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Miranda Richardson is an acclaimed English actress who has had a successful career in film, television, and theatre. She has been nominated for multiple prestigious awards, including the Academy Award and BAFTA, and has won several accolades for her outstanding performances.
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Miranda Jane Richardsonis an English actress who has worked in film, television and theatre.
After graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play Moving, before being nominated for the 1987 Olivier Award for Best Actress for A Lie of the Mind.
Her films include Empire of the Sun, The Crying Game, The Line, the Cross, and the Curve, The Apostle, Sleepy Hollow, Chicken Run, The Hours, Spider, The Phantom Of The Opera, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Young Victoria, Made in Dagenham, Belle, and Stronger. Her television credits include Blackadder, A Dance to the Music of Time, Merlin, The Lost Prince, Gideon’s Daughter, the sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle, Rubicon and Good Omens.
Richardson has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Damage and the Academy Award for Best Actress for Tom & Viv. A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Damage. She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning twice for Enchanted April and the TV film Fatherland.
Frequently Asked Questions
Miranda Richardson was born on March 3, 1958.
Some of Miranda Richardson’s film credits include Empire of the Sun, The Crying Game, Sleepy Hollow, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and The Young Victoria.
Yes, Miranda Richardson has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, as well as multiple BAFTA and Golden Globe Awards, winning several times.
After graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Miranda Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play Moving.
Miranda Richardson has appeared in several acclaimed television shows, including Blackadder, A Dance to the Music of Time, Merlin, and Good Omens.
Miranda Richardson has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, as well as multiple BAFTA and Golden Globe Awards, winning several times for her outstanding performances.
Miranda Richardson graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before beginning her professional acting career.
9 Quotes by Miranda Richardson
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Insecurity, commonly regarded as a weakness in normal people, is the basic tool of the actor’s trade.
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It makes me feel resilient when you tackle different things.
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It sounds ideal, a sort of beach childhood. But it wasn’t really. I didn’t use the beach very much at all.
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I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.
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You can have a laugh in Los Angeles, or you can weep in Los Angeles, depending on your attitude towards it.
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And there’s no way I’m going to do Dame Edna.
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Somebody referred to me as a ringleader, which I wouldn’t have classed myself as, but anyway, there you go.
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You can’t please all the people all the time.
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But I hope that you walk around the corner and you get very surprised.
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