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Imelda Staunton‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1956-01-09

Popularity

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Imelda Staunton

Archway, London, England, UK

Imelda Staunton

Archway, London, England, UK

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1956-01-09

Popularity

star14.3

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix‌
star7.7
calendar 2007

Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers‌
star7.9
calendar 2007

Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love‌
star6.9
calendar 1998

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility‌
star7.4
calendar 1995

Vera Drake

Vera Drake‌
star7.2
calendar 2004

Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee‌
star6.7
calendar 2005

Chicken Run

Chicken Run‌
star6.8
calendar 2000

Peter's Friends

Peter's Friends‌
star6.5
calendar 1992

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing‌
star6.9
calendar 1993

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland‌
star6.6
calendar 2010

Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock‌
star6.2
calendar 2009

The Far Traveller

The Far Traveller‌
star7.0
calendar 2020

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1‌
star7.7
calendar 2010

Shadow Man

Shadow Man‌
star4.4
calendar 2006

How About You...

How About You...‌
star6.3
calendar 2007

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows‌
star6.2
calendar 2006

Three and Out

Three and Out‌
star5.7
calendar 2008

Blackball

Blackball‌
star5.3
calendar 2003

Another Year

Another Year‌
star7.0
calendar 2010

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night‌
star6.9
calendar 1996

My Family and Other Animals

My Family and Other Animals‌
star6.3
calendar 2005

Roots

Roots‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

Crush

Crush‌
star5.6
calendar 2002

I'll Be There

I'll Be There‌
star5.5
calendar 2003

A Bunch of Amateurs

A Bunch of Amateurs‌
star5.4
calendar 2008

Yellowbacks

Yellowbacks‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Guilty Hearts

Guilty Hearts‌
star5.4
calendar 2006

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget‌
star7.0
calendar 2023

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas‌
star6.8
calendar 2011

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!‌
star6.5
calendar 2012

Another Life

Another Life‌
star6.2
calendar 2001

Antonia and Jane

Antonia and Jane‌
star5.5
calendar 1990

Paddington in Peru

Paddington in Peru‌
star7.4
calendar 2024

The Awakening

The Awakening‌
star6.4
calendar 2011

Maleficent

Maleficent‌
star7.1
calendar 2014

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era‌
star7.2
calendar 2022

Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image

Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image‌
star8.8
calendar 2006

The Girl

The Girl‌
star6.1
calendar 2012

Rat

Rat‌
star6.2
calendar 2001

Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice‌
star4.6
calendar 1994

Pride

Pride‌
star7.7
calendar 2014

They Never Slept

They Never Slept‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

The Englishman's Wife

The Englishman's Wife‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Remember Me?

Remember Me?‌
star4.0
calendar 1997

Psychoville Halloween Special

Psychoville Halloween Special‌
star0.0
calendar 2010

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost‌
star6.3
calendar 2023

Paddington

Paddington‌
star7.1
calendar 2014

That Day We Sang

That Day We Sang‌
star6.8
calendar 2014

A Confession As Told By ITV News

A Confession As Told By ITV News‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends‌
star8.0
calendar 2022

Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things‌
star6.3
calendar 2003

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time‌
star6.0
calendar 2013

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings‌
star6.8
calendar 2000

Gypsy

Gypsy‌
star7.8
calendar 2015

The Virgin of Liverpool

The Virgin of Liverpool‌
star2.3
calendar 2003

Don't Leave Me This Way

Don't Leave Me This Way‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Mole's Christmas

Mole's Christmas‌
star5.7
calendar 1994

Citizen X

Citizen X‌
star7.2
calendar 1995

A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

London: The Modern Babylon

London: The Modern Babylon‌
star6.5
calendar 2012

Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet‌
star7.1
calendar 2017

The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling‌
star6.1
calendar 1997

Comrades

Comrades‌
star6.9
calendar 1987

Paddington 2

Paddington 2‌
star7.5
calendar 2017

Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made‌
star0.0
calendar 2014

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

National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?‌
star6.5
calendar 2017

Clay

Clay‌
star5.2
calendar 2008

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic‌
star7.3
calendar 2017

Murder

Murder‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

National Theatre Live: Follies

National Theatre Live: Follies‌
star8.0
calendar 2017

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk‌
star6.8
calendar 1999

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey‌
star7.1
calendar 2019

The Adventures of Mole

The Adventures of Mole‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Easy Money

Easy Money‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil‌
star7.3
calendar 2019

Little Bird

Little Bird‌
star9.0
calendar 2017

White Other

White Other‌
star6.0
calendar 2010

The Heat of the Day

The Heat of the Day‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Amulet

Amulet‌
star5.3
calendar 2020

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen‌
star6.4
calendar 1995

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street‌
star0.0
calendar 2012

The Adventures of Toad

The Adventures of Toad‌
star0.0
calendar 1996

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson‌
star10.0
calendar 2020

Easy Money

Easy Money‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Ready

Ready‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Tv Credits

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders‌
star7.6
calendar 1997

Little Britain

Little Britain‌
star7.1
calendar 2003

Is It Legal?

Is It Legal?‌
star5.5
calendar 1995

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

Performance

Performance‌
star6.0
calendar 1991

Strange

Strange‌
star6.0
calendar 2003

Live!Girls! present Dogtown

Live!Girls! present Dogtown‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

If You See God, Tell Him

If You See God, Tell Him‌
star6.7
calendar 1993

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries‌
star6.2
calendar 1987

ShakespeaRe-Told

ShakespeaRe-Told‌
star7.7
calendar 2005

Fingersmith

Fingersmith‌
star7.3
calendar 2005

Cranford

Cranford‌
star8.1
calendar 2007

Natural World

Natural World‌
star7.0
calendar 1983

Psychoville

Psychoville‌
star6.8
calendar 2009

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

Thompson

Thompson‌
star1.0
calendar 1988

Big & Small

Big & Small‌
star8.0
calendar 2008

The Michael Ball Show

The Michael Ball Show‌
star0.0
calendar 2010

Doctor Who

Doctor Who‌
star7.5
calendar 2005

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

A Bit of Fry & Laurie‌
star7.9
calendar 1989

Up the Garden Path

Up the Garden Path‌
star6.8
calendar 1990

Look at the State We're In!

Look at the State We're In!‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson‌
star6.8
calendar 2005

Lily's Driftwood Bay

Lily's Driftwood Bay‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads‌
star8.1
calendar 2020

Ladies in Charge

Ladies in Charge‌
star5.0
calendar 1986

Frank Stubbs Promotes

Frank Stubbs Promotes‌
star6.0
calendar 1993

Ladies in Charge

Ladies in Charge‌
star5.0
calendar 1986

Trying

Trying‌
star7.7
calendar 2020

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

Cambridge Spies

Cambridge Spies‌
star6.4
calendar 2003

David Copperfield

David Copperfield‌
star7.1
calendar 1999

Murder

Murder‌
star4.0
calendar 2002

Brassic

Brassic‌
star8.5
calendar 2019

Cranford

Cranford‌
star8.1
calendar 2007

A Confession

A Confession‌
star7.0
calendar 2019

The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective‌
star7.7
calendar 1986

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood‌
star6.3
calendar 2020

Little Britain

Little Britain‌
star7.1
calendar 2003

The Crown

The Crown‌
star8.2
calendar 2016

The Play on One

The Play on One‌
star5.5
calendar 1988

Screen Two

Screen Two‌
star6.8
calendar 1985

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards‌
star6.8
calendar 1944