Lindsay Duncan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

121

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

  • Sherlock

    Sherlock

  • The Wheel of Time

    The Wheel of Time

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • The Morning Show

    The Morning Show

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials

  • Rome

    Rome

  • The Leftovers

    The Leftovers

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • A Discovery of Witches

    A Discovery of Witches

  • About Time

    About Time

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9

  • Gifted

    Gifted

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • 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)

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

  • The New Avengers

    The New Avengers

  • Last Passenger

    Last Passenger

  • Little Joe

    Little Joe

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Truelove

    Truelove

  • On Approval

    On Approval

  • The Winkler

    The Winkler

  • Under the Tuscan Sun

    Under the Tuscan Sun

  • Toast of London

    Toast of London

  • My Zoe

    My Zoe

  • Longford

    Longford

  • A Banquet

    A Banquet

  • He Does Not Want Peace

    He Does Not Want Peace

  • Doctor Jekyll

    Doctor Jekyll

  • Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

    Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

  • Sherwood

    Sherwood

  • The Death of Bunny Munro

    The Death of Bunny Munro

  • Body Parts

    Body Parts

  • Lawless

    Lawless

  • City Hall

    City Hall

  • Hamilton Mattress

    Hamilton Mattress

  • Dirty Tricks

    Dirty Tricks

  • Mansfield Park

    Mansfield Park

  • Redemption

    Redemption

  • Last Call

    Last Call

  • Blackbird

    Blackbird

  • Margaret

    Margaret

  • Manifesto

    Manifesto

  • AfterLife

    AfterLife

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Dick Turpin

    Dick Turpin

  • The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

    The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

  • Loose Connections

    Loose Connections

  • Playhouse Presents

    Playhouse Presents

  • Made in Italy

    Made in Italy

  • Against the Wall

    Against the Wall

  • Reilly: Ace of Spies

    Reilly: Ace of Spies

  • Burlesque Fairytales

    Burlesque Fairytales

  • Criminal Justice

    Criminal Justice

  • Spy

    Spy

  • The Honourable Woman

    The Honourable Woman

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • Grown-Ups

    Grown-Ups

  • White Heat

    White Heat

  • Starter for 10

    Starter for 10

  • An Ideal Husband

    An Ideal Husband

  • The Play on One

    The Play on One

  • The Sinking of the Laconia

    The Sinking of the Laconia

  • G.B.H.

    G.B.H.

  • The Entertainment System Is Down

    The Entertainment System Is Down

  • The Reflecting Skin

    The Reflecting Skin

  • The Storyteller: Greek Myths

    The Storyteller: Greek Myths

  • A History of Britain

    A History of Britain

  • Christopher and His Kind

    Christopher and His Kind

  • Count Arthur Strong

    Count Arthur Strong

  • Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

    Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

  • Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

    Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

  • Further Up Pompeii

    Further Up Pompeii

  • Lost in Austen

    Lost in Austen

  • Prick Up Your Ears

    Prick Up Your Ears

  • Close to the Enemy

    Close to the Enemy

  • H Is for Hawk

    H Is for Hawk

  • Carnage: Swallowing the Past

    Carnage: Swallowing the Past

  • Le Week-End

    Le Week-End

  • The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

  • National Theatre Live: Hansard

    National Theatre Live: Hansard

  • Traffik

    Traffik

  • A Year in Provence

    A Year in Provence

  • Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Margot

    Margot

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • Churchill's Secret

    Churchill's Secret

  • Rainy Day Women

    Rainy Day Women

  • National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

    National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

  • Working Shakespeare

    Working Shakespeare

  • Harold Pinter: A Celebration

    Harold Pinter: A Celebration

  • Perfect Strangers

    Perfect Strangers

  • The Kit Curran Radio Show

    The Kit Curran Radio Show

  • Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

    Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

  • Mint

    Mint

  • TECX

    TECX

  • These Foolish Things

    These Foolish Things

  • Shooting the Past

    Shooting the Past

  • Colin's Sandwich

    Colin's Sandwich

  • Travelling Man

    Travelling Man

  • Call Me Back

    Call Me Back

  • Muck and Brass

    Muck and Brass

  • Get Real

    Get Real

  • The Rector's Wife

    The Rector's Wife

  • Dead Head

    Dead Head

  • No Ordinary Joe

    No Ordinary Joe

  • Jake's Progress

    Jake's Progress

  • November 1st

    November 1st

  • Alma

    Alma

  • Amish: A Secret Life

    Amish: A Secret Life

  • The Childeater

    The Childeater

  • These Foolish Things

    These Foolish Things

  • Expelling the Demon

    Expelling the Demon