Lindsay Duncan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-11-07 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Lindsay Duncan

Biography

Lindsay Vere Duncan, CBE (born November 7, 1950) is a Scottish stage and television actress. She is the recipient of three BAFTA nominations and one Scottish BAFTA nomination, as well as two Olivier Awards and a Tony Award for her work on stage. She has starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Duncan's film credits include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Reflecting Skin (1990), City Hall (1996), An Ideal Husband, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Mansfield Park (all 1999), Under the Tuscan Sun, AfterLife (both 2003), Starter for 10 (2006), Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010), About Time (2013), Birdman (2014), and Blackbird (2019). Outside of stage and film, Duncan appeared as Barbara Douglas in Alan Bleasdale's critically acclaimed G.B.H. (1991), Servilia of the Junii on the HBO historical drama series Rome (2005–2007), Adelaide Brooke in the Doctor Who special "The Waters of Mars" (2009), Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle in the BBC Two miniseries The Honourable Woman (2014), and Lady Smallwood on BBC One's Sherlock (2014–2017). She also portrayed Elizabeth Longford and Margaret Thatcher in the television films Longford (2006) and Margaret (2009), respectively.

Known For

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • The Wheel of Time

    The Wheel of Time

  • Sherlock

    Sherlock

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • The Leftovers

    The Leftovers

  • The Morning Show

    The Morning Show

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Rome

    Rome

  • A Discovery of Witches

    A Discovery of Witches

  • Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9

  • His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • About Time

    About Time

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Absolutely Fabulous

    Absolutely Fabulous

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

  • My Zoe

    My Zoe

  • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

  • Loose Connections

    Loose Connections

  • Grown-Ups

    Grown-Ups

  • Little Joe

    Little Joe

  • Longford

    Longford

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Doctor Jekyll

    Doctor Jekyll

  • Mansfield Park

    Mansfield Park

  • Redemption

    Redemption

  • Last Call

    Last Call

  • Gifted

    Gifted

  • An Ideal Husband

    An Ideal Husband

  • The Death of Bunny Munro

    The Death of Bunny Munro

  • The Reflecting Skin

    The Reflecting Skin

  • Blackbird

    Blackbird

  • Last Passenger

    Last Passenger

  • The New Avengers

    The New Avengers

  • Criminal Justice

    Criminal Justice

  • Christopher and His Kind

    Christopher and His Kind

  • H Is for Hawk

    H Is for Hawk

  • Sherwood

    Sherwood

  • Burlesque Fairytales

    Burlesque Fairytales

  • AfterLife

    AfterLife

  • Dick Turpin

    Dick Turpin

  • Reilly: Ace of Spies

    Reilly: Ace of Spies

  • These Foolish Things

    These Foolish Things

  • The Storyteller: Greek Myths

    The Storyteller: Greek Myths

  • Toast of London

    Toast of London

  • Manifesto

    Manifesto

  • Under the Tuscan Sun

    Under the Tuscan Sun

  • The Sinking of the Laconia

    The Sinking of the Laconia

  • Prick Up Your Ears

    Prick Up Your Ears

  • Spy

    Spy

  • The Honourable Woman

    The Honourable Woman

  • Margaret

    Margaret

  • Truelove

    Truelove

  • Body Parts

    Body Parts

  • Against the Wall

    Against the Wall

  • City Hall

    City Hall

  • Playhouse Presents

    Playhouse Presents

  • Call Me Back

    Call Me Back

  • No Ordinary Joe

    No Ordinary Joe

  • The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

  • TECX

    TECX

  • The Play on One

    The Play on One

  • Close to the Enemy

    Close to the Enemy

  • A Year in Provence

    A Year in Provence

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • Lost in Austen

    Lost in Austen

  • The Childeater

    The Childeater

  • Working Shakespeare

    Working Shakespeare

  • A History of Britain

    A History of Britain

  • White Heat

    White Heat

  • G.B.H.

    G.B.H.

  • Starter for 10

    Starter for 10

  • The Entertainment System Is Down

    The Entertainment System Is Down

  • Muck and Brass

    Muck and Brass

  • Made in Italy

    Made in Italy

  • Count Arthur Strong

    Count Arthur Strong

  • Perfect Strangers

    Perfect Strangers

  • Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

    Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

  • Rainy Day Women

    Rainy Day Women

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • Le Week-End

    Le Week-End

  • Travelling Man

    Travelling Man

  • Colin's Sandwich

    Colin's Sandwich

  • Traffik

    Traffik

  • Mint

    Mint

  • Dirty Tricks

    Dirty Tricks

  • National Theatre Live: Hansard

    National Theatre Live: Hansard

  • Lawless

    Lawless

  • The Rector's Wife

    The Rector's Wife

  • Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

  • Get Real

    Get Real

  • Jake's Progress

    Jake's Progress

  • Shooting the Past

    Shooting the Past

  • A Banquet

    A Banquet

  • Margot

    Margot

  • Churchill's Secret

    Churchill's Secret

  • Dead Head

    Dead Head

  • Carnage: Swallowing the Past

    Carnage: Swallowing the Past

  • He Does Not Want Peace

    He Does Not Want Peace

  • The Kit Curran Radio Show

    The Kit Curran Radio Show

  • The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

    The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

  • Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

    Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

  • Hamilton Mattress

    Hamilton Mattress

  • Alma

    Alma

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

    National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

  • November 1st

    November 1st

  • Harold Pinter: A Celebration

    Harold Pinter: A Celebration

  • These Foolish Things

    These Foolish Things

  • Further Up Pompeii

    Further Up Pompeii

  • The Winkler

    The Winkler

  • Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

    Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

  • Expelling the Demon

    Expelling the Demon

  • Amish: A Secret Life

    Amish: A Secret Life

  • On Approval

    On Approval

  • Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

    Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair