Imelda Staunton
Acting
Born: Jan 09, 1956
From: Archway, London, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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, …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Bunty (voice) | 2023 | 6.933 |
| The Far Traveller | Narrator | 2020 | 7.5 |
| The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Queen Victoria (voice) | 2012 | 6.522 |
| Arthur Christmas | Mrs Santa (voice) | 2011 | 6.8 |
| Alice in Wonderland | Talking Flowers (voice) | 2010 | 6.639 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Dolores Umbridge | 2010 | 7.734 |
| Another Year | Janet | 2010 | 7.01 |
| Taking Woodstock | Sonia Teichberg | 2009 | 6.2 |
| Three and Out | Rosemary Cassidy | 2008 | 5.524 |
| A Bunch of Amateurs | Mary | 2008 | 5.7 |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Dolores Umbridge | 2007 | 7.672 |
| Freedom Writers | Margaret Campbell | 2007 | 7.919 |
| How About You... | Hazel Nightingale | 2007 | 6.2 |
| Guilty Hearts | Naomi | 2007 | 5.813 |
| Shadow Man | Ambassador Cochran | 2006 | 4.364 |
| The Wind in the Willows | Barge Lady | 2006 | 5.8 |
| Nanny McPhee | Mrs. Blatherwick | 2005 | 6.687 |
| My Family and Other Animals | Mother | 2005 | 6.442 |
| Vera Drake | Vera Drake | 2004 | 7.195 |
| Blackball | Bridget | 2003 | 5.236 |
| I'll Be There | Dr. Bridget | 2003 | 5.439 |
| Crush | Janine | 2002 | 5.637 |
| Chicken Run | Bunty (voice) | 2000 | 6.839 |
| Shakespeare in Love | Nurse | 1998 | 6.835 |
| Twelfth Night | Maria | 1996 | 6.979 |
| Sense and Sensibility | Charlotte Jennings Palmer | 1995 | 7.42 |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Margaret | 1993 | 6.946 |
| Peter's Friends | Mary Charleston | 1992 | 6.607 |
| Roots | Jenny Beales | 1992 | — |
| Yellowbacks | Cheryl Newman | 1990 | 8.0 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1956 |
| From | Archway, London, England, … |