Miranda Richardson
Born 1958
Known for Sleepy Hollow, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chicken Run.
Biography
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 (1985) and went on to earn Academy Award nominations for her roles in Damage (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994). A decorated performer, Richardson has received seven BAFTA Award nominations, winning Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Damage, and has earned seven Golden Globe Award nominations, with wins for Enchanted April (1992) and the television film Fatherland (1994). Her extensive career includes notable television work in series such as Blackadder, The Lost Prince, and Rubicon, as well as a prolific stage career that earned her an Olivier Award nomination for A Lie of the Mind (1987). In 1996, one critic notably hailed her as "the greatest actress of our time in any medium" following her performance in Orlando at the Edinburgh Festival.
Movie Credits
Snow White (2001)
Puffball (2007)
Spinning Into Butter (2007)
Gideon's Daughter (2005)
Spider (2002)
Get Carter (2000)
The Crying Game (1992)
Enchanted April (1991)
Sweet as You Are (1988)
Rams (2020)
Stronger (2017)
The Rage in Placid Lake (2003)
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
The Apostle (1997)
Damage (1992)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
The Yellow Tie (2025)
iBoy (2017)
Fred Claus (2007)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
The Evening Star (1996)
The Hours (2002)
Casanova (2015)
Belle (2013)
Southland Tales (2006)
Chicken Run (2000)
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
The Duchess and I
With or Without You (2025)
The Magician's Elephant (2023)
The Queen of Fashion (2017)
Testament of Youth (2014)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Underworld (1985)
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
