| Richardson at the New York Comic Con for Good Omens in 2018 | |
| Film | 59 |
|---|---|
| Television | 67 |
| Theatre | 28 |
Miranda Richardson is an English actress who has worked in TV, films, and theatre.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Agony | Gudrun | TV series (1 episode: "From Here to Maternity") |
| 1982 | The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim | Chrissie Collin | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1983 | The Hard Word | Polly Wood | TV series (5 episodes) |
| Crown Court | Susan Palmer | TV series (1 episode: "A Matter of Trust") | |
| 1984 | Sorrell and Son | Lola | TV episode |
| 1985 | A Woman of Substance | Paula McGill Amory | TV miniseries (2 episodes) |
| The Death of the Heart | Daphne Heccomb | TV film | |
| 1986 | Blackadder II | Queenie | TV series (6 episodes) [55] [56] [57] |
| Saturday Live | "Third Man" Actress | TV series (1 episode) | |
| Shades of Darkness | Gina | TV series (1 episode: "The Demon Lover") | |
| Unnatural Causes | Anne Forrest | TV series (1 episode: "Lost Property") | |
| 1987 | After Pilkington | Penny | TV film Nominated—BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress |
| The South Bank Show | Mary Shelley | TV series (1 episode: "Frankenstein and Dracula") | |
| Blackadder the Third | Amy Hardwood | TV series (1 episode: "Amy and Amiability") | |
| 1988 | Sweet as You Are | Julia Perry | TV film Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance – Female |
| A Night of Comic Relief | Woman with Phone | TV special | |
| The Master Builder | Hilde Wangel | TV film | |
| The Storyteller | Witch | TV series (1 episode: "The Three Ravens") | |
| Mountain Language | Young Woman | TV version of stage play | |
| Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Queen Elizabeth I / Queen Asphyxia XIX | TV special | |
| 1989 | A Night of Comic Relief 2 | "Fatal Overacting" Actress | |
| Blackadder Goes Forth | Nurse Mary Fletcher-Brown | TV series (1 episode: "General Hospital") | |
| Cracking Up | Mary Wollstonecraft | TV series (1 episode: "The Rights of Man and the Wrongs of Woman") | |
| Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage | Early Bird | TV film | |
| Smith and Jones | Meryl Catty | TV series (3 episodes) | |
| 1990 | 10x10 | Olivia | TV series (1 episode: "Secret Friends") |
| Die Kinder | Sidonie Reiger | TV series (6 episodes) [58] [59] | |
| 1990–1993 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Various characters | TV series (4 episodes) [55] |
| 1991 | Redemption | Valerie Paris | TV film |
| Old Times | Anna | TV film [60] | |
| 1992 | Mr. Wakefield's Crusade | Sandra | TV series (1 episode) |
| The True Adventures of Christopher Columbus | Queen Isabella | TV miniseries (4 episodes) | |
| 1993 | Saturday Night Live | Host | TV series (1 episode: "Miranda Richardson/Soul Asylum") |
| 1994 | Fatherland | Charlie Maguire | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film [61] [62] |
| 1994–2004 | Absolutely Fabulous | Bettina | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 1996 | Saint-Ex | Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry | TV film |
| 1997 | A Dance to the Music of Time | Pamela Flitton | TV miniseries (2 episodes) Nominated—BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress Nominated—Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance – Female |
| 1998 | The Scold's Bridle | Dr Sarah Blakeney | TV miniseries (2 episodes) |
| Merlin | Queen Mab / Lady of the Lake | TV miniseries (2 episodes) Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | |
| Ted and Ralph | Henrietta Blough-Pendleton | TV special | |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland | Queen of Hearts / Society Woman | TV film |
| St. Ives | Miss Gilchrist | ||
| The Big Brass Ring | Dinah Pellarin | TV film Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | |
| Blackadder: Back & Forth | Lady Elizabeth / Queen Elizabeth I (Queenie) | TV special | |
| 2001 | The Fantastic Flying Journey | Lucretia Moore | TV series (13 episodes) Voice only |
| Snow White: The Fairest of Them All | Queen Elspeth | TV film [63] | |
| 2003 | The Lost Prince | Queen Mary | TV miniseries (2 episodes) Nominated—BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television [64] |
| Comic Relief: The Big Hair Do | Hermione Granger | TV special | |
| 2005–2006 | The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill | Corky the Horse | TV series (26 episodes) Voice only |
| 2006 | Gideon's Daughter | Stella | TV film Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film [65] [66] |
| Merlin's Apprentice | Lady of the Lake | TV miniseries (2 episodes) | |
| 2007 | The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle | Helena | TV series (6 episodes) |
| 2010 | Rubicon | Katherine Rhumor | TV series (13 episodes) [67] |
| 2012 | Dead Boss | Jo | TV series (1 episode) |
| Parade's End | Mrs. Wannop | TV miniseries (5 episodes) [68] | |
| World Without End | Mother Cecilia | TV series (6 episodes) | |
| 2014 | Psychobitches | Enid Blyton | TV series (1 episode) |
| The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm | Miss Blitherington | TV special | |
| Mapp and Lucia | Miss Elizabeth Mapp | TV miniseries (3 episodes) [69] [70] [71] [72] | |
| 2015 | Casanova | Marquise d'Urfe | TV pilot |
| An Inspector Calls | Sybil Birling | TV film | |
| And Then There Were None | Miss Emily Brent | TV miniseries (2 episodes) [73] | |
| 2016 | Walliams and Friend [74] | Various | TV series (1 episode: "Miranda Richardson") |
| 2016–2018 | Danger Mouse | Queen of Weevils | TV series (3 episodes) Voice only |
| 2018 | Girlfriends | Sue Thackery | TV series (6 episodes) [75] |
| 2019 | Pinky Malinky | Pinky's Grandma | TV series (3 episodes) Voice only |
| Curfew | Lou Collins | TV series (7 episodes) [76] | |
| 2019, 2023 | Good Omens | Madame Tracy / Shax | 11 episodes |
| 2021 | Modern Love | Jane | TV series (1 episode: "Strangers on a (Dublin) Train") |
| 2022 | Fate: The Winx Saga | Rosalind | Main role (season 2) |
| 2025 | The Last Anniversary | Rose | 6 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savage Amusement | Hazel | Derby Playhouse, Lancaster | |||
| 1978 | Stags and Hens | Linda | [77] | ||
| All My Sons | Ann | [78] | |||
| Sisterly Feelings | Brenda | ||||
| Ten Times Table | Phillipa | Library Theatre, Manchester | |||
| Whose Life Is It Anyway? | Kay Sadler | ||||
| Play It Again, Sam | Linda Christie | ||||
| Tom Jones | Sophie Western | ||||
| Educating Rita | Rita | Haymarket Theatre, Leicester | |||
| 1981 | Moving | Jane Gladwin | Queen's Theatre | ||
| 1983 | The Table of the Two Horseman | Katie Wyld | Bristol Theatre Royal | ||
| 1983 | The Maids | Madame | Bristol New Vic | ||
| 1983 | Insignificance | The Actress | |||
| 1984 | Life of Einstein | The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster | |||
| 1985 | Edmond | Glenna | Newcastle | ||
| 1987 | A Lie of the Mind | Beth | Royal Court Theatre, West End | [78] | Nominated - Olivier Award for Best Actress |
| 1988 | The Changeling | Beatrice-Joanna | |||
| 1988 | Mountain Language | Young Woman | (Lyttelton) National Theatre, West End | ||
| 1990 | Etta Jenks | Etta Jenks | Royal Court Theatre, West End | [78] | |
| 1996 | The Designated Mourner | Judy | Royal National Theatre, West End | [79] | |
| 1996 | Orlando | Orlando | 50th Edinburgh International Festival | ||
| 1999 | Aunt Dan and Lemon | Aunt Dan | Almeida Theatre, Islington, London | ||
| 2002 | The Play What I Wrote | Herself | Wyndham's Theatre, West End | ||
| 2005 | Comic Aid 2005 | Herself | Carling Apollo, West End | ||
| 2005 | One Knight Only | Herself | Theatre Royal, Haymarket, West End | ||
| 2009 | Grasses of a thousand colours | Cerise | Royal Court Theatre | [80] | |
| 2019 | La fille du régiment | Duchesse de Crakentorp | Royal Opera House |