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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Archway, London, England, UK
    Birthday
    1/9/1956
Vera Drake
Vera Drake
7.163
My Family and Other Animals
My Family and Other Animals
6.31
Antonia and Jane
Antonia and Jane
6.2
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Rat
5.2
Remember Me?
4
Gypsy
Gypsy
7.917
Finding Your Feet
Finding Your Feet
7.109
That Day We Sang
That Day We Sang
6.3
National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
6.5
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
7.2
National Theatre Live: Follies
National Theatre Live: Follies
8
Little Bird
Little Bird
9
The Englishman's Wife
The Englishman's Wife
0
The Far Traveller
The Far Traveller
7
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock
6.212
Shadow Man
Shadow Man
4.3
Crush
Crush
5.592
The Virgin of Liverpool
The Virgin of Liverpool
2.3
Don't Leave Me This Way
Don't Leave Me This Way
7
A Masculine Ending
0
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
7.3
White Other
White Other
6
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
0
Roots
Roots
0
Freedom Writers
Freedom Writers
7.9
Chicken Run
Chicken Run
6.763
How About You...
How About You...
6.3
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
6.434
The Awakening
The Awakening
6.4
Maleficent
Maleficent
7.091
The Girl
The Girl
6.074
Deadly Advice
Deadly Advice
4.6
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
6
Mole's Christmas
Mole's Christmas
5.7
Amulet
Amulet
5.298
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.685
Three and Out
Three and Out
5.685
A Bunch of Amateurs
A Bunch of Amateurs
5.444
Another Life
Another Life
6.2
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
10
Peter's Friends
Peter's Friends
6.478
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
6.25
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas
6.761
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
6
Pride
Pride
7.727
Murder
0
The Adventures of Mole
The Adventures of Mole
6
The Adventures of Toad
The Adventures of Toad
0
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
0
Yellowbacks
Yellowbacks
0
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
6.868
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
6.8
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day
0
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen
6.5
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era
7.19
They Never Slept
They Never Slept
0
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
6.936
Blackball
Blackball
5.2
I'll Be There
I'll Be There
5.611
Easy Money
0
Paddington
Paddington
7.069
Citizen X
Citizen X
7.225
Clay
Clay
5.2
Guilty Hearts
Guilty Hearts
5.818
London: The Modern Babylon
London: The Modern Babylon
6.706
Paddington 2
Paddington 2
7.459
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
7.437
Another Year
Another Year
6.989
Paddington in Peru
Paddington in Peru
0
Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
8.8
Comrades
Comrades
7.2
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
7.322
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
6.655
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
6.308
Psychoville Halloween Special
Psychoville Halloween Special
0
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
7.141
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
6.629
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
0
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
8
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.761
The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling
6.1
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
6.5
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