Miranda Richardson

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Miranda Richardson (2010)

Miranda Jane Richardson (born March 3, 1958 in Southport , England ) is a British actress .

Life

Miranda Richardson's father, William Alan Richardson, was an executive in a clothing store. Her sister Leslie was born in 1949.

Miranda Richardson appeared in school performances from an early age and already showed marked talent here. At the age of 17, she left school with the aim of becoming a veterinarian . However, she also considered studying English literature in college. She decided to focus on drama and enroll at the Bristol Old Vic Theater School (like many well-known British actors). After three years she graduated and switched to repertoire theater.

After her film debut in Dance with a Stranger from 1985, she was seen two years later in Steven Spielberg's film drama The Empire of the Sun in a major supporting role, with which she achieved her international breakthrough. The following years followed a number of other films in which Richardson took leading roles, such as Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow , Kansas City , The Crying Game and Enchanted April , for which Richardson was awarded the Golden Globe . She is best known to younger audiences for her role as the scandal reporter Rita Kimmkorn from the Harry Potter films.

In addition to her film career, she also made a name for herself as a television actress in Great Britain. So she played the role of Queen Elizabeth I in the second season of the series Blackadder . In an episode of The Storyteller , she appeared in a guest role as a witch. She also starred in the 2006 sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle alongside Jennifer Saunders .

Miranda Richardson currently lives in West London with her four pets .

Filmography

Awards

Oscar

  • Nominations
1993: Best Supporting Actress (Doom)
1995: Best Actress (Tom & Viv)

BAFTA Award

  • Award
1993: Best Supporting Actress (Doom)
  • Nominations
1988: Best Television Actress (Screen Two: After Pilkington)
1993: Best Supporting Actress (The Crying Game)
1994: Best Actress (Tom & Viv)
1998: Best TV Actress (A Dance to the Music of Time)
2004: Best TV Actress (The Lost Prince)

Blockbuster Entertainment Award

2000: Favorite Supporting Actress - Horror (Sleepy Hollow)

Evening Standard British Film Award

1986: Best Actress (Dance with a Stranger)

Golden Globe Award

  • Awards
1993: Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (Enchanted April)
1995: Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie (Vaterland)
  • Nominations
1993: Best Supporting Actress (Doom)
1995: Best Actress - Drama (Tom & Viv)
1999: Best Actress - Mini-Series or TV Movie (Merlin)
2000: Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie (The Romero Files)
2005: Best Actress - Mini-Series or TV Movie (The Lost Prince)

Hamptons International Film Festival

2005: Golden Starfish Award for Lifetime Achievement

London Critics' Circle Film Award

  • Award
1994: British Actress of the Year (Doom)
  • Nominations
2000: British Actress of the Year ( The King and Me )
2003: British Actress of the Year (Spider)

National Board of Review

1994: Best Actress (Tom & Viv)

New York Film Critics Circle Award

1992: Best Supporting Actress (The Crying Game; Enchanted April; Doom)

Royal Television Society

  • Award
1988: Best Female Performance (Screen Two: Sweet as You Are)
  • nomination
1998: Best Actress (A Dance to the Music of Time)

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

2002: Best Supporting Actress (Spider)

Sant Jordi

2003: Best Foreign Actress (Spider)

Society of Texas Film Critics

1996: Best Supporting Actress (Years of Tenderness; Kansas City)

Toronto Film Critics Association

2003: Best Supporting Actress (Spider)

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