Imelda Staunton

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Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton, is an English stage and screen actress. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in the 1970s before appearing in various theatres in the UK.

Birth Name

Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton

Born

Monday, 09 January 1956

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Amulet	Sister Claire	2020
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads	Irene Ruddock	2020
Trying	Penny Wootton	2020
Flesh and Blood	Mary	2020
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil	Knotgrass	2019
Downton Abbey	Lady Bagshaw / Maud Bagshaw	2019
A Confession	Karen Edwards	2019
The Canterville Ghost	Mrs. Umney	2017
Paddington 2	Aunt Lucy (voice)	2017
Finding Your Feet	Sandra Abbott	2017

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Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Amulet	Sister Claire	2020
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads	Irene Ruddock	2020
Trying	Penny Wootton	2020
Flesh and Blood	Mary	2020
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil	Knotgrass	2019
Downton Abbey	Lady Bagshaw / Maud Bagshaw	2019
A Confession	Karen Edwards	2019
The Canterville Ghost	Mrs. Umney	2017
Paddington 2	Aunt Lucy (voice)	2017
Finding Your Feet	Sandra Abbott	2017
National Theatre Live: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	Martha	2017
The Crown	Queen Elizabeth II	2016
Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre	Rose Hovick	2015
That Day We Sang	Enid	2014
Paddington	Aunt Lucy (voice)	2014
Pride	Hefina	2014
Maleficent	Knotgrass	2014
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time	Shrew (voice)	2013
Portrait Artist of the Year	Self - Sitter	2013
Celebrity Page	Self	2013
The Girl	Alma Reville Hitchcock	2012
London: The Modern Babylon	Quotations reader / Spoken Quotations (voice)	2012
The Pirates! Band of Misfits	Queen Victoria	2012
Honest Trailers	Knotgrass (archive footage), Knotgrass	2012
The Jonathan Ross Show	Self	2011
The Awakening	Maud Hill	2011
Arthur Christmas	Mrs Santa (voice)	2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1	Dolores Umbridge	2010
Another Year	Janet	2010
Alice In Wonderland	Tall Flower Faces (voice)	2010
Taking Woodstock	Sonia Teichberg	2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Dolores Umbridge	2009
Psychoville	Grace Andrews	2009
A Bunch of Amateurs	Mary	2008
A Deal Is a Deal	Rosemary Cassidy	2008
Cranford	Miss Pole, Miss Octavia Pole	2007
How About You...	Hazel Nightingale	2007
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out	Herself	2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Dolores Umbridge	2007
The Graham Norton Show	Self - Guest	2007
Freedom Writers	Margaret Campbell	2007
The Wind in the Willows	Barge Lady	2006
Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image	Herself	2006
Shadow Man	Ambassador Cochran	2006
Guilty Hearts	Naomi	2006
My Family And Other Animals	Mother	2005
ShakespeaRe-Told	Polly	2005
Nanny McPhee	Mrs Blatherwick	2005
Drama Connections	Herself	2005
Fingersmith	Mrs. Sucksby	2005
Doctor Who	Interface	2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Herself	2005
Vera Drake	Vera	2004
The Paul O'Grady Show	Herself	2004
Shootout	Herself	2003
I'll Be There	Dr. Bridget	2003
Blackball	Bridget	2003
Bright Young Things	Lady Brown	2003
Cambridge Spies	The Queen	2003
Little Britain	Mrs. Mead	2003
Murder	DCI Billie Dory	2002
Crush	Janine	2002
Another Life	Ethel Graydon	2001
Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings	Mrs. Cottisloe	2000
Rat	Conchita Flynn	2000
Chicken Run	Bunty (voice)	2000
David Copperfield	Mrs. Micawber	1999
Jack and the Beanstalk	Dilly (singing voice)	1999
The Canterbury Tales	The Prioress (voice)	1998
Shakespeare in Love	Nurse	1998
The Ugly Duckling	Scruffy (voice)	1997
Remember Me?	Lorna	1997
Midsomer Murders	Christine Cooper	1997
Twelfth Night	Maria	1996
The Snow Queen's Revenge	Elspeth / Rowena (voice)	1996
Sense and Sensibility	Charlotte Palmer	1995
Is It Legal?	Stella Phelps	1995
Citizen X	Mrs. Burakov	1995
The Snow Queen	Ivy	1995
Deadly Advice	Beth Greenwood	1994
If You See God, Tell Him	Muriel Spry	1993
Much Ado About Nothing	Margaret	1993
Peter's Friends	Mary Charleston / Mary Anderson	1992
HBO First Look	Herself	1992
Performance	Jenny Beales	1991
Up the Garden Path	Izzy	1990
Tales from the Crypt	Sarah	1989
Thompson	Various roles	1988
A Bit of Fry and Laurie	Herself	1987
Comrades	Betsy Loveless	1987
Ruth Rendell Mysteries	Polly Flinders	1987
The Singing Detective	Staff Nurse White	1986
Screen Two	The Producer	1985
Natural World	Herself - Presenter	1983
The South Bank Show	Herself	1978
BBC2 Playhouse	Mary Price	1974

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Year	Type	Category	Won

2013	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	Nominated
2005	Oscar	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
2005	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated