Acting • AGE 68
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 ...


The Yellow Tie
Ioana Celibidache
2025

The Last Anniversary
Rose
2025

Like Tears in Rain
Self
2024

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Mrs Tweedy (voice)
2023

The Magician's Elephant
Madam LaVaughn (voice)
2023

The House
Aunt Clarice (voice)
2022

Fate: The Winx Saga
Rosalind
2021

Rams
Kat
2020

Modern Love
Jane
2019

Good Omens
Shax
2019

Curfew
Lou
2019

Girlfriends
Sue
2018

Stronger
Patty Bauman
2017

Churchill
Clementine Churchill
2017

iBoy
Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
2017

And Then There Were None
Emily Brent
2015

Danger Mouse
Queen of Weevils (voice)
2015

An Inspector Calls
Sybil Birling
2015

Casanova
Marquise d'Urfé
2015

Casanova
Marquise d'Urfé
2015

Operation Orangutan
Narrator (voice)
2015

Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
Narrator (voice)
2015

Testament of Youth
Miss Lorimer
2015

Orango rischio fatale
Actor's Assistant
2015

Mapp and Lucia
Elizabeth Mapp
2014

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Mrs Blitherington
2014

Muppets Most Wanted
Berliner at Window
2014

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Self / Mrs. Victor
2013

Hidden Universe
2013

Psychobitches
Enid Blyton
2013

Belle
Lady Ashford
2013

World Without End
Mother Cecilia
2012

Parade's End
Mrs. Wannop
2012

Dead Boss
Jo
2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Rita Skeeter
2010

Made in Dagenham
Barbara Castle
2010

Rubicon
Katherine Rhumor
2010

Turtle: The Incredible Journey
Narrator (Voice)
2009

Spinning Into Butter
Dean Catherine Kenney
2009

The Young Victoria
Duchess of Kent
2009

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
2008

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
2008

Southland Tales
Nana Mae Frost
2007

Fred Claus
Annette Claus
2007

Puffball
Mabs Tucker
2007

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
2007

Provoked: A True Story
Veronica Scott
2007

The One Show
Self - Guest
2006

Paris Je T'aime
La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
2006

Merlin's Apprentice
Lady of the Lake
2006

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Rita Skeeter
2005

Gideon's Daughter
Stella
2005

Final Chance to Save
Herself
2005

Wah-Wah
Lauren Compton
2005

The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
Corky (British dub voice)
2005

The Phantom of the Opera
Madame Giry
2004

Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Eva Braun
2004

The Prince & Me
Queen Rosalind
2004

Falling Angels
Mary Field
2003

The Rage in Placid Lake
Sylvia Lake
2003

The Actors
Mrs. Magnani
2003

The Lost Prince
Queen Mary
2003

The Hours
Vanessa Bell
2002

Spider
Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
2002

V Graham Norton
Self
2002

Snow White
Elspeth
2001

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Self
2001

Get Carter
Gloria Carter
2000

Chicken Run
Mrs. Tweedy (voice)
2000

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
2000

The Miracle Maker
Mary Magdalene (voice)
2000

Sleepy Hollow
Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
1999

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Miss Fowl
1999

The Big Brass Ring
Dinah Pellarin
1999

Blackadder: Back & Forth
Queenie
1999

The King and I
Anna Leonowens (voice)
1999

Alice in Wonderland
Queen of Hearts
1999

Ted & Ralph
Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
1998

Merlin
Lady of the Lake / Mab
1998

The Scold's Bridle
Dr. Sarah Blakeney
1998

The Scold's Bridle
Dr Sarah Blakeney
1998

St. Ives
Susan Gilchrist
1998

The Apostle
Toosie
1997

A Dance to the Music of Time
Pamela Flitton
1997

The Designated Mourner
Judy
1997

Swann
Sarah Maloney
1997

The Evening Star
Patsy Carpenter
1996

Saint-Ex
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
1996

Kansas City
Carolyn Stilton
1996

The Night and the Moment
Julie
1995

Fatherland
Charlie Maguire
1994

The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Mysterious Woman
1994

Tom & Viv
Vivienne Haigh-Wood
1994

Century
Clara
1993

Shooting Stars
Self
1993

Jealousy
Stella/Elsbeth
1993

Demonella
Marie Antoinette
1993

Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Miss Straugheim
1993

Damage
Ingrid Fleming
1992

Absolutely Fabulous
Bettina
1992

The Crying Game
Jude
1992

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Sandra
1992

Enchanted April
Rose Arbuthnot
1991

Old Times
1991

Performance
Anna
1991

Redemption
Valerie Paris
1991

Die Kinder
Sidonie Reiger
1990

Les Dogs
Bride's Mother
1990

The Bachelor
Friederike / Widow Sommer
1990

Twisted Obsession
Marilyn
1989

Communicators From Hell
1989

Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
1988

Mountain Language
Young Woman
1988

This Morning
Self
1988

The Master Builder
Hilde Wangel
1988

The Storyteller
Witch
1988

Sweet as You Are
Julia Perry
1988

Empire of the Sun
Mrs. Victor
1987

Eat the Rich
DHSS Blonde
1987

The Death of the Heart
Daphne Heccomb
1987

After Pilkington
Penny Newhouse
1987

Lost Property
Anne
1986

Unnatural Causes
Anne Forrest
1986

ScreenPlay
Valerie Paris
1986

The Demon Lover
Gina
1986

Underworld
Oriel
1985

The Innocent
Mary Turner
1985

Dance with a Stranger
Ruth Ellis
1985

Screen Two
Penny 'Patch' Newhouse
1985

A Woman of Substance
Paula McGill Amory
1985

Natural World
Narrator
1983

Blackadder
Nurse Mary
1983

Shades of Darkness
Gina
1983

The Comic Strip Presents...
Bride's Mother
1982

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975

The Oscars
Self
1953

The Duchess and I

Dinner with Audrey
Ella Van Heemstra