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Imelda Staunton, born January 9, 1956, is an English actress and singer whose stage career, marked by four Laurence Olivier Awards and numerous nominations, encompasses diverse roles in musicals and plays, from Sweeney Todd to Uncle Vanya. Her filmography includes critical acclaim for her lead role in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake and her portrayal of Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter franchise. Television roles such as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown and Hefina Headon in Pride further demonstrate her versatility and depth, cementing her status as a formidable presence in British entertainment.
The roles that explain the career.
57 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | & Sons | Isabel | Film |
| 2026 | Tommy & Tuppence | Aunt Ada | TV |
| 2024 | Paddington in Peru | Aunt Lucy (voice) | Film |
| 2023 | The Canterville Ghost | Mrs Umney (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era | Maud Bagshaw | Film |
| 2020 | Flesh and Blood | Mary Bennett | TV |
| 2019 | Downton Abbey | Maud Bagshaw | Film |
| 2019 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Knotgrass | Film |
| 2017 | Harry Potter: A History Of Magic | Narrator | Film |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | Aunt Lucy (voice) | Film |
| 2016 | The Crown | Queen Elizabeth II | TV |
| 2015 | Pride: The True Story | Herself | Film |
| 2014 | Pride | Hefina | Film |
| 2014 | Paddington | Aunt Lucy (voice) | Film |
| 2014 | Maleficent | Knotgrass | Film |
| 2012 | London: The Modern Babylon | Spoken Quotations (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Queen Victoria (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | Mrs Santa (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | The Awakening | Maud Hill | Film |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Dolores Umbridge | Film |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Talking Flowers (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | Taking Woodstock | Sonia Teichberg | Film |
| 2009 | Psychoville | Grace Andrews | TV |
| 2008 | Three and Out | Rosemary Cassidy | Film |
| 2008 | A Bunch of Amateurs | Mary | Film |
| 2007 | Guilty Hearts | Naomi | Film |
| 2007 | How About You... | Hazel Nightingale | Film |
| 2007 | Freedom Writers | Margaret Campbell | Film |
| 2007 | Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out | Self | Film |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Dolores Umbridge | Film |
| 2006 | The Wind in the Willows | Barge Lady | Film |
| 2006 | Shadow Man | Ambassador Cochran | Film |
| 2006 | Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image | Herself | Film |
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee | Mrs. Blatherwick | Film |
| 2005 | Fingersmith | Mrs. Sucksby | TV |
| 2005 | My Family and Other Animals | Mother | Film |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Vera Drake | Film |
| 2003 | I'll Be There | Dr. Bridget | Film |
| 2003 | Blackball | Bridget | Film |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Lady Brown | Film |
| 2003 | The Virgin of Liverpool | Sylvia Conlon | Film |
| 2002 | Crush | Janine | Film |
| 2001 | Another Life | Ethel Graydon | Film |
| 2000 | Rat | Conchita Flynn | Film |
| 2000 | Chicken Run | Bunty (voice) | Film |
| 1999 | David Copperfield | Mrs. Micawber | TV |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Nurse | Film |
| 1997 | Remember Me? | Lorna | Film |
| 1996 | The Snow Queen's Revenge | Elspeth / Rowena (voice) | Film |
| 1996 | Twelfth Night | Maria | Film |
| 1995 | Is It Legal? | TV | |
| 1995 | The Snow Queen | Ivy / Angorra | Film |
| 1995 | Sense and Sensibility | Charlotte Jennings Palmer | Film |
| 1993 | If You See God, Tell Him | Muriel Spry | TV |
| 1992 | Peter's Friends | Mary Charleston | Film |
| 1990 | Antonia and Jane | Jane Hartman | Film |
| 1987 | Comrades | Betsy Loveless | Film |
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