Biography
Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born 9 January 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.
Filmography
all 125
Movies 87
TV Shows 38
Voice 13
self 12
Narrator 3
Producer 1
Paddington in Peru (2024)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
The Canterville Ghost (2023)
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (2022)
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War (2021)
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson (2020)
Amulet (2020)
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Trying (2020)
The Far Traveller (2020)
Flesh and Blood (2020)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
A Confession As Told By ITV News (2019)
Downton Abbey (2019)
A Confession (2019)
Finding Your Feet (2017)
National Theatre Live: Follies (2017)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic (2017)
National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2017)
Little Bird (2017)
The Crown (2016)
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me (2016)
Gypsy (2015)
That Day We Sang (2014)
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made (2014)
Paddington (2014)
Pride (2014)
Maleficent (2014)
Lily's Driftwood Bay (2014)
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time (2013)
The Girl (2012)
London: The Modern Babylon (2012)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2012)
The Story of Musicals (2012)
Arthur Christmas (2011)
The Awakening (2011)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
White Other (2010)
Another Year (2010)
Psychoville Halloween Special (2010)
The Michael Ball Show (2010)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Taking Woodstock (2009)
Psychoville (2009)
A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)
Three and Out (2008)
Big & Small (2008)
Clay (2008)
Cranford (2007)
How About You... (2007)
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (2007)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Freedom Writers (2007)
The Wind in the Willows (2006)
Live!Girls! present Dogtown (2006)
Shadow Man (2006)
Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image (2006)
Guilty Hearts (2006)
My Family and Other Animals (2005)
ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
Nanny McPhee (2005)
Drama Connections (2005)
Fingersmith (2005)
Doctor Who (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Vera Drake (2004)
Bright Young Things (2003)
I'll Be There (2003)
Strange (2003)
Blackball (2003)
Cambridge Spies (2003)
The Virgin of Liverpool (2003)
Murder (2002)
Murder (2002)
Crush (2001)
Another Life (2001)
Rat (2001)
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)
Poultry in Motion: The Making of 'Chicken Run' (2000)
Chicken Run (2000)
David Copperfield (1999)
Jack and the Beanstalk (1999)
The Canterbury Tales (1998)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
The Ugly Duckling (1997)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
Remember Me? (1997)
Twelfth Night (1996)
The Adventures of Toad (1996)
The Adventures of Mole (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Is It Legal? (1995)
Look at the State We're In! (1995)
Citizen X (1995)
The Snow Queen (1995)
Mole's Christmas (1994)
Deadly Advice (1994)
If You See God, Tell Him (1993)
Frank Stubbs Promotes (1993)
Don't Leave Me This Way (1993)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Roots (1992)
Peter's Friends (1992)
A Masculine Ending (1992)
Performance (1991)
They Never Slept (1991)
Yellowbacks (1990)
Up the Garden Path (1990)
The Englishman's Wife (1990)
Antonia and Jane (1990)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
The Heat of the Day (1989)
A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989)
Thompson (1988)
Comrades (1987)
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
The Singing Detective (1986)
Ladies in Charge (1986)
Natural World (1983)
Easy Money (1982)
The Oscars (1953)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1956-01-09 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
SpouseJim Carter
ChildrenBessie Carter
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesLondon, United Kingdom
Also Known AsΙμέλντα Στόντον, Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton, 艾美达·斯丹顿
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film, London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, European Film Award for Best Actress, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
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