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Miranda Richardson
English actress (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958)[1] is an English actress who has worked in film, television and theatre.[2][3]
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![]() Richardson at the press conference for Stronger, Toronto International Film Festival 2017 | |
Born | Miranda Jane Richardson (1958-03-03) 3 March 1958 (age 66) Southport, Lancashire, England |
Alma mater | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1978–present |
After graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School,[4] Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play Moving,[4] before being nominated for the 1987 Olivier Award for Best Actress for A Lie of the Mind.
Her films include Empire of the Sun,[5][6] The Crying Game,[7][8] The Line, the Cross, and the Curve,[9] The Apostle,[10] Sleepy Hollow,[11] Chicken Run,[12] The Hours, Spider,[13][14] The Phantom Of The Opera,[15] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,[16] The Young Victoria,[17] Made in Dagenham,[18] Belle,[19] and Stronger.[20] Her television credits include Blackadder,[4] A Dance to the Music of Time, Merlin, The Lost Prince,[21] Gideon's Daughter,[22][23] the sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle, Rubicon[24] and Good Omens.
Richardson has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Damage[25] and the Academy Award for Best Actress for Tom & Viv.[25] A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee,[26] she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Damage.[26] She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards,[27] winning twice for Enchanted April[27] and the TV film Fatherland.[27]