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Miranda Richardson

Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an English actress who has worked in film, television and theatre.

After graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play ''Moving'', before being nominated for the 1987 Olivier Award for Best Actress for ''A Lie of the Mind''.

Her films include ''Empire of the Sun'', ''The Crying Game'', ''The Line, the Cross, and the Curve'', ''The Apostle'', ''Sleepy Hollow'', ''Chicken Run'', ''The Hours'', ''Spider'', ''The Phantom Of The Opera'', ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'', ''The Young Victoria'', ''Made in Dagenham'', ''Belle'', and ''Stronger''. Her television credits include ''Blackadder'', ''A Dance to the Music of Time'', ''Merlin'', ''The Lost Prince'', ''Gideon's Daughter'', the sitcom ''The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle'', ''Rubicon'' and ''Good Omens''.

Richardson has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Damage'' and the Academy Award for Best Actress for ''Tom & Viv''. A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ''Damage''. She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning twice for ''Enchanted April'' and the TV film ''Fatherland''. Provided by Wikipedia