Cast
Imelda Staunton
Acting
Cast
Imelda Staunton
Known for
Acting
Born
1956-01-09
From
Archway, London, England, UK
Also known as Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton
Biography
Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born January 9, 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.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Dolores Umbridge
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as Dolores Umbridge
Alice in Wonderland
as Talking Flowers (voice)
Maleficent
as Knotgrass
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Knotgrass
Paddington
as Aunt Lucy (voice)
Chicken Run
as Bunty (voice)
Paddington 2
as Aunt Lucy (voice)
Nanny McPhee
as Mrs. Blatherwick
Paddington in Peru
as Aunt Lucy (voice)
Sense and Sensibility
as Charlotte Jennings Palmer
Shakespeare in Love
as Nurse
Freedom Writers
as Margaret Campbell
Downton Abbey
as Maud Bagshaw
Arthur Christmas
as Mrs Santa (voice)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Bunty (voice)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Maud Bagshaw
Much Ado About Nothing
as Margaret
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Queen Victoria (voice)
Pride
as Hefina
Twelfth Night
as Maria
Taking Woodstock
as Sonia Teichberg
Citizen X
as Mrs. Burakov
The Awakening
as Maud Hill
Vera Drake
as Vera Drake
Crush
as Janine
Bright Young Things
as Lady Brown
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs Umney (voice)
Finding Your Feet
as Sandra Abbott
Another Year
as Janet
& Sons
as Isabel
Peter's Friends
as Mary Charleston
Shadow Man
as Ambassador Cochran
The Girl
as Alma Reville Hitchcock
Blackball
as Bridget
Comrades
as Betsy Loveless
Rat
as Conchita Flynn
The Wind in the Willows
as Barge Lady
Another Life
as Ethel Graydon
A Bunch of Amateurs
as Mary
Guilty Hearts
as Naomi
Testimony
as Narrator (voice)
A Masculine Ending
as Bridget Bennet
Amulet
as Sister Claire
Three and Out
as Rosemary Cassidy
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
as Narrator
National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
as Martha
My Family and Other Animals
as Mother
Don't Leave Me This Way
as Bridget Bennet
The Snow Queen's Revenge
as Elspeth / Rowena (voice)
The Ugly Duckling
as Scruffy (voice)
Yellowbacks
as Cheryl Newman
The Adventures of Toad
as Voice
The Snow Queen
as Ivy / Angorra
How About You...
as Hazel Nightingale
Antonia and Jane
as Jane Hartman
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
as Self
I'll Be There
as Dr. Bridget
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
as Self
Remember Me?
as Lorna
National Theatre Live: Follies
as Sally Durant Plummer
The Adventures of Mole
as Voice
White Other
as Lynne McDermott
London: The Modern Babylon
as Spoken Quotations (voice)
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
as reader
The Virgin of Liverpool
as Sylvia Conlon
The Englishman's Wife
as Stephanie
Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion
as Self
Clay
as Mary Doonan
That Day We Sang
as Enid
Roots
as Jenny Beales
The Heat of the Day
as Louie
Deadly Advice
as Beth Greenwood
Gypsy
as Rose
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Dilly (voice)
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Mrs. Cottisloe
Psychoville Halloween Special
as Grace Andrews
Victorian Britain on Film
as Narrator
West the Road
They Never Slept
as The Producer
Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
as Herself
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
as Self
Mole's Christmas
as (voices)
Ready
as Naomi
The Wind in the Willows
as Mother Squirrel
A Confession As Told By ITV News
as Imelda Staunton - Self / Karen Edwards
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
as Shrew (voice)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
as Mrs. Lovett
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
as Self - Readings
Adapting Austen
as Self
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
as Self
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Mrs Peggy Warren
Little Bird
as First Officer Simpkins
The Far Traveller
as Narrator
Easy Money
as Mary Price
Where Have I Been All Your Life?
as Angela