Miranda Richardson

Known for ActingBorn 1958-03-03 (age 68)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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Bachelor

The Yellow Tie

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

The Death of the Heart

Casanova

Good Omens

Fate: The Winx Saga

The Storyteller

Like Tears in Rain

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

The Fool

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Blackadder

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Rubicon

And Then There Were None

Modern Love

Shooting Stars

An Inspector Calls

Shades of Darkness

A Woman of Substance

Absolutely Fabulous

Testament of Youth

Empire of the Sun

The Last Anniversary

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

The Phantom of the Opera

The Hours

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Young Victoria

The House

After Pilkington

Belle

Natural World

The Lost Prince

Sleepy Hollow

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

The Line, the Cross & the Curve

Operation Orangutan

Stronger

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

The Magician's Elephant

Screen Two

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Provoked: A True Story

Ted & Ralph