Highest rated as cast or director
Chicken Run
2000
The Crying Game
1992
And Then There Were None
2015 · 1 Season
The Apostle
1997
Stronger
2017
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.
Acted in 124
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
The Last Anniversary
Rose · 6 episodes
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
69Rams
Kat
2010s
- 2019
Curfew
Lou · 8 episodes
- 2018
Girlfriends
Sue · 6 episodes
- 2017
- 2015
Casanova
Marquise d'Urfé · 1 episode
- 2014
Mapp and Lucia
Elizabeth Mapp · 3 episodes
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Mrs Blitherington
- 2013
Hidden Universe
Movie
Psychobitches
Enid Blyton · 1 episode
- 2012
Dead Boss
Jo · 1 episode
- 2010
Rubicon
Katherine Rhumor · 13 episodes
2000s
- 2009
Spinning Into Butter
Dean Catherine Kenney
- 2007
Puffball
Mabs Tucker
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
TV
- 2006
Merlin's Apprentice
Lady of the Lake · 2 episodes
- 2005
Gideon's Daughter
Stella
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
Corky (British dub voice) · 52 episodes
- 2004
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Eva Braun
- 2003
Falling Angels
Mary Field
The Rage in Placid Lake
Sylvia Lake
The Actors
Mrs. Magnani
The Lost Prince
Queen Mary · 2 episodes
- 2002
- 2001
Great Comedy Moments
Queenie (archive footage)
Snow White
Elspeth
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Miss Fowl
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Queenie
- 1998
Ted & Ralph
Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
The Scold's Bridle
Dr. Sarah Blakeney
The Scold's Bridle
Dr Sarah Blakeney · 2 episodes
St. Ives
Susan Gilchrist
- 1997
A Dance to the Music of Time
Pamela Flitton · 4 episodes
The Designated Mourner
Judy
Swann
Sarah Maloney
- 1996
The Evening Star
Patsy Carpenter
Saint-Ex
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
- 1995
The Night and the Moment
Julie
- 1994
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Mysterious Woman
Tom & Viv
Vivienne Haigh-Wood
- 1993
Century
Clara
Jealousy
Stella/Elsbeth
Demonella
Marie Antoinette
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Miss Straugheim
- 1992
- 1991
Enchanted April
Rose Arbuthnot
Old Times
Movie
Redemption
Valerie Paris
- 1990
Die Kinder
Sidonie Reiger · 6 episodes
Les Dogs
Bride's Mother
The Bachelor
Friederike / Widow Sommer
1980s
- 1989
Communicators From Hell
Movie
- 1988
Mountain Language
Young Woman
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
Witch
The Master Builder
Hilde Wangel
Sweet as You Are
Julia Perry
- 1987
The Death of the Heart
Daphne Heccomb
After Pilkington
Penny Newhouse
- 1986
Lost Property
Anne
Unnatural Causes
Anne Forrest · 1 episode
The Demon Lover
Gina
- 1985
The Innocent
Mary Turner
- 1983
Shades of Darkness
Gina · 1 episode
- 1982
No release date
Dinner with Audrey
Ella Van Heemstra
Other crew 1
2010s
- 2015
Orango rischio fatale
Actor's Assistant
Appearances18
2020s
- 2024
Like Tears in Rain
Self
- 2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
2010s
- 2015
- 2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Self / Mrs. Victor
2000s
- 2009
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
Narrator (Voice)
- 2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
- 2006
- 2005
Final Chance to Save
Herself · 1 episode
- 2002
- 2001
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Self
- 2000
1990s
- 1993
1980s
- 1988
This Morning
Self · 1 episode
- 1983
1970s
- 1975
1950s
- 1953
