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Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1956-01-09

Birth Place

Archway, London, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

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A Bit of Fry & Laurie

1989

7.9

TV
A Bunch of Amateurs

A Bunch of Amateurs

2008

5.4

Movie
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A Confession

2019

7.0

TV
A Confession As Told By ITV News

A Confession As Told By ITV News

2019

0.0

Movie
A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending

1992

0.0

Movie
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Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

2020

8.1

TV
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010

6.6

Movie
Amulet

Amulet

2020

5.3

Movie
Another Life

Another Life

2001

6.2

Movie
Another Year

Another Year

2010

7.0

Movie
Antonia and Jane

Antonia and Jane

1990

5.5

Movie
Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

6.8

Movie
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Big & Small

2008

8.0

TV
Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image

Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image

2006

8.8

Movie
Blackball

Blackball

2003

5.3

Movie
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Brassic

2019

8.5

TV
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

2003

6.3

Movie
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Cambridge Spies

2003

6.4

TV
Chicken Run

Chicken Run

2000

6.8

Movie
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023

7.0

Movie
Citizen X

Citizen X

1995

7.2

Movie
Clay

Clay

2008

5.2

Movie
Comrades

Comrades

1987

7.0

Movie
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Cranford

2007

8.1

TV
Crush

Crush

2002

5.6

Movie
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David Copperfield

1999

7.1

TV
Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice

1994

4.6

Movie
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Doctor Who

2005

7.5

TV
Don't Leave Me This Way

Don't Leave Me This Way

1993

7.0

Movie
Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2019

7.1

Movie
Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

7.2

Movie
Easy Money

Easy Money

1982

0.0

Movie
Easy Money

Easy Money

1982

0.0

Movie
Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet

2017

7.1

Movie
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Fingersmith

2005

7.3

TV
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Flesh and Blood

2020

6.3

TV
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Frank Stubbs Promotes

1993

6.0

TV
Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers

2007

7.9

Movie
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Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
Guilty Hearts

Guilty Hearts

2006

5.6

Movie
Gypsy

Gypsy

2015

7.8

Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

7.7

Movie
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

7.7

Movie
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

2017

7.3

Movie
How About You...

How About You...

2007

6.3

Movie
I'll Be There

I'll Be There

2003

5.5

Movie
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If You See God, Tell Him

1993

6.7

TV
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Is It Legal?

1995

5.5

TV
Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

1999

6.8

Movie
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

2016

0.0

Movie
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Ladies in Charge

1986

5.0

TV
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Lily's Driftwood Bay

2014

7.0

TV
Little Bird

Little Bird

2017

9.0

Movie
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Little Britain

2003

7.1

TV
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Live!Girls! present Dogtown

2006

0.0

TV
London: The Modern Babylon

London: The Modern Babylon

2012

6.5

Movie
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Look at the State We're In!

1995

0.0

TV
Maleficent

Maleficent

2014

7.1

Movie
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

2019

7.3

Movie
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Midsomer Murders

1997

7.5

TV
Mole's Christmas

Mole's Christmas

1994

4.8

Movie
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

2013

6.0

Movie
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1993

6.9

Movie
Murder

Murder

2002

0.0

Movie
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Murder

2002

4.0

TV
My Family and Other Animals

My Family and Other Animals

2005

6.3

Movie
Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

2005

6.7

Movie
National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

2017

6.5

Movie
National Theatre Live: Follies

National Theatre Live: Follies

2017

8.0

Movie
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Natural World

1983

7.0

TV
Paddington

Paddington

2014

7.1

Movie
Paddington 2

Paddington 2

2017

7.5

Movie
Paddington in Peru

Paddington in Peru

2024

7.5

Movie
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Performance

1991

6.0

TV
Peter's Friends

Peter's Friends

1992

6.5

Movie
Pride

Pride

2014

7.7

Movie
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Psychoville

2009

6.8

TV
Psychoville Halloween Special

Psychoville Halloween Special

2010

0.0

Movie
Rat

Rat

2001

6.1

Movie
Ready

Ready

2002

0.0

Movie
Remember Me?

Remember Me?

1997

4.0

Movie
Roots

Roots

1992

0.0

Movie
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Screen Two

1985

6.8

TV
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

1995

7.4

Movie
Shadow Man

Shadow Man

2006

4.4

Movie
Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

1998

6.9

Movie
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ShakespeaRe-Told

2005

7.7

TV
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

2007

0.0

Movie
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

2022

8.0

Movie
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Strange

2003

6.0

TV
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2012

0.0

Movie
Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock

2009

6.2

Movie
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Tales from the Crypt

1989

8.0

TV
That Day We Sang

That Day We Sang

2014

6.8

Movie
The Adventures of Mole

The Adventures of Mole

1995

6.0

Movie
The Adventures of Toad

The Adventures of Toad

1996

0.0

Movie
The Awakening

The Awakening

2011

6.4

Movie
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

2023

6.2

Movie
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The Crown

2016

8.2

TV
The Englishman's Wife

The Englishman's Wife

1990

0.0

Movie
The Far Traveller

The Far Traveller

2020

7.0

Movie
The Girl

The Girl

2012

6.1

Movie
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The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

2020

10.0

Movie
The Heat of the Day

The Heat of the Day

1989

0.0

Movie
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

6.8

TV
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The Michael Ball Show

2010

0.0

TV
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

2012

6.5

Movie
poster

The Play on One

1988

6.0

TV
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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987

6.2

TV
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The Singing Detective

1986

7.7

TV
The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

1995

6.4

Movie
The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

1997

6.1

Movie
The Virgin of Liverpool

The Virgin of Liverpool

2003

2.3

Movie
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

2006

6.2

Movie
They Never Slept

They Never Slept

1991

0.0

Movie
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Thompson

1988

1.0

TV
Three and Out

Three and Out

2008

5.7

Movie
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Trying

2020

7.7

TV
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1996

6.9

Movie
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Up the Garden Path

1990

6.8

TV
Vera Drake

Vera Drake

2004

7.2

Movie
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

2014

0.0

Movie
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

6.6

Movie
White Other

White Other

2010

6.0

Movie
Yellowbacks

Yellowbacks

1990

0.0

Movie