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Imelda Staunton
Actor · Crew· Archway, London, England, UK
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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Dolores Umbridge · 2007
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Dolores Umbridge · 2010
Alice in Wonderland
Talking Flowers (voice) · 2010
Maleficent
Knotgrass · 2014
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Knotgrass · 2019
Chicken Run
Bunty (voice) · 2000
Paddington
Aunt Lucy (voice) · 2014
Nanny McPhee
Mrs. Blatherwick · 2005
Filmography
69 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 |
| 2023 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Bunty (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era | Maud Bagshaw | Film |
| 2020 | Flesh and Blood | Mary Bennett | TV |
| 2020 | The Magical World of Julia Donaldson | Self - Readings | Film |
| 2019 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Knotgrass | Film |
| 2019 | Downton Abbey | Maud Bagshaw | Film |
| 2019 | A Confession | Karen Edwards | TV |
| 2017 | Harry Potter: A History Of Magic | Narrator | Film |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | Aunt Lucy (voice) | Film |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Follies | Sally Durant Plummer | Film |
| 2016 | The Crown | Queen Elizabeth II | TV |
| 2015 | Pride: The True Story | Herself | Film |
| 2015 | Gypsy | Rose | Film |
| 2014 | Paddington | Aunt Lucy (voice) | Film |
| 2014 | Pride | Hefina | 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 | The Awakening | Maud Hill | Film |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | Mrs Santa (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Dolores Umbridge | Film |
| 2010 | Psychoville Halloween Special | Grace Andrews | 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 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Dolores Umbridge | Film |
| 2007 | Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out | Self | 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 | Fingersmith | Mrs. Sucksby | TV |
| 2005 | My Family and Other Animals | Mother | Film |
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee | Mrs. Blatherwick | Film |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Vera Drake | Film |
| 2003 | I'll Be There | Dr. Bridget | Film |
| 2003 | Blackball | Bridget | Film |
| 2003 | The Virgin of Liverpool | Sylvia Conlon | Film |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Lady Brown | 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 | The Adventures of Mole | Voice | Film |
| 1995 | Citizen X | Mrs. Burakov | Film |
| 1995 | Sense and Sensibility | Charlotte Jennings Palmer | Film |
| 1994 | Mole's Christmas | (voices) | Film |
| 1993 | If You See God, Tell Him | Muriel Spry | TV |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Margaret | Film |
| 1992 | Peter's Friends | Mary Charleston | Film |
| 1990 | Antonia and Jane | Jane Hartman | Film |
| 1988 | Thompson | Self | TV |
| 1987 | Comrades | Betsy Loveless | Film |
| West the Road | Film |
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