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    Imelda Staunton

    1956-01-09 (68 years old) in Archway, London, England, UK

    Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born 9 January 1956) is an English actress and singer. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in 1976 and appeared in various theatre productions in the United Kingdom. Staunton has performed in a variety of plays and musicals in London throughout her career, winning four Laurence Olivier Awards; three for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her roles in the musicals Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and Gypsy, and one for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play for her work in both A Chorus of Disapproval and The Corn is Green. Her other stage appearances include The Beggar's Opera, The Wizard of Oz, Uncle Vanya, Guys and Dolls, Entertaining Mr Sloane, and Good People. She has been nominated for 13 Olivier Awards. On film, Staunton starred in Antonia and Jane; in several supporting roles in Kenneth Branagh's comedy Peter's Friends, his adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing; Ang Lee's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility; and the costume romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love. She drew critical acclaim for her performance in the title role in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actress, in addition to being nominated for Best Actress by the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. She later gained a wider audience for her portrayal as Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films The Order of the Phoenix and The Deathly Hallows - Part 1. She continued supporting roles in Nanny McPhee, reunited with Leigh in Another Year, and the film continuation of Downton Abbey. She portrayed human rights activist Hefina Headon in the historical film Pride, and starred in the British comedy Finding Your Feet. She also provided voice acting roles for the films Chicken Run, Arthur Christmas, and Paddington. On television, Staunton starred in the sitcoms Up the Garden Path and Is it Legal?. Her performance in My Family and Other Animals earned her a nomination for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress, while her roles in Return to Cranford and The Girl earned her BAFTA TV Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. For the latter, she was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. She portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the final two seasons of The Crown.

    Movies

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    Paddington in Peru
    74 %|Nov 7, 2024
    Comedy, Family, Adventure
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    Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
    70.17 %|Dec 8, 2023
    Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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    The Canterville Ghost
    63.17999999999999 %|Sep 22, 2023
    Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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    Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
    80 %|May 3, 2022
    Music
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    Downton Abbey: A New Era
    72 %|Apr 27, 2022
    Drama, Romance, History, Mystery
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    Amulet
    53 %|Jul 24, 2020
    Horror
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    The Far Traveller
    70 %|Mar 18, 2020
    Documentary
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    Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
    73.06 %|Oct 16, 2019
    Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Action
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    A Confession As Told By ITV News
    0 %|Oct 7, 2019
    Documentary
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    Downton Abbey
    71.46 %|Sep 12, 2019
    Drama, Romance, History
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    Finding Your Feet
    71 %|Dec 26, 2017
    Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
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    National Theatre Live: Follies
    80 %|Nov 16, 2017
    Drama, Music
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    Paddington 2
    75 %|Nov 9, 2017
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
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    Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
    73 %|Oct 28, 2017
    Documentary
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    Little Bird
    90 %|Apr 22, 2017
    Drama
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    Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
    0 %|May 17, 2016
    Documentary, Music
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    Gypsy
    78 %|Dec 27, 2015
    Comedy, Drama
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    That Day We Sang
    68 %|Dec 26, 2014
    Drama, Music, TV Movie
    actor
    Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
    0 %|Dec 26, 2014
    TV Movie, Music, Documentary, Comedy
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    Paddington
    70.89 %|Nov 24, 2014
    Comedy, Adventure, Family
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    Pride
    77 %|Sep 12, 2014
    Drama, Comedy
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    Maleficent
    70.94 %|May 28, 2014
    Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Family, Romance
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    Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
    60 %|Dec 16, 2013
    Animation, TV Movie
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    The Girl
    61 %|Oct 22, 2012
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
    65 %|Mar 12, 2012
    Animation, Adventure, Family, Comedy
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    Arthur Christmas
    68 %|Nov 10, 2011
    Drama, Animation, Family, Comedy
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    The Awakening
    63.78 %|Aug 17, 2011
    Horror, Thriller, Mystery
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    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
    77.5 %|Nov 17, 2010
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    White Other
    60 %|Nov 13, 2010
    Drama
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    Another Year
    70 %|Nov 5, 2010
    Drama, Comedy
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    Psychoville Halloween Special
    0 %|Oct 31, 2010
    Horror, Comedy
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    Alice in Wonderland
    66.39 %|Mar 3, 2010
    Family, Fantasy, Adventure
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    Taking Woodstock
    62 %|Aug 26, 2009
    Music, Comedy, Drama
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    A Bunch of Amateurs
    54 %|Nov 17, 2008
    Comedy
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    Three and Out
    57 %|Oct 12, 2008
    Drama, Comedy
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    Clay
    52 %|Mar 30, 2008
    Drama, TV Movie
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    How About You...
    63 %|Nov 16, 2007
    Comedy, Drama
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    Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
    0 %|Aug 11, 2007
    Documentary
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    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    76.78 %|Jul 8, 2007
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    Freedom Writers
    79.16 %|Jan 5, 2007
    Crime, Drama
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    The Wind in the Willows
    62 %|Dec 18, 2006
    TV Movie, Drama, Family
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    Shadow Man
    44 %|Sep 5, 2006
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
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    Guilty Hearts
    54 %|Jan 1, 2006
    Drama, Romance
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    My Family and Other Animals
    63 %|Dec 27, 2005
    TV Movie, Comedy, Drama, Family
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    Nanny McPhee
    67 %|Oct 21, 2005
    Fantasy, Comedy, Family
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    Vera Drake
    71.77 %|Oct 22, 2004
    Drama
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    Bright Young Things
    63.33 %|Oct 3, 2003
    Comedy
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    I'll Be There
    55 %|Jun 13, 2003
    Comedy, Drama, Family
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    Blackball
    53 %|May 18, 2003
    Comedy
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    The Virgin of Liverpool
    23 %|Mar 15, 2003
    Comedy, Adventure, Family
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    Crush
    56 %|Jun 7, 2002
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    actor
    Murder
    0 %|May 1, 2002
    TV Movie
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    Another Life
    62 %|Jun 15, 2001
    Crime
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    Rat
    62 %|Apr 1, 2001
    Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
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    Chicken Run
    68 %|Jun 23, 2000
    Animation, Comedy, Family
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    Jack and the Beanstalk
    68 %|Oct 11, 1999
    Animation, Comedy
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    Shakespeare in Love
    68.67 %|Dec 11, 1998
    Romance, History, Comedy
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    The Ugly Duckling
    61 %|Sep 4, 1997
    Animation
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    Remember Me?
    40 %|Jan 2, 1997
    Comedy
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    Twelfth Night
    69 %|Oct 25, 1996
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
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    The Adventures of Toad
    0 %|Jul 30, 1996
    Animation, Family, Adventure
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    The Adventures of Mole
    60 %|Dec 24, 1995
    Animation, Family, Adventure
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    Sense and Sensibility
    74 %|Dec 13, 1995
    Drama, Romance
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    Citizen X
    72 %|Feb 25, 1995
    Crime, Drama
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    The Snow Queen
    64 %|Jan 1, 1995
    Animation, Family
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    Mole's Christmas
    57 %|Dec 25, 1994
    Animation, Family, Adventure
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    Deadly Advice
    46 %|Apr 29, 1994
    Comedy, Drama
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    Don't Leave Me This Way
    70 %|May 30, 1993
    Drama
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    Much Ado About Nothing
    69.6 %|May 7, 1993
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
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    Roots
    0 %|Nov 28, 1992
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Peter's Friends
    64.97 %|Sep 18, 1992
    Comedy, Drama
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    A Masculine Ending
    0 %|Apr 12, 1992
    Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
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    They Never Slept
    0 %|Jan 20, 1991
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Yellowbacks
    0 %|Aug 30, 1990
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Englishman's Wife
    0 %|Jan 8, 1990
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Antonia and Jane
    55 %|Jan 1, 1990
    Drama
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    The Heat of the Day
    0 %|Jun 9, 1989
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Comrades
    69.17 %|Aug 23, 1987
    Drama, History
    actor
    Easy Money
    0 %|May 28, 1982
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    Easy Money
    0 %|May 28, 1982

    Series

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    Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
    81.43 %|Jun 23, 2020
    Comedy, Drama
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    Trying
    77 %|May 1, 2020
    Comedy
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    Flesh and Blood
    63 %|Feb 24, 2020
    Drama, Mystery, Crime
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    A Confession
    69.59 %|Sep 2, 2019
    Crime, Drama
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    Brassic
    85 %|Aug 22, 2019
    Comedy, Drama, Crime
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    The Crown
    82.15 %|Nov 4, 2016
    Drama
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    Lily's Driftwood Bay
    70 %|May 5, 2014
    Kids, Animation, Family
    actor
    The Michael Ball Show
    0 %|Aug 16, 2010
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    Psychoville
    68 %|Jun 18, 2009
    Comedy, Mystery
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    Big & Small
    80 %|Oct 6, 2008
    Comedy
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    Cranford
    81 %|Nov 18, 2007
    Drama
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    Cranford
    81 %|Nov 18, 2007
    Drama
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    The Graham Norton Show
    72 %|Feb 22, 2007
    Comedy, Talk
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    ShakespeaRe-Told
    76.67 %|Nov 7, 2005
    Drama
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    Fingersmith
    73 %|Mar 27, 2005
    Drama, Mystery, Crime
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    Doctor Who
    75.32 %|Mar 26, 2005
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
    67 %|Jan 3, 2005
    Comedy, Talk
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    Little Britain
    71 %|Sep 16, 2003
    Comedy
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    Little Britain
    71 %|Sep 16, 2003
    Comedy
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    Strange
    60 %|May 31, 2003
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Cambridge Spies
    64 %|May 9, 2003
    Drama
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    Murder
    40 %|May 29, 2002
    Crime, Reality
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    David Copperfield
    71 %|Dec 25, 1999
    Drama
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    Midsomer Murders
    75.54 %|Mar 23, 1997
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Is It Legal?
    55 %|Sep 12, 1995
    Comedy
    actor
    Look at the State We're In!
    0 %|May 20, 1995
    Comedy
    actor
    If You See God, Tell Him
    67 %|Nov 11, 1993
    Comedy
    actor
    Frank Stubbs Promotes
    0 %|Jul 12, 1993
    Comedy
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    Performance
    0 %|Feb 22, 1991
    Drama
    actor
    Up the Garden Path
    70 %|May 2, 1990
    Comedy
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    Tales from the Crypt
    80 %|Jun 10, 1989
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    A Bit of Fry & Laurie
    79.07 %|Jan 13, 1989
    Comedy
    actor
    Thompson
    10 %|Nov 10, 1988
    Comedy
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    The Play on One
    55 %|Jan 19, 1988
    Drama
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
    62 %|Aug 2, 1987
    Drama, Mystery
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    The Singing Detective
    77 %|Nov 16, 1986
    Drama
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    Ladies in Charge
    50 %|May 6, 1986
    Drama
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    Ladies in Charge
    50 %|May 6, 1986
    Drama
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    Screen Two
    68 %|Jan 6, 1985
    Drama
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    Natural World
    70 %|Oct 30, 1983
    Documentary
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    The Oscars
    70 %|Mar 19, 1953
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    Golden Globe Awards
    68 %|Jan 20, 1944
    Talk