Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1956-01-09 (68 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 125

Movies 87

TV Shows 38

Voice 13

self 12

Narrator 3

Producer 1

Aunt Lucy (voice)
Paddington in Peru

Paddington in Peru (2024)

Movie
Bunty (voice)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

Movie
10
Mrs Umney (voice)
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost (2023)

Movie
8
Self
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (2022)

Movie
Maud Bagshaw
Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)

Movie
7
Narrator / Self
Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War

Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War (2021)

TV
reader
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson (2020)

Movie
Sister Claire
Amulet

Amulet (2020)

Movie
Irene Ruddock
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)

TV
Penny
Trying

Trying (2020)

TV
Narrator
The Far Traveller

The Far Traveller (2020)

Movie
Mary
Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood (2020)

TV
Knotgrass
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

Movie
6.71
Karen Edwards
A Confession As Told By ITV News

A Confession As Told By ITV News (2019)

Movie
Maud Bagshaw
Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey (2019)

Movie
4.75
Karen Edwards
A Confession

A Confession (2019)

TV
4.97
Sandra Abbott
Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet (2017)

Movie
Sally Durant Plummer
National Theatre Live: Follies

National Theatre Live: Follies (2017)

Movie
Aunt Lucy (voice)
Paddington 2

Paddington 2 (2017)

Movie
7
Self - Narrator
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic (2017)

Movie
8
Martha
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)

Movie
First Officer Simpkins
Little Bird

Little Bird (2017)

Movie
Queen Elizabeth II
The Crown

The Crown (2016)

TV
8.25
Self
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me (2016)

Movie
Rose
Gypsy

Gypsy (2015)

Movie
Enid
That Day We Sang

That Day We Sang (2014)

Movie
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made (2014)

Movie
Aunt Lucy (voice)
Paddington

Paddington (2014)

Movie
7.83
Hefina
Pride

Pride (2014)

Movie
5.86
Knotgrass
Maleficent

Maleficent (2014)

Movie
7.59
Rowena Rabbit (voice)
Lily's Driftwood Bay

Lily's Driftwood Bay (2014)

TV
Shrew
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time (2013)

Movie
Alma Reville Hitchcock
The Girl

The Girl (2012)

Movie
Spoken Quotations (voice)
London: The Modern Babylon

London: The Modern Babylon (2012)

Movie
Queen Victoria (voice)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)

Movie
5.33
Mrs. Lovett
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2012)

Movie
Self - Narrator
The Story of Musicals

The Story of Musicals (2012)

Movie
Mrs Santa (voice)
Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Movie
7.1
Maud Hill
The Awakening

The Awakening (2011)

Movie
4
Dolores Umbridge
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Movie
7.18
Lynne McDermott
White Other

White Other (2010)

Movie
Janet
Another Year

Another Year (2010)

Movie
6
Grace Andrews
Psychoville Halloween Special

Psychoville Halloween Special (2010)

Movie
Self
The Michael Ball Show

The Michael Ball Show (2010)

TV
Tall Flower Faces (voice)
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Movie
7.91
Sonia Teichberg
Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock (2009)

Movie
Grace Andrews
Psychoville

Psychoville (2009)

TV
4
Mary
A Bunch of Amateurs

A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)

Movie
Rosemary Cassidy
Three and Out

Three and Out (2008)

Movie
Ruby / Twiba
Big & Small

Big & Small (2008)

TV
Mary Doonan
Clay

Clay (2008)

Movie
Miss Pole / Miss Octavia Pole
Cranford

Cranford (2007)

TV
6.25
Hazel Nightingale
How About You...

How About You... (2007)

Movie
Self
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (2007)

Movie
Dolores Umbridge
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Movie
7.3
Self
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

TV
7.5
Margaret Campbell
Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers (2007)

Movie
7.67
Barge Lady
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows (2006)

Movie
Live!Girls! present Dogtown

Live!Girls! present Dogtown (2006)

TV
Ambassador Cochran
Shadow Man

Shadow Man (2006)

Movie
4.33
Herself
Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image

Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image (2006)

Movie
Naomi
Guilty Hearts

Guilty Hearts (2006)

Movie
Mother
My Family and Other Animals

My Family and Other Animals (2005)

Movie
Polly
ShakespeaRe-Told

ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)

TV
Mrs. Blatherwick
Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee (2005)

Movie
7.07
Self
Drama Connections

Drama Connections (2005)

TV
Mrs. Sucksby
Fingersmith

Fingersmith (2005)

TV
4.79
Interface (voice)
Doctor Who

Doctor Who (2005)

TV
6.37
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)

TV
6.08
Vera
Vera Drake

Vera Drake (2004)

Movie
6.75
Lady Brown
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things (2003)

Movie
Dr. Bridget
I'll Be There

I'll Be There (2003)

Movie
Strange

Strange (2003)

TV
Bridget
Blackball

Blackball (2003)

Movie
The Queen
Cambridge Spies

Cambridge Spies (2003)

TV
6
Sylvia Conlon
The Virgin of Liverpool

The Virgin of Liverpool (2003)

Movie
DCI Billie Dory
Murder

Murder (2002)

TV
DCI Billie Dory
Murder

Murder (2002)

Movie
Janine
Crush

Crush (2001)

Movie
Ethel Graydon
Another Life

Another Life (2001)

Movie
Conchita Flynn
Rat

Rat (2001)

Movie
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)

Movie
Self
Poultry in Motion: The Making of 'Chicken Run'

Poultry in Motion: The Making of 'Chicken Run' (2000)

Movie
Bunty (voice)
Chicken Run

Chicken Run (2000)

Movie
6.72
Mrs. Micawber
David Copperfield

David Copperfield (1999)

TV
6
Dilly
Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk (1999)

Movie
The Prioress
The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales (1998)

TV
Nurse
Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Movie
5.78
Scruffy (voice)
The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling (1997)

Movie
Christine Cooper
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders (1997)

TV
6
Remember Me?

Remember Me? (1997)

Movie
Maria
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night (1996)

Movie
Voice
The Adventures of Toad

The Adventures of Toad (1996)

Movie
Voice
The Adventures of Mole

The Adventures of Mole (1995)

Movie
Charlotte Jennings Palmer
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Movie
9
Stella Phelps
Is It Legal?

Is It Legal? (1995)

TV
Councillor Johnson
Look at the State We're In!

Look at the State We're In! (1995)

TV
Mrs. Burakov
Citizen X

Citizen X (1995)

Movie
Ivy / Angorra
The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen (1995)

Movie
Mother
Mole's Christmas

Mole's Christmas (1994)

Movie
Beth Greenwood
Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice (1994)

Movie
Muriel Spry
If You See God, Tell Him

If You See God, Tell Him (1993)

TV
Susan
Frank Stubbs Promotes

Frank Stubbs Promotes (1993)

TV
Bridget Bennet
Don't Leave Me This Way

Don't Leave Me This Way (1993)

Movie
Margaret
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

Movie
4
Jenny Beales
Roots

Roots (1992)

Movie
Mary Charleston
Peter's Friends

Peter's Friends (1992)

Movie
Bridget Bennet
A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending (1992)

Movie
Jenny Beales
Performance

Performance (1991)

TV
The Producer
They Never Slept

They Never Slept (1991)

Movie
Cheryl Newman
Yellowbacks

Yellowbacks (1990)

Movie
Izzy
Up the Garden Path

Up the Garden Path (1990)

TV
Stephanie
The Englishman's Wife

The Englishman's Wife (1990)

Movie
Jane Hartman
Antonia and Jane

Antonia and Jane (1990)

Movie
Sarah
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

TV
6.4
Louie
The Heat of the Day

The Heat of the Day (1989)

Movie
A Bit of Fry & Laurie

A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989)

TV
4.33
Various Roles
Thompson

Thompson (1988)

TV
Betsy Loveless
Comrades

Comrades (1987)

Movie
Polly Flinders
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)

TV
6
Staff Nurse White
The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective (1986)

TV
6.22
Edith
Ladies in Charge

Ladies in Charge (1986)

TV
Narrator
Natural World

Natural World (1983)

TV
6
Mary Price
Easy Money

Easy Money (1982)

Movie
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV

Ratings

Average 6.19
Based on 4.52 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1953
1995
2005
1998
2023
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1956-01-09 (68 years old)

Birth Place
London, United Kingdom

Spouse
Jim Carter

Children
Bessie Carter

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Residences
London, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Ιμέλντα Στόντον, Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton, 艾美达·斯丹顿

Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film, London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, European Film Award for Best Actress, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress


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