Imelda Staunton
Actor/Actriz
88
Movies
39
TV Shows
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.
As Actor/Actress
Los asesinatos de Midsomer
Christine Cooper
Doctor Who
Interface (voice)
El show de Graham Norton
Self
The Crown
Queen Elizabeth II
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
The One Show
Self
Natural World
Narrator
Screen Two
The Producer
Cuentos de la Cripta
Sarah
Harry Potter y las reliquias de la muerte (1ª parte)
Dolores Umbridge
Harry Potter y la orden del Fénix
Dolores Umbridge
Playhouse
Mary Price
Alicia en el país de las maravillas
Talking Flowers (voice)
The Oscars
Self
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Polly Flinders
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
Performance
Jenny Beales
Little Britain
Mrs. Mead
Maléfica
Knotgrass
ScreenPlay
Jane Hartman
Maléfica 2: La Dueña del Mal
Knotgrass
Paddington
Aunt Lucy (voice)
Trying
Penny
Paddington: Aventura en la selva
Aunt Lucy (voice)
Pollitos en fuga
Bunty (voice)
Paddington 2
Aunt Lucy (voice)
La nana mágica: Nanny McPhee
Mrs. Blatherwick
Lily's Driftwood Bay
Rowena Rabbit (voice)
Sensatez y sentimientos
Charlotte Jennings Palmer