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.
101 movies · 43 shows
The Yellow Tie
2025·8.4
Like Tears in Rain
2024·7.7
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023·6.9
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023·7.7
The Magician's Elephant
2023·6.8
The House
2022·7.0
Rams
2020·6.3
Stronger
2017·7.0
Churchill
2017·6.2
iBoy
2017·5.9
An Inspector Calls
2015·7.4
Casanova
2015·8.2
Operation Orangutan
2015·7.0
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
2015·6.0
Testament of Youth
2015·7.2
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
2014·4.5
Muppets Most Wanted
2014·6.3
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013·8.3
Hidden Universe
2013·6.8
Belle
2013·7.1
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012·7.6
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010·7.7
Made in Dagenham
2010·6.7
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
2009·6.6
Spinning Into Butter
2009·5.9
The Young Victoria
2009·7.2
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008·4.5
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008·7.8
Southland Tales
2007·5.2
Fred Claus
2007·5.8
Puffball
2007·3.8
Provoked
2007·6.7
Paris Je T'aime
2006·6.8
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005·7.8
Gideon's Daughter
2005·6.4
Wah-Wah
2005·5.9
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005·6.5
Comic Aid
2005·6.5
The Phantom of the Opera
2004·7.3
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004·5.3
The Prince & Me
2004·6.2
Falling Angels
2003·6.0
The Rage in Placid Lake
2003·6.5
The Actors
2003·5.6
The Hours
2002·7.3
Spider
2002·6.7
Snow White
2001·5.9
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
2001·6.0
Get Carter
2000·5.2
Chicken Run
2000·6.8
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000·7.1
The Miracle Maker
2000·6.1
Sleepy Hollow
1999·7.2
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999·4.1
The Big Brass Ring
1999·4.6
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999·7.0
The King and I
1999·5.4
Alice in Wonderland
1999·6.2
Ted & Ralph
1998·7.0
The Scold's Bridle
1998·6.4
St. Ives
1998·5.6
The Apostle
1997·6.3
The Designated Mourner
1997·5.6
Swann
1997·4.7
The Evening Star
1996·6.0
Saint-Ex
1996·4.3
Kansas City
1996·6.1
The Night and the Moment
1995·4.9
Fatherland
1994·6.2
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
1994·7.2
Tom & Viv
1994·6.1
Century
1993·5.1
Jealousy
1993·0.0
Demonella
1993·0.0
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993·0.0
Damage
1992·6.6
The Crying Game
1992·6.8
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992·5.7
Enchanted April
1991·6.8
Old Times
1991·4.6
Redemption
1991·7.0
Broken Skin
1991·7.0
The Fool
1990·8.0
Les Dogs
1990·0.0
The Bachelor
1990·9.0
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
1989·4.9
Twisted Obsession
1989·5.5
Communicators From Hell
1989·0.0
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988·7.5
Mountain Language
1988·4.0
The Master Builder
1988·0.0
Sweet as You Are
1988·5.2
Empire of the Sun
1987·7.5
Eat the Rich
1987·6.2
The Death of the Heart
1987·8.5
After Pilkington
1987·7.4
Lost Property
1986·0.0
The Demon Lover
1986·7.0
Underworld
1985·4.0
The Innocent
1985·6.7
Dance with a Stranger
1985·6.1