---
name: "Miranda Richardson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/miranda-richardson"
fi1m_id: "miranda-richardson"
imdb_id: "nm0001669"
tmdb_id: 8436
wikidata_id: "Q229241"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 March 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 17
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 17
updated: "2026-10-22T01:44:19.286477+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Miranda Richardson

## Identity

Miranda Richardson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/miranda-richardson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** miranda-richardson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001669
- **TMDB ID:** 8436
- **Wikidata ID:** Q229241
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_Richardson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229241, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001669/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8436

Actor. Born 3 March 1958 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 March 1958, Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1983–present
- **Also known as:** Miranda Jane Richardson, میراندا ریچاردسون
- **Frequently works with:** [David Hare](https://film.one/person/david-hare.md), [John Malkovich](https://film.one/person/john-malkovich.md), [Scott Rudin](https://film.one/person/scott-rudin.md), [Stephen Woolley](https://film.one/person/stephen-woolley.md), [Tom Stoppard](https://film.one/person/tom-stoppard.md)
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 17 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (3), 1990s 73 (5), 2000s 69 (5), 2010s 73 (2), 2020s 64 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 13 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 12 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Comedy 6, Family 4, Romance 4, Adventure 3, Animation 3
- **Screen time:** 25 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,873m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_Richardson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229241, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001669/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8436

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Storyteller*](https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*Parade's End*](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md) (80)
- **Apple TV:** [*Sleepy Hollow*](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md) (78)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Young Victoria*](https://film.one/film/the-young-victoria.md) (73)
- **Netflix:** [*The House*](https://film.one/film/the-house.md) (65)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Phantom of the Opera*](https://film.one/film/the-phantom-of-the-opera.md) (49)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Miranda Richardson

> Miranda Richardson is especially good at women determined to have their way, finding comedy or menace in their certainty. We admire her precise changes of voice and manner; the films do not always give her enough room.

In *The Crying Game* (1992), Miranda Richardson’s Jude has a hard edge beside Stephen Rea’s vulnerable central performance. We found the film tender and unsettling, with Rea giving it a vulnerable centre. Neil Jordan’s thriller gives that contrast room without sacrificing its tenderness, and it is a strong place to start with Richardson. We have reservations about plotting that sometimes takes attention away from the people. Richardson supplies a reason to keep paying attention to them, even when the story grows awkward.

Her film debut was as Ruth Ellis in *Dance with a Stranger* (1985), followed by the comic authority of Queenie in *Blackadder II* (1986). The comic timing is as important to our view of her as the intensity of the dramatic work. The early 1990s brought leading and supporting roles in *Damage* (1992), *Enchanted April* (1992), *The Crying Game* and *Tom & Viv* (1994). We would look to that group of films before treating the later supporting appearances as the whole story.

She is especially useful in parts that need to register quickly. The changes of voice and physical manner distinguish Jude from the scheming journalist Rita Skeeter in *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005); Richardson finds a different manner for each. We admire the care taken over that distinction. A character made recognisable by a voice or a posture can still be thinly written; we want the film to give her something to do with that precision.

*Sleepy Hollow* (1999) shows the other difficulty: effects and genre business can crowd out the performances. We would not choose it simply to see her at work. Her later career includes voice work in *Chicken Run* (2000) and its 2023 follow-up, alongside television appearances in *Good Omens* (2019 and 2023). Start with *The Crying Game*, but leave room for the comedy of *Blackadder II*.

## Biography

Miranda Richardson is an English actress. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and began her career in repertory theatre before making her West End debut in 1981.

She made her film debut as Ruth Ellis in *Dance with a Stranger* (1985). Her other film roles include Jude in *The Crying Game* (1992), for which she received a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Mrs Victor in *Empire of the Sun* (1987), Lady Mary Van Tassel in *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), Vanessa Bell in *The Hours* (2002) and Rita Skeeter in the *Harry Potter* films. She was nominated for Academy Awards for *Damage* (1992) and *Tom & Viv* (1994), and won Golden Globes for *Enchanted April* (1992) and the television film *Fatherland* (1994).

Richardson has also worked extensively in television, including as Queenie in *Blackadder*, and on stage, receiving an Olivier Award nomination for *A Lie of the Mind* (1987). She provided the voice of Mrs Tweedy in *Chicken Run* (2000).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, denofgeek.com.*

## On Fi1m (17)

- *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* (2023), Fi1m 64, as Mrs Tweedy (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget.md)
- *The House* (2022), Fi1m 65, as Aunt Clarice (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-house.md)
- *Muppets Most Wanted* (2014), Fi1m 66, as Berliner at Window — [page](https://film.one/film/muppets-most-wanted.md)
- *Parade's End* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Mrs. Wannop — [page](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md)
- *The Young Victoria* (2009), Fi1m 73, as Duchess of Kent — [page](https://film.one/film/the-young-victoria.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005), Fi1m 68, as Rita Skeeter — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire.md)
- *The Phantom of the Opera* (2004), Fi1m 49, as Madame Giry — [page](https://film.one/film/the-phantom-of-the-opera.md)
- *The Hours* (2002), Fi1m 72, as Vanessa Bell — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hours.md)
- *Chicken Run* (2000), Fi1m 84, as Mrs. Tweedy (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run.md)
- *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), Fi1m 78, as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md)
- *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), Fi1m 81, as Bettina — [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md)
- *Damage* (1992), Fi1m 57, as Ingrid Fleming — [page](https://film.one/film/damage.md)
- *The Crying Game* (1992), Fi1m 82, as Jude — [page](https://film.one/film/the-crying-game.md)
- *Enchanted April* (1991), Fi1m 65, as Rose Arbuthnot — [page](https://film.one/film/enchanted-april.md)
- *The Storyteller* (1988), Fi1m 82, as Witch — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller.md)
- *Empire of the Sun* (1987), Fi1m 81, as Mrs. Victor — [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-the-sun.md)
- *Blackadder* (1983), Fi1m 84, as Queen Elizabeth I — [page](https://film.one/tv/blackadder.md)

## Complete filmography (136)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Yellow Tie* (2025), as Ioana Celibidache — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-yellow-tie.md)
- *Bookish* (2025), series, as Duchess Alberta, Duschess Alberta
- *The Last Anniversary* (2025), series, as Rose
- *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* (2023), as Mrs Tweedy (voice) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget.md)
- *The Magician's Elephant* (2023), as Madam LaVaughn (voice)
- *The House* (2022), as Aunt Clarice (voice) — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-house.md)
- *Fate: The Winx Saga* (2021), series, as Rosalind
- *Rams* (2020), as Kat
- *Modern Love* (2019), series, as Jane — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-love.md)
- *Good Omens* (2019), series, as Shax, Madame Tracy
- *Curfew* (2019), series, as Lou
- *Girlfriends* (2018), series, as Sue
- *Stronger* (2017), as Patty Bauman
- *Churchill* (2017), as Clementine Churchill
- *iBoy* (2017), as Nancy 'Nan' Harvey
- *And Then There Were None* (2015), series, as Emily Brent
- *Danger Mouse* (2015), series, as Queen of Weevils (voice)
- *An Inspector Calls* (2015), as Sybil Birling
- *Casanova* (2015), series, as Marquise d'Urfé
- *Casanova* (2015), as Marquise d'Urfé
- *Operation Orangutan* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *Testament of Youth* (2015), as Miss Lorimer
- *Orango rischio fatale* (2015), Actor's Assistant
- *Mapp and Lucia* (2014), series, as Elizabeth Mapp
- *The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm* (2014), as Mrs Blitherington
- *Muppets Most Wanted* (2014), as Berliner at Window — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/muppets-most-wanted.md)
- *Hidden Universe* (2013), Actor
- *Psychobitches* (2013), series, as Enid Blyton
- *Belle* (2013), as Lady Ashford
- *World Without End* (2012), series, as Mother Cecilia
- *Parade's End* (2012), series, as Mrs. Wannop — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md)
- *Dead Boss* (2012), series, as Jo
- *Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen* (2012), as (archive footage)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), as Rita Skeeter — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-1.md)
- *Made in Dagenham* (2010), as Barbara Castle
- *Rubicon* (2010), series, as Katherine Rhumor
- *Turtle: The Incredible Journey* (2009), as Narrator (Voice)
- *Spinning Into Butter* (2009), as Dean Catherine Kenney
- *The Young Victoria* (2009), as Duchess of Kent — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-young-victoria.md)
- *Southland Tales* (2007), as Nana Mae Frost
- *Fred Claus* (2007), as Annette Claus
- *Puffball* (2007), as Mabs Tucker
- *The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle* (2007), series, Actor
- *Provoked* (2007), as Veronica Scott
- *Paris Je T'aime* (2006), as La femme au trench rouge (Bastille)
- *Merlin's Apprentice* (2006), series, as Lady of the Lake
- *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005), as Rita Skeeter — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire.md)
- *Gideon's Daughter* (2005), as Stella
- *Wah-Wah* (2005), as Lauren Compton
- *The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill* (2005), series, as Corky (British dub voice)
- *The Funny Blokes of British Comedy* (2005), as Queenie (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Comic Aid* (2005), Actor
- *The Phantom of the Opera* (2004), as Madame Giry — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/the-phantom-of-the-opera.md)
- *Churchill: The Hollywood Years* (2004), as Eva Braun
- *The Prince & Me* (2004), as Queen Rosalind
- *Falling Angels* (2003), as Mary Field
- *The Rage in Placid Lake* (2003), as Sylvia Lake
- *The Actors* (2003), as Mrs. Magnani
- *The Lost Prince* (2003), series, as Queen Mary
- *The Hours* (2002), as Vanessa Bell — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hours.md)
- *Spider* (2002), as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
- *Snow White* (2001), as Elspeth
- *Get Carter* (2000), as Gloria Carter
- *Chicken Run* (2000), as Mrs. Tweedy (voice) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run.md)
- *The Miracle Maker* (2000), as Mary Magdalene (voice)
- *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), as Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md)
- *Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang* (1999), as Miss Fowl
- *The Big Brass Ring* (1999), as Dinah Pellarin
- *Blackadder: Back & Forth* (1999), as Queenie
- *The King and I* (1999), as Anna Leonowens (voice)
- *Alice in Wonderland* (1999), as Queen of Hearts
- *Ted & Ralph* (1998), as Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
- *Merlin* (1998), series, as Lady of the Lake / Mab
- *The Scold's Bridle* (1998), as Dr. Sarah Blakeney
- *The Scold's Bridle* (1998), series, as Dr Sarah Blakeney
- *St. Ives* (1998), as Susan Gilchrist
- *The Apostle* (1997), as Toosie
- *A Dance to the Music of Time* (1997), series, as Pamela Flitton
- *The Designated Mourner* (1997), as Judy
- *Swann* (1997), as Sarah Maloney
- *The Evening Star* (1996), as Patsy Carpenter
- *Saint-Ex* (1996), as Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
- *Kansas City* (1996), as Carolyn Stilton
- *The Night and the Moment* (1995), as Julie
- *Fatherland* (1994), as Charlie Maguire
- *The Line, the Cross & the Curve* (1994), as Mysterious Woman
- *Tom & Viv* (1994), as Vivienne Haigh-Wood
- *Century* (1993), as Clara
- *Jealousy* (1993), as Stella/Elsbeth
- *Demonella* (1993), as Marie Antoinette
- *Space Virgins from Planet Sex* (1993), as Miss Straugheim
- *Damage* (1992), as Ingrid Fleming — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/damage.md)
- *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), series, as Bettina — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md)
- *The Crying Game* (1992), as Jude — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-crying-game.md)
- *Mr. Wakefield's Crusade* (1992), as Sandra
- *Enchanted April* (1991), as Rose Arbuthnot — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/enchanted-april.md)
- *Old Times* (1991), Actor
- *Performance* (1991), series, as Anna
- *Redemption* (1991), as Valerie Paris
- *Broken Skin* (1991), Actor
- *The Fool* (1990), as Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
- *Die Kinder* (1990), series, as Sidonie Reiger
- *Les Dogs* (1990), as Bride's Mother
- *The Bachelor* (1990), as Friederike / Widow Sommer
- *Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage* (1989), as Early Bird
- *Twisted Obsession* (1989), as Marilyn
- *Communicators From Hell* (1989), Actor
- *Blackadder's Christmas Carol* (1988), as Queens Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
- *Mountain Language* (1988), as Young Woman
- *The Storyteller* (1988), series, as Witch — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller.md)
- *The Master Builder* (1988), as Hilde Wangel
- *Sweet as You Are* (1988), as Julia Perry
- *Empire of the Sun* (1987), as Mrs. Victor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-the-sun.md)
- *Eat the Rich* (1987), as DHSS Blonde
- *The Death of the Heart* (1987), as Daphne Heccomb
- *After Pilkington* (1987), as Penny Newhouse
- *Lost Property* (1986), as Anne
- *Unnatural Causes* (1986), series, as Anne Forrest
- *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, as Valerie Paris
- *The Demon Lover* (1986), as Gina
- *Underworld* (1985), as Oriel
- *The Innocent* (1985), as Mary Turner
- *Dance with a Stranger* (1985), as Ruth Ellis
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Penny 'Patch' Newhouse, Julia Perry, Clara
- *A Woman of Substance* (1985), series, as Paula McGill Amory
- *Natural World* (1983), series, as Narrator
- *Blackadder* (1983), series, as Queen Elizabeth I, Nurse Mary, Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/blackadder.md)
- *Shades of Darkness* (1983), series, as Gina
- *The Hard Word* (1983), series, as Polly Wood
- *The Comic Strip Presents...* (1982), series, as Bride's Mother
- *The Queen of Fashion*, as Helen Delves Broughton
- *The Portrait of a Lady*, series, as Mrs Lydia Touchett
- *The Duchess and I*, Actor
- *Dinner with Audrey*, as Ella Van Heemstra
- *The Custom of the Country*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Miranda Richardson](https://film.one/media/person/80465/gallery-8707ff4f3d35.jpg) Miranda Richardson — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Good_Omens_panel_at_NYCC_%2861210%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Miranda Richardson at the premiere of Belle, Toronto Film Festival 2013](https://film.one/media/person/80465/gallery-06f6f604b7df.jpg) Miranda Richardson at the premiere of Belle, Toronto Film Festival 2013 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Belle_12_%289779690122%29.jpg/1280px-Belle_12_%289779690122%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Good Omens panel at New York Comic Con in October 2018. Front: Miranda Richardson, Neil Gaiman, David Tennant. Rear: Michael Sheen, Jon Hamm, Douglas Mackinnon.](https://film.one/media/person/80465/gallery-a2304e7cecab.jpg) Good Omens panel at New York Comic Con in October 2018. Front: Miranda Richardson, Neil Gaiman, David Tennant. Rear: Michael Sheen, Jon Hamm, Douglas Mackinnon. — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Good_Omens_panel_at_NYCC_%2860959%29.jpg/1280px-Good_Omens_panel_at_NYCC_%2860959%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Good Omens panel at New York Comic Con in October 2018. Front: Miranda Richardson, Neil Gaiman, David Tennant. Rear: Michael Sheen, Jon Hamm, Douglas Mackinnon.](https://film.one/media/person/80465/gallery-04c616313f6b.jpg) Good Omens panel at New York Comic Con in October 2018. Front: Miranda Richardson, Neil Gaiman, David Tennant. Rear: Michael Sheen, Jon Hamm, Douglas Mackinnon. — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Good_Omens_panel_at_NYCC_%2861070%29.jpg/1280px-Good_Omens_panel_at_NYCC_%2861070%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Miranda Richardson](https://film.one/media/person/80465/gallery-63ccf3f076a7.jpg) Miranda Richardson — Image via TMDB
- ![Miranda Richardson](https://film.one/media/person/80465/gallery-494bf5baf263.jpg) Miranda Richardson — Image via TMDB
- ![Miranda Richardson](https://film.one/media/person/80465/gallery-c57024047377.jpg) Miranda Richardson — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Sheen on the Good Omens panel at New York Comic Con in October 2018.](https://film.one/media/person/80465/gallery-3dca7704daa9.jpg) Michael Sheen on the Good Omens panel at New York Comic Con in October 2018. — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Good_Omens_panel_at_NYCC_%2861155%29.jpg/1280px-Good_Omens_panel_at_NYCC_%2861155%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Miranda Richardson and Neil Gaiman on the Good Omens panel at New York Comic Con in October 2018.](https://film.one/media/person/80465/gallery-258c74eab1f4.jpg) Miranda Richardson and Neil Gaiman on the Good Omens panel at New York Comic Con in October 2018. — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Good_Omens_panel_at_NYCC_%2861170%29.jpg/1280px-Good_Omens_panel_at_NYCC_%2861170%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Miranda Richardson](https://film.one/media/person/80465/gallery-6a661d5ebfab.jpg) Miranda Richardson — Image via TMDB
- ![Miranda Richardson](https://film.one/media/person/80465/gallery-2cba53a90e45.jpg) Miranda Richardson — Image via TMDB
- ![Miranda Richardson](https://film.one/media/person/80465/gallery-c2615a842dee.jpg) Miranda Richardson — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1995: Best Actress (nominated), for *Tom & Viv*
- 1993: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Damage*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 1993: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won), for *Damage*

### Golden Globes — 2 won

- 1995: Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (won), for *Fatherland*
- 1993: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (won), for *Enchanted April*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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