blackadder Goes Forth (1989) Nurse Mary [episode General Hospital)
- The Mad Monkey (1989) Marilyn
- Secret Friends (1990) (TV) Olivia
- The Bachelor (1990) Frederica
- The Fool (1990) Columbine/Rosalind/Ophelia
- Twisted Obsession (1990) Marilyn
- Old Times (1990) Anna
- Die Kinder (1990) (TV) Sidonie Reiger
- The Crying Game (1992) Jude O'Hara
- Damage (1992) Ingrid Fleming
- Enchanted April (1992) Rose Arbuthnot
- Century (1993) Clara
- The Line, the Cross and the Curve (1993) Mysterious woman
- Absolutely Fabulous (1994) Bettina [episode New Best Friend]
- Tom & Viv (1994) Vivienne Haigh-Wood
- Fatherland (1994) Charlie Maguire
- The Night and the Moment (1994) Julie
- The Evening Star (1996) Patsy Carpenter
- Kansas City (1996) Carolyn Stilton
- The Designated Mourner (1997) Judy
- Saint-Ex (1997) Consuelo
- The Apostle (1997) Toosie
- St. Ives (1998) Miss Gilchrist
- Merlin (1998) Queen Mab/The Lady of the Lake
- Alice in Wonderland (1999) Queen of Hearts/Society Woman
- The Big Brass Ring (1999) Dinah Pellarin
- Sleepy Hollow (1999) Lady Mary Van Tassel/Crone
- Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999) Queen Elizabeth the First/Queenie
- Get Carter (2000) Gloria Carter
- Chicken Run (2000) Mrs Tweedy
- Snow White: Fairest of Them All (2001) Elspeth/Queen
- The Hours (2002) Vanessa Bell
- Spider (2002) Yvonne/Mrs. Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage is a 1989 British television comedy drama (transmitted on BBC1 written by celebrated screenwriter Andrew Davies, and set Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth and final series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis The Fool is a 1990 British film directed by Christine Edzard ( Little Dorritt) and featuring Derek Jacobi as Twisted Obsession ( El Sueño del mono loco) is a 1990 Spanish -made erotic thriller starring Jeff Goldblum and Miranda Richardson Old Times is a play by the Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter. It was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre Die Kinder ( German, The Children) was a 1990 BBC political thriller a six-part series made for television and featuring Miranda Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The Crying Game is a 1992 film written and directed by Neil Jordan. Damage, also known as Fatale, is a 1992 Film directed by Louis Malle. Enchanted April is a 1992 film based on the 1922 Novel The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. The Line the Cross and the Curve is a musical Short film directed by and starring pop singer Kate Bush. Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) was a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning British sitcom written by and starring Tom & Viv is a 1994 film which tells the story of the true-life relationship between T Fatherland is a bestselling 1992 thriller Novel by the English Writer and journalist Robert Harris, which doubles The Night and the Moment is a 1995 erotic drama Plot A writer (Dafoe is invited to the house of a noblewoman (Olin who adores free-thinkers The Evening Star is a 1996 sequel to the Oscar -winning Terms of Endearment, starring Shirley MacLaine, Kansas City is a 1996 Film, directed by Robert Altman, and featuring numerous jazz tracks The Designated Mourner is a play written by Wallace Shawn in 1996, which was adapted into a Film directed by David Hare Saint-Ex is a 1997 film biography of French Author - Adventurer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, filmed and distributed in the The Apostle is a 1997 movie, written and directed by Robert Duvall, who stars in the title role St Ives is a 1998 television movie based on the unfinished Robert Louis Stevenson novel Merlin is a 3 hour made-for-television movie released in 1998 that retells the famous legend of King Arthur from the perspective of the wizard Alice in Wonderland was a Television movie first broadcast in 1999 on NBC. The Big Brass Ring is a 1999 Drama film, starring William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Irene Jacob, Jefferson Mays Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 period Horror film directed by Tim Burton, interpreting the legend of The Headless Horseman Lady Mary Van Tassel is a fictional character played by British actress Miranda Richardson in Tim Burton ’s 1999 gothic Horror film Blackadder Back & Forth ( 1999) is a 34 minute short film based on the BBC mock-historical comedy series Blackadder. Queenie was a Caricature of the historical figure Queen Elizabeth I of England, played by Miranda Richardson in the second series Get Carter is the 2000 remake of Michael Caine 's classic 1971 crime film, starring Sylvester Stallone in the role of Jack Carter Chicken Run is a 2000 Stop-motion animation British film made by the Aardman Animations studios (which produced the Oscar Snow White, released in the US as Snow White The Fairest of Them All, was a Television film made in 2001 and based on the The Hours is a 2002 Film based on Michael Cunningham 's 1999 Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award -winning 1998 novel Spider is a 2002 Psychological thriller directed by Canadian David Cronenberg and based on the novel of the same name Cleg
- The Lost Prince (2003) (TV) Queen Mary
- The Rage In Placid Lake (2003) Sylvia Lake
- The Prince and Me (2004) Queen Rosalind
- Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004) Eva Braun
- The Phantom of the Opera (2004) Madame Giry
- Absolutely Fabulous Bettina [episode White Box]
- Midsummer Dream (2005) Queen Titania (voice)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Rita Skeeter
- Gideon's Daughter (2006) [TV] Stella
- Merlin's Apprentice (2006) [TV] Lady of the Lake
- Wah-Wah (2006) Lauren Compton
- Provoked (2006) Veronica Scott
- Paris, je t'aime (2006) The Wife (segment: Bastille)
- Fred Claus (2007) Mrs. The Lost Prince is an acclaimed British television drama produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC and originally broadcast in two episodes Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953 was the queen-empress consort of George V of the United Kingdom The Rage in Placid Lake (2003 is an Australian film starring Ben Lee and Rose Byrne. The Prince and Me is a 2004 Motion picture, directed by Martha Coolidge, and starring Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, and Churchill The Hollywood Years is a 2004 Film, directed by Peter Richardson. Eva Anna Paula Braun, died Eva Anna Paula Hitler ( 6 February 1912 – 30 April 1945) was the longtime companion of The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart 's 1986 stage musical, which is based Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) was a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning British sitcom written by and starring Midsummer Dream, ( El Sueño de una noche de San Juan, meaning A Dream One Night In San Juan is a 2005 Computer-animated film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 Fantasy Adventure Film, based on J The following are supporting characters in the Harry Potter series written by J Gideon's Daughter is the second of two linked BBC television dramas written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff. Merlin's Apprentice is a 2006 sequel to the hit television film Merlin ( 1998) featuring Miranda Richardson For the onomateopeic word see Wah-wah. Wah-Wah is a 2005 Drama film, written and directed by British Provoked is a 2007 UK based English language film directed by Jag Mundhra. Paris je t'aime ( French for "Paris I love you" is a 2006 film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities Fred Claus is a 2007 Christmas Comedy film produced and directed by David Dobkin ( Wedding Crashers) and starring Annette Claus
- Southland Tales (2007) Nana Mae Van Adler-Frost
- Spinning Into Butter (2007) Catherine Kenney
- The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007) Helena
- The Young Victoria (2008) Duchess of Kent
Awards and nominations
Academy Award
BAFTA Award
- Nominated: Best Actress, After Pilkington (1988) (TV)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress, The Crying Game (1993)
- Won: Best Supporting Actress, Damage (1993)
- Nominated: Best Actress, Tom & Viv (1994)
- Nominated: Best Actress, A Dance to the Music of Time (1998) (TV)
- Nominated: Best Actress, The Lost Prince (2004) (TV)
Golden Globe Award
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture, Damage (1993)
- Won: Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy, Enchanted April (1993)
- Nominated: Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama, Tom & Viv (1995)
- Won: Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, Fatherland (1995)
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, Merlin (1999)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, The Big Brass Ring (2000)
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television, The Lost Prince (2005)
References
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Kate Nelligan for Frankie and Johnny |
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1992 for Damage |
Succeeded by Miriam Margolyes for The Age of Innocence |
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| NAME | Richardson, Miranda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richardson, Miranda Jane |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3 March 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Southport, Merseyside, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |