Miranda Richardson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

143

Gender

Female

Birthday

1958-03-03 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Southport, Lancashire, England, UK

Miranda Richardson

Biography

Miranda Jane Richardson (born March 3, 1958) is an English actor. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in Dance with a Stranger (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Damage (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994). A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Damage. She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning twice for Enchanted April (1992) and the TV film Fatherland (1994). In 1996, one critic asserted that she is "the greatest actress of our time in any medium" after she appeared in Orlando at the Edinburgh Festival. Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play Moving, before being nominated for the 1987 Olivier Award for Best Actress for A Lie of the Mind. Her television credits include Blackadder (1986–1989), A Dance to the Music of Time (1997), Merlin (1998), The Lost Prince (2003), Gideon's Daughter (2006), the sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007), and Rubicon (2010). She was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for Operation Orangutan.

Known For

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Blackadder

    Blackadder

  • Blackadder

    Blackadder

  • Blackadder

    Blackadder

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Absolutely Fabulous

    Absolutely Fabulous

  • Get Carter

    Get Carter

  • Damage

    Damage

  • Puffball

    Puffball

  • Snow White

    Snow White

  • Good Omens

    Good Omens

  • Good Omens

    Good Omens

  • Transmutations

    Transmutations

  • Performance

    Performance

  • The Actors

    The Actors

  • Kansas City

    Kansas City

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

  • Fatherland

    Fatherland

  • Belle

    Belle

  • The Comic Strip Presents...

    The Comic Strip Presents...

  • Fate: The Winx Saga

    Fate: The Winx Saga

  • Mountain Language

    Mountain Language

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Redemption

    Redemption

  • The Storyteller

    The Storyteller

  • Jealousy

    Jealousy

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Sleepy Hollow

    Sleepy Hollow

  • The Innocent

    The Innocent

  • Chicken Run

    Chicken Run

  • Made in Dagenham

    Made in Dagenham

  • Swann

    Swann

  • The King and I

    The King and I

  • Shooting Stars

    Shooting Stars

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

  • Danger Mouse

    Danger Mouse

  • Rams

    Rams

  • Spider

    Spider

  • The Yellow Tie

    The Yellow Tie

  • World Without End

    World Without End

  • The Scold's Bridle

    The Scold's Bridle

  • A Woman of Substance

    A Woman of Substance

  • The Prince & Me

    The Prince & Me

  • Blackadder's Christmas Carol

    Blackadder's Christmas Carol

  • Demonella

    Demonella

  • Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

    Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

  • And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None

  • Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey

    Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey

  • The Lost Prince

    The Lost Prince

  • The Demon Lover

    The Demon Lover

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

    The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

  • Empire of the Sun

    Empire of the Sun

  • Muppets Most Wanted

    Muppets Most Wanted

  • Casanova

    Casanova

  • Enchanted April

    Enchanted April

  • Wah-Wah

    Wah-Wah

  • The Hours

    The Hours

  • The House

    The House

  • Rubicon

    Rubicon

  • The Young Victoria

    The Young Victoria

  • Blackadder: Back & Forth

    Blackadder: Back & Forth

  • Agony

    Agony

  • The Last Anniversary

    The Last Anniversary

  • Eat the Rich

    Eat the Rich

  • Blackadder: A Cunning Story

    Blackadder: A Cunning Story

  • The Magician's Elephant

    The Magician's Elephant

  • Tom & Viv

    Tom & Viv

  • Fred Claus

    Fred Claus

  • Ted & Ralph

    Ted & Ralph

  • Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

  • A Dance to the Music of Time

    A Dance to the Music of Time

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Parade's End

    Parade's End

  • Unnatural Causes

    Unnatural Causes

  • Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

    Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

  • Stronger

    Stronger

  • Southland Tales

    Southland Tales

  • The Miracle Maker

    The Miracle Maker

  • Merlin's Apprentice

    Merlin's Apprentice

  • iBoy

    iBoy

  • Testament of Youth

    Testament of Youth

  • Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

    Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

  • The Crying Game

    The Crying Game

  • Curfew

    Curfew

  • The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill

    The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill

  • Churchill

    Churchill

  • Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

    Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • The Evening Star

    The Evening Star

  • Casanova

    Casanova

  • An Inspector Calls

    An Inspector Calls

  • Dead Boss

    Dead Boss

  • Mapp and Lucia

    Mapp and Lucia

  • The Apostle

    The Apostle

  • Dance with a Stranger

    Dance with a Stranger

  • The Big Brass Ring

    The Big Brass Ring

  • Die Kinder

    Die Kinder

  • Century

    Century

  • Old Times

    Old Times

  • Space Virgins from Planet Sex

    Space Virgins from Planet Sex

  • Twisted Obsession

    Twisted Obsession

  • Girlfriends

    Girlfriends

  • Les Dogs

    Les Dogs

  • Spinning Into Butter

    Spinning Into Butter

  • Final Chance to Save

    Final Chance to Save

  • The Fool

    The Fool

  • The Scold's Bridle

    The Scold's Bridle

  • St. Ives

    St. Ives

  • Gideon's Daughter

    Gideon's Daughter

  • The Queen of Fashion

    The Queen of Fashion

  • The Designated Mourner

    The Designated Mourner

  • Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

    Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

  • Sweet as You Are

    Sweet as You Are

  • Provoked: A True Story

    Provoked: A True Story

  • Saint-Ex

    Saint-Ex

  • Hidden Universe

    Hidden Universe

  • Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

  • Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage

    Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage

  • Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

    Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

  • The Bitter End

    The Bitter End

  • The Bachelor

    The Bachelor

  • Turtle: The Incredible Journey

    Turtle: The Incredible Journey

  • The Rage in Placid Lake

    The Rage in Placid Lake

  • Churchill: The Hollywood Years

    Churchill: The Hollywood Years

  • Comic Aid

    Comic Aid

  • Like Tears in Rain

    Like Tears in Rain

  • Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

    Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

  • Operation Orangutan

    Operation Orangutan

  • The Night and the Moment

    The Night and the Moment

  • The Line, the Cross & the Curve

    The Line, the Cross & the Curve

  • Falling Angels

    Falling Angels

  • Communicators From Hell

    Communicators From Hell

  • The Death of the Heart

    The Death of the Heart

  • Broken Skin

    Broken Skin

  • The Master Builder

    The Master Builder

  • Lost Property

    Lost Property

  • The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

    The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

  • After Pilkington

    After Pilkington