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Aliases: Ιμέλντα Στόντον , Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton , 艾美达·斯丹顿
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Archway, London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 48
TV Involvements: 22
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Doctor Who
(2005) Interface (voice)The Crown
(2016) Queen Elizabeth IIMidsomer Murders
(1997) Christine CooperPerformance
(1991) Jenny BealesNatural World
(1983) NarratorHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(2007) Dolores UmbridgeHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
(2010) Dolores UmbridgeThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
(1987) Polly FlindersActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2024 | Aunt Lucy (voice) | |
2023 | Bunty (voice) | |
Mrs Umney (voice) | ||
2022 | Self | |
Maud Bagshaw | ||
2020 | reader | |
Sister Claire | ||
Irene Ruddock | ||
Penny | ||
Narrator | ||
Mary Bennett | ||
2019 | Knotgrass | |
Imelda Staunton - Self / Karen Edwards | ||
Maud Bagshaw | ||
Karen Edwards | ||
Edie | ||
2017 | Sandra Abbott | |
Sally Durant Plummer | ||
Aunt Lucy (voice) | ||
Narrator | ||
Martha | ||
First Officer Simpkins | ||
2016 | Queen Elizabeth II | |
2015 | Rose | |
2014 | Enid | |
N/A | ||
Aunt Lucy (voice) | ||
Hefina | ||
Knotgrass | ||
Rowena Rabbit (voice) | ||
2013 | Shrew (voice) | |
2012 | Alma Reville Hitchcock | |
Spoken Quotations (voice) | ||
Queen Victoria (voice) | ||
Mrs. Lovett | ||
2011 | Mrs Santa (voice) | |
Maud Hill | ||
2010 | Dolores Umbridge | |
Lynne McDermott | ||
Janet | ||
Grace Andrews | ||
Self | ||
Tall Flower Faces (voice) | ||
Sonia Teichberg | ||
N/A | ||
2008 | Mary | |
Rosemary Cassidy | ||
N/A | ||
Mary Doonan | ||
2007 | Miss Pole | |
Self/Miss Octavia Pole | ||
Hazel Nightingale | ||
Dolores Umbridge | ||
Self | ||
Margaret Campbell | ||
2006 | Barge Lady | |
N/A | ||
Ambassador Cochran | ||
Herself | ||
Naomi | ||
2005 | Mother | |
N/A | ||
Mrs. Blatherwick | ||
Mrs. Sucksby | ||
Interface (voice) | ||
Self | ||
2004 | Vera Drake | |
2003 | Lady Brown | |
N/A | ||
Dr. Bridget | ||
N/A | ||
Bridget | ||
The Queen | ||
Sylvia Conlon | ||
2002 | DCI Billie Dory | |
DCI Billie Dory | ||
2001 | Janine | |
Ethel Graydon | ||
Conchita Flynn | ||
2000 | N/A | |
Bunty (voice) | ||
1999 | Mrs. Micawber | |
Dilly | ||
1998 | Nurse | |
1997 | Scruffy (voice) | |
Christine Cooper | ||
N/A | ||
1996 | Maria | |
Voice | ||
1995 | Voice | |
Charlotte Jennings Palmer | ||
N/A | ||
Councillor Johnson | ||
Mrs. Burakov | ||
Ivy / Angorra | ||
1994 | (voices) | |
Beth Greenwood | ||
1993 | Muriel Spry | |
Susan | ||
Bridget Bennet | ||
Margaret | ||
1992 | Jenny Beales | |
Mary Charleston | ||
Bridget Bennet | ||
1991 | Jenny Beales | |
The Producer | ||
1990 | Cheryl Newman | |
N/A | ||
Stephanie | ||
Jane Hartman | ||
1989 | Sarah | |
Louie | ||
N/A | ||
1988 | N/A | |
1987 | Betsy Loveless | |
Polly Flinders | ||
1986 | Staff Nurse White | |
N/A | ||
Edith | ||
1983 | Narrator | |
1982 | Mary Price | |
1953 | Self | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |