Lindsay Duncan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-11-07 (74 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

  • The Morning Show

    The Morning Show

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

  • The Wheel of Time

    The Wheel of Time

  • The Leftovers

    The Leftovers

  • Sherlock

    Sherlock

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Rome

    Rome

  • His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials

  • Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9

  • A Discovery of Witches

    A Discovery of Witches

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • About Time

    About Time

  • The New Avengers

    The New Avengers

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

  • The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

  • Dick Turpin

    Dick Turpin

  • Under the Tuscan Sun

    Under the Tuscan Sun

  • Gifted

    Gifted

  • Little Joe

    Little Joe

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Toast of London

    Toast of London

  • Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

    Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

  • The Reflecting Skin

    The Reflecting Skin

  • Sherwood

    Sherwood

  • Against the Wall

    Against the Wall

  • Reilly: Ace of Spies

    Reilly: Ace of Spies

  • Colin's Sandwich

    Colin's Sandwich

  • Playhouse Presents

    Playhouse Presents

  • Starter for 10

    Starter for 10

  • National Theatre Live: Hansard

    National Theatre Live: Hansard

  • H Is for Hawk

    H Is for Hawk

  • The Play on One

    The Play on One

  • National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

    National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

  • The Winkler

    The Winkler

  • My Zoe

    My Zoe

  • Manifesto

    Manifesto

  • Mansfield Park

    Mansfield Park

  • Last Passenger

    Last Passenger

  • Made in Italy

    Made in Italy

  • Rainy Day Women

    Rainy Day Women

  • Prick Up Your Ears

    Prick Up Your Ears

  • City Hall

    City Hall

  • The Honourable Woman

    The Honourable Woman

  • On Approval

    On Approval

  • An Ideal Husband

    An Ideal Husband

  • Spy

    Spy

  • Criminal Justice

    Criminal Justice

  • Grown-Ups

    Grown-Ups

  • November 1st

    November 1st

  • The Sinking of the Laconia

    The Sinking of the Laconia

  • A History of Britain

    A History of Britain

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • Hamilton Mattress

    Hamilton Mattress

  • White Heat

    White Heat

  • Harold Pinter: A Celebration

    Harold Pinter: A Celebration

  • Last Call

    Last Call

  • Dirty Tricks

    Dirty Tricks

  • Blackbird

    Blackbird

  • Lost in Austen

    Lost in Austen

  • G.B.H.

    G.B.H.

  • The Death of Bunny Munro

    The Death of Bunny Munro

  • The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

  • Close to the Enemy

    Close to the Enemy

  • Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

  • Lawless

    Lawless

  • A Banquet

    A Banquet

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Truelove

    Truelove

  • Redemption

    Redemption

  • Longford

    Longford

  • Working Shakespeare

    Working Shakespeare

  • Body Parts

    Body Parts

  • Perfect Strangers

    Perfect Strangers

  • Churchill's Secret

    Churchill's Secret

  • Margaret

    Margaret

  • The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

    The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

  • A Year in Provence

    A Year in Provence

  • Doctor Jekyll

    Doctor Jekyll

  • Carnage: Swallowing the Past

    Carnage: Swallowing the Past

  • Burlesque Fairytales

    Burlesque Fairytales

  • TECX

    TECX

  • Margot

    Margot

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Count Arthur Strong

    Count Arthur Strong

  • AfterLife

    AfterLife

  • The Storyteller: Greek Myths

    The Storyteller: Greek Myths

  • Traffik

    Traffik

  • No Ordinary Joe

    No Ordinary Joe

  • Christopher and His Kind

    Christopher and His Kind

  • Further Up Pompeii

    Further Up Pompeii

  • Shooting the Past

    Shooting the Past

  • Mint

    Mint

  • Loose Connections

    Loose Connections

  • Alma

    Alma

  • Le Week-End

    Le Week-End

  • Jake's Progress

    Jake's Progress

  • The Rector's Wife

    The Rector's Wife

  • The Entertainment System Is Down

    The Entertainment System Is Down

  • Travelling Man

    Travelling Man

  • He Does Not Want Peace

    He Does Not Want Peace

  • The Kit Curran Radio Show

    The Kit Curran Radio Show

  • Dead Head

    Dead Head

  • Muck and Brass

    Muck and Brass

  • Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

    Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

  • Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

    Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

  • These Foolish Things

    These Foolish Things

  • Call Me Back

    Call Me Back

  • Get Real

    Get Real

  • Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

    Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

  • Amish: A Secret Life

    Amish: A Secret Life

  • These Foolish Things

    These Foolish Things

  • The Childeater

    The Childeater

  • Expelling the Demon

    Expelling the Demon