Imelda Staunton

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.

Nacimiento: 1956-01-09, Archway, London, England, UK
Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,9 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

The Crown como Queen Elizabeth II
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! como Queen Victoria

Conocido por

Harry Potter y la Orden del Fénix (2007) — Dolores Umbridge
Maléfica (2014) — Knotgrass
Chicken Run: Evasión en la granja (2000) — Bunty (voz)
Alicia en el País de las Maravillas (2010) — Talking Flowers (voz)
Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte - Parte 1 (2010) — Dolores Umbridge
The Crown (2016) — Queen Elizabeth II
Maléfica: Maestra del mal (2019) — Knotgrass
Paddington (2014) — Aunt Lucy (voz)

Filmografía

West the Road
Untitled Roald Dahl Series
Tommy & Tuppence (2026) — Aunt Ada
Sus hijos (2026) — Isabel
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession (2025) — Mrs Peggy Warren
Paddington: Aventura en la selva (2024) — Aunt Lucy (voz)
Chicken Run: Amanecer de los nuggets (2023) — Bunty (voz)
El fantasma de Canterville (2023) — Mrs Umney (voz)
Downton Abbey: Una nueva era (2022) — Maud Bagshaw
Amulet (2020) — Sister Claire
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020) — Irene Ruddock
Ciclos (2020) — Penny
Flesh and Blood (2020) — Mary Bennett
Maléfica: Maestra del mal (2019) — Knotgrass
Downton Abbey (2019) — Maud Bagshaw
Una confesión (2019) — Karen Edwards
Bailando la vida (2017) — Sandra Abbott
National Theatre Live: Follies (2017) — Sally Durant Plummer
Paddington 2 (2017) — Aunt Lucy (voz)
National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2017) — Martha
Little Bird (2017) — First Officer Simpkins
The Crown (2016) — Queen Elizabeth II
Gypsy (2015) — Rose
That Day We Sang (2014) — Enid
Paddington (2014) — Aunt Lucy (voz)
Pride (Orgullo) (2014) — Hefina
Maléfica (2014) — Knotgrass
Lily's Driftwood Bay (2014) — Rowena Rabbit (voz)
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time (2013) — Shrew (voz)
The Girl (2012) — Alma Reville Hitchcock
London: The Modern Babylon (2012) — Spoken Quotations (voz)
¡Piratas! (2012) — Queen Victoria (voz)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2012) — Mrs. Lovett
Arthur Christmas: Operación regalo (2011) — Mrs Santa (voz)
La maldición de Rookford (2011) — Maud Hill
Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte - Parte 1 (2010) — Dolores Umbridge
White Other (2010) — Lynne McDermott
Another Year (2010) — Janet
Psychoville Halloween Special (2010) — Grace Andrews
Alicia en el País de las Maravillas (2010) — Talking Flowers (voz)
Destino: Woodstock (2009) — Sonia Teichberg
Psychoville (2009) — Grace Andrews
A Bunch of Amateurs (2008) — Mary
Big & Small (2008) — Twiba / Ruby (voz) / Twiba (voz)
Three and Out (2008) — Rosemary Cassidy
Clay (2008) — Mary Doonan
Cranford (2007) — Miss Pole
La grandeza de vivir (2007) — Hazel Nightingale
Where Have I Been All Your Life? (2007) — Angela
Corazones culpables (2007) — Naomi
Harry Potter y la Orden del Fénix (2007) — Dolores Umbridge
Diarios de la calle (2007) — Margaret Campbell
The Wind in the Willows (2006) — Barge Lady
Live! Girls! Present Dogtown (2006)
Shadow Man (2006) — Ambassador Cochran
Mi familia y otros animales (2005) — Mother
ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
La niñera mágica (2005) — Mrs. Blatherwick
Cambio de Identidad (2005) — Mrs. Sucksby
Doctor Who (2005) — Interface (voz)
El secreto de Vera Drake (2004) — Vera Drake
Escándalo con clase (2003) — Lady Brown
Little Britain (2003) — Mrs. Mead
Asuntos de familia (2003) — Dr. Bridget
Strange (2003) — Reverend Mary Truegood
Blackball (2003) — Bridget
Espías de Cambridge (2003) — The Queen
La virgen de Liverpool (2003) — Sylvia Conlon
Mientras haya hombres (2002) — Janine
Murder (2002) — DCI Billie Dory
Ready (2002) — Naomi
Another Life (2001) — Ethel Graydon
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000) — Mrs. Cottisloe
Mi vida como una rata (2000) — Conchita Flynn
Chicken Run: Evasión en la granja (2000) — Bunty (voz)
David Copperfield (1999) — Mrs. Micawber
Jack and the Beanstalk (1999) — Dilly (voz)
Shakespeare enamorado (1998) — Nurse
El patito feo (1997) — Scruffy (voz)
Los asesinatos de Midsomer (1997) — Christine Cooper
Remember Me? (1997) — Lorna
Noche de Reyes (1996) — Maria
The Adventures of Toad (1996) — Voice
The Snow Queen's Revenge (1996) — Elspeth / Rowena (voz)
The Wind in the Willows (1995) — Mother Squirrel
The Adventures of Mole (1995) — Voice
Sentido y sensibilidad (1995) — Charlotte Jennings Palmer
Is It Legal? (1995)
The Pen (1995)
Look at the State We're In! (1995) — Councillor Johnson
Ciudadano X (1995) — Mrs. Burakov
The Snow Queen (1995) — Ivy / Angorra
Mole's Christmas (1994) — (voices)
Consejos mortales (1994) — Beth Greenwood
If You See God, Tell Him (1993) — Muriel Spry
Frank Stubbs Promotes (1993) — Susan
Don't Leave Me This Way (1993) — Bridget Bennet
Mucho ruido y pocas nueces (1993) — Margaret
Roots (1992) — Jenny Beales
Los amigos de Peter (1992) — Mary Charleston
A Masculine Ending (1992) — Bridget Bennet
Performance (1991) — Jenny Beales
They Never Slept (1991) — The Producer
Yellowbacks (1990) — Cheryl Newman
Antonia and Jane (1990) — Jane Hartman
Up the Garden Path (1990)
The Englishman's Wife (1990) — Stephanie
Historias de la cripta (1989) — Sarah
The Heat of the Day (1989) — Louie
Un poco de Fry y Laurie (1989)
The Play on One (1988) — Cheryl Newman
Comrades (1987) — Betsy Loveless
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987) — Polly Flinders
The Singing Detective (1986) — Staff Nurse White
ScreenPlay (1986) — Jane Hartman / Stephanie
Ladies in Charge (1986) — Edith
Screen Two (1985) — The Producer
Easy Money (1982) — Mary Price
Playhouse (1974) — Mary Price