Imelda Staunton
Biografía
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 Olivier Awards; three for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her roles in the musicals Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and Gypsy, and one for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play for her work in both A Chorus of Disapproval and The Corn is Green. Her other stage appearances include The Beggar's Opera, The Wizard of Oz, Uncle Vanya, Guys and Dolls, Entertaining Mr Sloane, and Good People. She has been nominated for 13 Olivier Awards. On film, Staunton starred in Antonia and Jane; in several supporting roles in Kenneth Branagh's comedy Peter's Friends, his adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing; Ang Lee's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility; and the costume romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love. She drew critical acclaim for her performance in the title role in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actress, in addition to being nominated for Best Actress by the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. She later gained a wider audience for her portrayal as Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films The Order of the Phoenix and The Deathly Hallows - Part 1. She continued supporting roles in Nanny McPhee, reunited with Leigh in Another Year, and the film continuation of Downton Abbey. She portrayed human rights activist Hefina Headon in the historical film Pride, and starred in the British comedy Finding Your Feet. She also provided voice acting roles for the films Chicken Run, Arthur Christmas, and Paddington. On television, Staunton starred in the sitcoms Up the Garden Path and Is it Legal?. Her performance in My Family and Other Animals earned her a nomination for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress, while her roles in Return to Cranford and The Girl earned her BAFTA TV Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. For the latter, she was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. She portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the final two seasons of The Crown.
Filmografía
& Sons
Isabel (2026)
Testimony
Narrator (voice) (2025)
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession
Mrs Peggy Warren (2025)
Paddington: Aventura en la selva
Aunt Lucy (voice) (2024)
Chicken Run: Amanecer de los nuggets
Bunty (voice) (2023)
El fantasma de Canterville
Mrs Umney (voice) (2023)
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self (2022)
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Self (2022)
Downton Abbey: Una nueva era
Maud Bagshaw (2022)
Victorian Britain on Film
Narrator (2021)
Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion
Self (2021)
Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War
Self - Narrator (2021)
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
reader (2020)
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
Self - Readings (2020)
Amulet
Sister Claire (2020)
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Irene Ruddock (2020)
Ciclos
Penny (2020)
Guðríður víðförla
Narrator (2020)
Flesh and Blood
Mary Bennett (2020)
Maléfica: Maestra del mal
Knotgrass (2019)
A Confession As Told By ITV News
Imelda Staunton - Self / Karen Edwards (2019)
Downton Abbey
Maud Bagshaw (2019)
Una confesión
Karen Edwards (2019)
Bailando la vida
Sandra Abbott (2017)
National Theatre Live: Follies
Sally Durant Plummer (2017)
Paddington 2
Aunt Lucy (voice) (2017)
Harry Potter: una historia de magia
Narrator (2017)
National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Martha (2017)
Little Bird
First Officer Simpkins (2017)
The Crown
Queen Elizabeth II (2016)
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Self (2016)
Gypsy
Rose (2015)
That Day We Sang
Enid (2014)
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
Self (2014)
Paddington
Aunt Lucy (voice) (2014)
Pride (Orgullo)
Hefina (2014)
Maléfica
Knotgrass (2014)
Lily's Driftwood Bay
Rowena Rabbit (voice) (2014)
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Shrew (voice) (2013)
The Girl
Alma Reville Hitchcock (2012)
London: The Modern Babylon
Spoken Quotations (voice) (2012)
¡Piratas!
Queen Victoria (voice) (2012)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Mrs. Lovett (2012)
The Story of Musicals
Self – Narrator (voice) (2012)
Arthur Christmas: Operación regalo
Mrs Santa (voice) (2011)
La maldición de Rookford
Maud Hill (2011)
Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte - Parte 1
Dolores Umbridge (2010)
White Other
Lynne McDermott (2010)
Another Year
Janet (2010)
Psychoville Halloween Special
Grace Andrews (2010)
The Michael Ball Show
Self (2010)
Alicia en el País de las Maravillas
Talking Flowers (voice) (2010)
Destino: Woodstock
Sonia Teichberg (2009)
Psychoville
(2009)
Adapting Austen
Self (2009)
A Bunch of Amateurs
Mary (2008)
Big & Small
Twiba (voice, British version) (2008)
Three and Out
Rosemary Cassidy (2008)
Clay
Mary Doonan (2008)
Cranford
Miss Pole (2007)
Where Have I Been All Your Life?
Angela (2007)
La grandeza de vivir
Hazel Nightingale (2007)
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Self (2007)
Corazones culpables
Naomi (2007)
Harry Potter y la Orden del Fénix
Dolores Umbridge (2007)
The Graham Norton Show
Self (2007)
Diarios de la calle
Margaret Campbell (2007)
The Wind in the Willows
Barge Lady (2006)
Live! Girls! Present Dogtown
(2006)
Shadow Man
Ambassador Cochran (2006)
The One Show
Self (2006)
Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
Herself (2006)
Mi familia y otros animales
Mother (2005)
ShakespeaRe-Told
(2005)
La niñera mágica
Mrs. Blatherwick (2005)
Cambio de Identidad
Mrs. Sucksby (2005)
Doctor Who
Interface (voice) (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self (2005)
El secreto de Vera Drake
Vera Drake (2004)
Escándalo con clase
Lady Brown (2003)
Little Britain
Mrs. Mead (2003)
Asuntos de familia
Dr. Bridget (2003)
Strange
Reverend Mary Truegood (2003)
Blackball
Bridget (2003)
Espías de Cambridge
The Queen (2003)
La virgen de Liverpool
Sylvia Conlon (2003)
Mientras haya hombres
Janine (2002)
Murder
DCI Billie Dory (2002)
Ready
Naomi (2002)
Another Life
Ethel Graydon (2001)
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Mrs. Cottisloe (2000)
Mi vida como una rata
Conchita Flynn (2000)
Chicken Run: Evasión en la granja
Bunty (voice) (2000)
David Copperfield
Mrs. Micawber (1999)
Jack and the Beanstalk
Dilly (voice) (1999)
Shakespeare enamorado
Nurse (1998)
El patito feo
Scruffy (voice) (1997)
Los asesinatos de Midsomer
Christine Cooper (1997)
Remember Me?
Lorna (1997)
Noche de Reyes
Maria (1996)
The Adventures of Toad
Voice (1996)
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Elspeth / Rowena (voice) (1996)
The Wind in the Willows
Mother Squirrel (1995)
The Adventures of Mole
Voice (1995)
Sentido y sensibilidad
Charlotte Jennings Palmer (1995)
Is It Legal?
(1995)
The Pen
(1995)
Look at the State We're In!
Councillor Johnson (1995)
Ciudadano X
Mrs. Burakov (1995)
The Snow Queen
Ivy / Angorra (1995)
Mole's Christmas
(voices) (1994)
Consejos mortales
Beth Greenwood (1994)
If You See God, Tell Him
Muriel Spry (1993)
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Susan (1993)
Don't Leave Me This Way
Bridget Bennet (1993)
Mucho ruido y pocas nueces
Margaret (1993)
Roots
Jenny Beales (1992)
Los amigos de Peter
Mary Charleston (1992)
A Masculine Ending
Bridget Bennet (1992)
Performance
Jenny Beales (1991)
They Never Slept
The Producer (1991)
Yellowbacks
Cheryl Newman (1990)
Antonia and Jane
Jane Hartman (1990)
Up the Garden Path
(1990)
The Englishman's Wife
Stephanie (1990)
Historias de la cripta
Sarah (1989)
The Heat of the Day
Louie (1989)
Un poco de Fry y Laurie
(1989)
Thompson
Self (1988)
The Play on One
Cheryl Newman (1988)
Comrades
Betsy Loveless (1987)
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Polly Flinders (1987)
The Singing Detective
Staff Nurse White (1986)
Ladies in Charge
Edith (1986)
Screen Two
The Producer (1985)
Mundo Natural
Narrator (1983)
Easy Money
Mary Price (1982)
Playhouse
Mary Price (1974)
The Oscars
Self (1953)
Premios Globo de Oro
Self - Nominee (1944)