Editing Miranda Richardson (section)

=== Film and television ===
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In 1985, Richardson made her film debut as [[Ruth Ellis]], the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom, in the biographical drama ''[[Dance with a Stranger]]''. Around the same time, Richardson played a comedic [[Queen Elizabeth I]], aka [[Queenie (Blackadder)|Queenie]], in the British television comedy ''[[Blackadder II]]''.

Following ''Dance with a Stranger'', Richardson turned down numerous parts in which her character was unstable or disreputable, including the [[Glenn Close]] role in ''[[Fatal Attraction]]''.<ref name=":0" /> In this period, she appeared in ''[[Empire of the Sun (film)|Empire of the Sun]]'' (1987). In an episode of the TV series ''[[The Storyteller (TV series)|The Storyteller]]'' ("The Three Ravens", 1988), she played a witch. Meanwhile, she returned in guest roles in one episode each in ''[[Blackadder the Third]]'' (1987) and ''[[Blackadder Goes Forth]]'' (1989). She returned to play Queenie in the Christmas special ''[[Blackadder's Christmas Carol]]'' (1988) and, later, a special edition for the millennium ''[[Blackadder: Back and Forth]]''.

Other television roles include Pamela Flitton in ''[[A Dance to the Music of Time]]'' (1997), Miss Gilchrist in ''[[St. Ives (1998 film)|St. Ives]]'' (1998), Bettina the interior decorator in ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'', [[Evil Queen|Queen Elspeth]], Snow White's stepmother, in ''[[Snow White: The Fairest of Them All]]'' (2001), and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] in ''[[The Lost Prince]]'' (2003).

[[File:Miranda Richardson 2 Met Opera 2010 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|right|Richardson at [[Metropolitan Opera]]'s 2010–2011 Season Opening Night of ''[[Das Rheingold]]'']]

Richardson has appeared in supporting roles in film, including [[Vanessa Bell]] in ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]'', [[Lady Van Tassel]] in ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' and Patsy Carpenter in ''[[The Evening Star]]''. She also won acclaim for her performances in ''[[The Crying Game]]'' and ''[[Enchanted April (1992 film)|Enchanted April]]'', for which she won a [[Golden Globe]]. She received [[Academy Award]] nominations for her performances in ''[[Damage (1992 film)|Damage]]'' and ''[[Tom & Viv]]''.

Her film credits also include ''[[Kansas City (1996 film)|Kansas City]]'' (1996), ''[[The Apostle]]'' (1997) and ''[[Wah-Wah (film)|Wah-Wah]]'' (2005). She voiced Mrs Tweedy, the main [[antagonist]], in the [[Aardman Animations|stop-motion]] animated film, ''[[Chicken Run]]'' (2000). In 2002, she performed a triple role in the thriller ''[[Spider (2002 film)|Spider]]''.

Richardson also appeared as Queen Rosalind of Denmark in ''[[The Prince and Me]]'' and as the [[ballet]] mistress [[Madame Giry]] in the film version of the [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] musical ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' (2004). In 2005, she appeared in the role of [[Rita Skeeter]], the toxic ''[[Harry Potter universe#The Daily Prophet|Daily Prophet]]'' journalist in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''. She also did the [[Voice acting|voice]] for Corky in ''[[The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky]]'' (2005), an Australian animated series for children. In 2006, she appeared in ''[[Gideon's Daughter]]''. She played [[Mrs Claus]] in the film ''[[Fred Claus]]'' (2007).

Richardson appeared in the BBC sitcom, ''[[The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle]]''.

In 2008, Richardson was cast in a leading role in the original [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] pilot, ''[[Rubicon (TV series)|Rubicon]]''. She plays [[Rubicon (TV series)#Characters|Katherine Rhumor]], a New York socialite who finds herself drawn into the central intrigue of a [[think tank]] after the death of her husband.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/trio-sneaking-up-amc-pilot-123861/ |title=Trio sneaking up on AMC pilot|magazine=Hollywood Reporter |access-date=1 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102221941/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i5a49077a0f8280a0cdca918a8d359cf4 |archive-date=2 January 2009 }}</ref>

Additionally, she played [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician [[Barbara Castle]] in the British film ''[[Made in Dagenham]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Singh |first=Anita |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/cannes-film-festival/5335785/Sally-Hawkins-to-star-in-strike-film-We-Want-Sex.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/cannes-film-festival/5335785/Sally-Hawkins-to-star-in-strike-film-We-Want-Sex.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Sally Hawkins to star in strike film We Want Sex |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=16 May 2009 |access-date=7 March 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2014, Richardson was cast as Queen Ulla in ''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]'', where she was to play the titular character's aunt, but her role was cut from the film during post-production.<ref name="StrombergMandatoryInterview">{{cite web|last=Bibbiani|first=William|title=Maleficent: Director Robert Stromberg on True Love and Reshoots|url=https://www.mandatory.com/culture/695289-maleficent-director-robert-stromberg-on-true-love-and-reshoots|work=Mandatory|access-date=1 January 2022|date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602060843/http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/695289-maleficent-director-robert-stromberg-on-true-love-and-reshoots|archive-date=2 June 2014}}</ref> In 2015, she played Sybil Birling in [[Helen Edmundson|Helen Edmundson's]] BBC One adaptation of [[J. B. Priestley|J. B. Priestley's]] ''[[An Inspector Calls (2015 TV film)|An Inspector Calls]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/inspector-calls|title=BBC – David Thewlis to lead cast of BBC One's adaptation of JB Priestley's An Inspector Calls |work=BBC Media Centre |date=30 January 2015 |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref> Richardson reprised her role as the voice of Mrs Tweedy in the 2023 film, ''[[Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2023-09-05 |title=Mrs. Tweedy Returns for More Fowl Play in 'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' Teaser |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget-teaser-trailer-1235581978/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

In 2015, she was cast as Emily Brent in BBC One's three-part adaptation of Dame Agatha Christie's 1939 novel "And Then There Were None."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06v2v52 | title=BBC One - and then There Were None }}</ref>