Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson is, for me, a masterclass in range. She can float through comedy like Blackadder, then turn around and deliver chilling, award-winning dramatic work that earned her BAFTA and Golden Globe honors. Her theatre training shows in every performance, a spine of discipline beneath even her wildest characterizations. What I admire most is her refusal to brand herself, vanishing into each role so completely that you forget the actress and remember only the person on screen. She is the quiet, chameleonic kind of talent I value far above flashier stars, a true emblem of British acting's deep bench.

Name (English)

Miranda Richardson

Name (Japanese)

ミランダ・リチャードソン

Reading

みらんだ・りちゃーどそん

Born

March 3, 1958 (age 68)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

Origin

Southport, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / stage actor / film actor

High school

Greenbank High School

Awards & achievements

• 1993 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
• 1993 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
• 1995 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

• Official sitehttps://www.miranda-richardson.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda%20Richardson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229241

Tags

• actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-16

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