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Imelda Staunton
Acting

Imelda Staunton

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

9 Jan 1956

Age

70 Years

Born In

Archway, London, England, UK

Total Projects

142

Years Active

82 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.8 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

CineRaya

tv

Tommy & Tuppence

2026

Tommy & Tuppence

as Aunt Ada

& Sons

movie

& Sons

2026

& Sons

as Isabel

Testimony

movie

Testimony

2025

Testimony

as Narrator (voice)

National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession

movie

National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession

2025

National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession

as Mrs Peggy Warren

Paddington in Peru

movie

Paddington in Peru

2024

Paddington in Peru

as Aunt Lucy (voice)

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

movie

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

as Bunty (voice)

The Canterville Ghost

movie

The Canterville Ghost

2023

The Canterville Ghost

as Mrs Umney (voice)

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

tv

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

as Self

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

movie

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

2022

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

as Self

Downton Abbey: A New Era

movie

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Maud Bagshaw

Victorian Britain on Film

movie

Victorian Britain on Film

2021

Victorian Britain on Film

as Narrator

CineRaya

movie

Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion

2021

Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion

as Self

Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War

tv

Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War

2021

Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War

as Self - Narrator

CineRaya

movie

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

2020

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

as reader

CineRaya

movie

The Magical World of Julia Donaldson

2020

The Magical World of Julia Donaldson

as Self - Readings

Amulet

movie

Amulet

2020

Amulet

as Sister Claire

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

tv

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

2020

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

as Irene Ruddock

Trying

tv

Trying

2020

Trying

as Penny

The Far Traveller

movie

The Far Traveller

2020

The Far Traveller

as Narrator

Flesh and Blood

tv

Flesh and Blood

2020

Flesh and Blood

as Mary Bennett

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

movie

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

2019

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

as Knotgrass

CineRaya

movie

A Confession As Told By ITV News

2019

A Confession As Told By ITV News

as Imelda Staunton - Self / Karen Edwards

Downton Abbey

movie

Downton Abbey

2019

Downton Abbey

as Maud Bagshaw

A Confession

tv

A Confession

2019

A Confession

as Karen Edwards

Finding Your Feet

movie

Finding Your Feet

2017

Finding Your Feet

as Sandra Abbott

National Theatre Live: Follies

movie

National Theatre Live: Follies

2017

National Theatre Live: Follies

as Sally Durant Plummer

Paddington 2

movie

Paddington 2

2017

Paddington 2

as Aunt Lucy (voice)

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

movie

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

2017

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

as Narrator

National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

movie

National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

2017

National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

as Martha

Little Bird

movie

Little Bird

2017

Little Bird

as First Officer Simpkins

The Crown

tv

The Crown

2016

The Crown

as Queen Elizabeth II

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

movie

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

2016

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

as Self

Gypsy

movie

Gypsy

2015

Gypsy

as Rose

That Day We Sang

movie

That Day We Sang

2014

That Day We Sang

as Enid

CineRaya

movie

Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

2014

Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

as Self

Paddington

movie

Paddington

2014

Paddington

as Aunt Lucy (voice)

Pride

movie

Pride

2014

Pride

as Hefina

Maleficent

movie

Maleficent

2014

Maleficent

as Knotgrass

Lily's Driftwood Bay

tv

Lily's Driftwood Bay

2014

Lily's Driftwood Bay

as Rowena Rabbit (voice)

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

movie

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

2013

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

as Shrew (voice)

The Girl

movie

The Girl

2012

The Girl

as Alma Reville Hitchcock

London: The Modern Babylon

movie

London: The Modern Babylon

2012

London: The Modern Babylon

as Spoken Quotations (voice)

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

movie

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

2012

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

as Queen Victoria (voice)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

movie

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2012

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

as Mrs. Lovett

The Story of Musicals

tv

The Story of Musicals

2012

The Story of Musicals

as Self – Narrator (voice)

Arthur Christmas

movie

Arthur Christmas

2011

Arthur Christmas

as Mrs Santa (voice)

The Awakening

movie

The Awakening

2011

The Awakening

as Maud Hill

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

movie

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Dolores Umbridge

White Other

movie

White Other

2010

White Other

as Lynne McDermott

Another Year

movie

Another Year

2010

Another Year

as Janet

Psychoville Halloween Special

movie

Psychoville Halloween Special

2010

Psychoville Halloween Special

as Grace Andrews

CineRaya

tv

The Michael Ball Show

2010

The Michael Ball Show

as Self

Alice in Wonderland

movie

Alice in Wonderland

2010

Alice in Wonderland

as Talking Flowers (voice)

Taking Woodstock

movie

Taking Woodstock

2009

Taking Woodstock

as Sonia Teichberg

Psychoville

tv

Psychoville

2009

Psychoville

as Grace Andrews

CineRaya

movie

Adapting Austen

2009

Adapting Austen

as Self

A Bunch of Amateurs

movie

A Bunch of Amateurs

2008

A Bunch of Amateurs

as Mary

Big & Small

tv

Big & Small

2008

Big & Small

as Twiba / Ruby (voice)

Big & Small

tv

Big & Small

2008

Big & Small

as Twiba (voice)

Three and Out

movie

Three and Out

2008

Three and Out

as Rosemary Cassidy

Clay

movie

Clay

2008

Clay

as Mary Doonan

Cranford

tv

Cranford

2007

Cranford

as Miss Pole

How About You...

movie

How About You...

2007

How About You...

as Hazel Nightingale

Where Have I Been All Your Life?

movie

Where Have I Been All Your Life?

2007

Where Have I Been All Your Life?

as Angela

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

movie

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

2007

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

as Self

Guilty Hearts

movie

Guilty Hearts

2007

Guilty Hearts

as Naomi

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

movie

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

as Dolores Umbridge

The Graham Norton Show

tv

The Graham Norton Show

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Freedom Writers

movie

Freedom Writers

2007

Freedom Writers

as Margaret Campbell

The Wind in the Willows

movie

The Wind in the Willows

2006

The Wind in the Willows

as Barge Lady

CineRaya

tv

Live! Girls! Present Dogtown

2006

Live! Girls! Present Dogtown

Shadow Man

movie

Shadow Man

2006

Shadow Man

as Ambassador Cochran

The One Show

tv

The One Show

2006

The One Show

as Self

Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image

movie

Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image

2006

Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image

as Herself

My Family and Other Animals

movie

My Family and Other Animals

2005

My Family and Other Animals

as Mother

ShakespeaRe-Told

tv

ShakespeaRe-Told

2005

ShakespeaRe-Told

Nanny McPhee

movie

Nanny McPhee

2005

Nanny McPhee

as Mrs. Blatherwick

Fingersmith

tv

Fingersmith

2005

Fingersmith

as Mrs. Sucksby

Doctor Who

tv

Doctor Who

2005

Doctor Who

as Interface (voice)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

tv

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Vera Drake

movie

Vera Drake

2004

Vera Drake

as Vera Drake

Bright Young Things

movie

Bright Young Things

2003

Bright Young Things

as Lady Brown

Little Britain

tv

Little Britain

2003

Little Britain

as Mrs. Mead

I'll Be There

movie

I'll Be There

2003

I'll Be There

as Dr. Bridget

Strange

tv

Strange

2003

Strange

as Reverend Mary Truegood

Blackball

movie

Blackball

2003

Blackball

as Bridget

Cambridge Spies

tv

Cambridge Spies

2003

Cambridge Spies

as The Queen

The Virgin of Liverpool

movie

The Virgin of Liverpool

2003

The Virgin of Liverpool

as Sylvia Conlon

Crush

movie

Crush

2002

Crush

as Janine

Murder

tv

Murder

2002

Murder

as DCI Billie Dory

CineRaya

movie

Ready

2002

Ready

as Naomi

Another Life

movie

Another Life

2001

Another Life

as Ethel Graydon

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

movie

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

as Mrs. Cottisloe

Rat

movie

Rat

2000

Rat

as Conchita Flynn

Chicken Run

movie

Chicken Run

2000

Chicken Run

as Bunty (voice)

David Copperfield

tv

David Copperfield

1999

David Copperfield

as Mrs. Micawber

Jack and the Beanstalk

movie

Jack and the Beanstalk

1999

Jack and the Beanstalk

as Dilly (voice)

Shakespeare in Love

movie

Shakespeare in Love

1998

Shakespeare in Love

as Nurse

The Ugly Duckling

movie

The Ugly Duckling

1997

The Ugly Duckling

as Scruffy (voice)

Midsomer Murders

tv

Midsomer Murders

1997

Midsomer Murders

as Christine Cooper

Remember Me?

movie

Remember Me?

1997

Remember Me?

as Lorna

Twelfth Night

movie

Twelfth Night

1996

Twelfth Night

as Maria

The Adventures of Toad

movie

The Adventures of Toad

1996

The Adventures of Toad

as Voice

The Snow Queen's Revenge

movie

The Snow Queen's Revenge

1996

The Snow Queen's Revenge

as Elspeth / Rowena (voice)

The Wind in the Willows

movie

The Wind in the Willows

1995

The Wind in the Willows

as Mother Squirrel

The Adventures of Mole

movie

The Adventures of Mole

1995

The Adventures of Mole

as Voice

Sense and Sensibility

movie

Sense and Sensibility

1995

Sense and Sensibility

as Charlotte Jennings Palmer

Is It Legal?

tv

Is It Legal?

1995

Is It Legal?

CineRaya

movie

The Pen

1995

The Pen

CineRaya

tv

Look at the State We're In!

1995

Look at the State We're In!

as Councillor Johnson

Citizen X

movie

Citizen X

1995

Citizen X

as Mrs. Burakov

The Snow Queen

movie

The Snow Queen

1995

The Snow Queen

as Ivy / Angorra

Mole's Christmas

movie

Mole's Christmas

1994

Mole's Christmas

as (voices)

Deadly Advice

movie

Deadly Advice

1994

Deadly Advice

as Beth Greenwood

If You See God, Tell Him

tv

If You See God, Tell Him

1993

If You See God, Tell Him

as Muriel Spry

Frank Stubbs Promotes

tv

Frank Stubbs Promotes

1993

Frank Stubbs Promotes

as Susan

Don't Leave Me This Way

movie

Don't Leave Me This Way

1993

Don't Leave Me This Way

as Bridget Bennet

Much Ado About Nothing

movie

Much Ado About Nothing

1993

Much Ado About Nothing

as Margaret

Roots

movie

Roots

1992

Roots

as Jenny Beales

Peter's Friends

movie

Peter's Friends

1992

Peter's Friends

as Mary Charleston

A Masculine Ending

movie

A Masculine Ending

1992

A Masculine Ending

as Bridget Bennet

Performance

tv

Performance

1991

Performance

as Jenny Beales

They Never Slept

movie

They Never Slept

1991

They Never Slept

as The Producer

Yellowbacks

movie

Yellowbacks

1990

Yellowbacks

as Cheryl Newman

Antonia and Jane

movie

Antonia and Jane

1990

Antonia and Jane

as Jane Hartman

CineRaya

tv

Up the Garden Path

1990

Up the Garden Path

The Englishman's Wife

movie

The Englishman's Wife

1990

The Englishman's Wife

as Stephanie

Tales from the Crypt

tv

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Tales from the Crypt

as Sarah

The Heat of the Day

movie

The Heat of the Day

1989

The Heat of the Day

as Louie

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

tv

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

1989

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

CineRaya

tv

Thompson

1988

Thompson

as Self

The Play on One

tv

The Play on One

1988

The Play on One

as Cheryl Newman

Comrades

movie

Comrades

1987

Comrades

as Betsy Loveless

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

tv

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Polly Flinders

The Singing Detective

tv

The Singing Detective

1986

The Singing Detective

as Staff Nurse White

Ladies in Charge

tv

Ladies in Charge

1986

Ladies in Charge

as Edith

Screen Two

tv

Screen Two

1985

Screen Two

as The Producer

Natural World

tv

Natural World

1983

Natural World

as Narrator

Easy Money

movie

Easy Money

1982

Easy Money

as Mary Price

Playhouse

tv

Playhouse

1974

Playhouse

as Mary Price

The Oscars

tv

The Oscars

1953

The Oscars

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

tv

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

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