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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
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8

Doctor Who

(2005) Interface (voice)
The Crown
Average
8

The Crown

(2016) Queen Elizabeth II
Midsomer Murders
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8

Midsomer Murders

(1997) Christine Cooper
Performance
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0

Performance

(1991) Jenny Beales
Natural World
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7

Natural World

(1983) Narrator
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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8
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
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8
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
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6

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

(1987) Polly Flinders

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
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

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