Imelda Staunton
Acting
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 of
Imelda Staunton
Aunt Lucy (voice)
... 2024
Bunty (voice)
... 2023
Mrs Umney (voice)
... 2023
... 2022
Maud Bagshaw
... 2022
... 2020
Sister Claire
... 2020
Narrator
... 2020
Knotgrass
... 2019
Imelda Staunton - Self / Karen Edwards
... 2019
Maud Bagshaw
... 2019
Sandra Abbott
... 2017
Sally Durant Plummer
... 2017
Aunt Lucy (voice)
... 2017
Narrator
... 2017
First Officer Simpkins
... 2017
... 2016
Rose
... 2015
Enid
... 2014
... 2014
Aunt Lucy (voice)
... 2014
Hefina
... 2014
Knotgrass
... 2014
Shrew (voice)
... 2013
Alma Reville Hitchcock
... 2012
Spoken Quotations (voice)
... 2012
Queen Victoria (voice)
... 2012
Mrs. Lovett
... 2012
Mrs Santa (voice)
... 2011
Maud Hill
... 2011
Dolores Umbridge
... 2010
Lynne McDermott
... 2010
Janet
... 2010
Grace Andrews
... 2010
Tall Flower Faces (voice)
... 2010
Sonia Teichberg
... 2009
Mary
... 2008
Rosemary Cassidy
... 2008
Mary Doonan
... 2008
Hazel Nightingale
... 2007
... 2007
Dolores Umbridge
... 2007
Margaret Campbell
... 2007
Barge Lady
... 2006
Ambassador Cochran
... 2006
... 2006
Naomi
... 2006
Mother
... 2005
Mrs. Blatherwick
... 2005
Vera Drake
... 2004
Lady Brown
... 2003
Dr. Bridget
... 2003
Bridget
... 2003
Sylvia Conlon
... 2003
Janine
... 2002
DCI Billie Dory
... 2002
Naomi
... 2002
Ethel Graydon
... 2001
Conchita Flynn
... 2001
Mrs. Cottisloe
... 2000
Bunty (voice)
... 2000
Dilly
... 1999
Nurse
... 1998
Scruffy (voice)
... 1997
... 1997
Maria
... 1996
Voice
... 1996
Voice
... 1995
Charlotte Jennings Palmer
... 1995
Mrs. Burakov
... 1995
Ivy / Angorra
... 1995
(voices)
... 1994
Beth Greenwood
... 1994
Bridget Bennet
... 1993
Margaret
... 1993
Jenny Beales
... 1992
Mary Charleston
... 1992
Bridget Bennet
... 1992
The Producer
... 1991
Cheryl Newman
... 1990
Stephanie
... 1990
Jane Hartman
... 1990
Louie
... 1989
Betsy Loveless
... 1987
Mary Price
... 1982
Mary Price
... 1982