Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Tommy & Tuppence Tommy & Tuppence 2026 Testimony Testimony 2025 National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession 2025 & Sons ★ 5.8 & Sons 2025 Paddington in Peru ★ 6.8 Paddington in Peru 2024 Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget ★ 6.9 Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget 2023 The Canterville Ghost ★ 6.6 The Canterville Ghost 2023 Downton Abbey: A New Era ★ 7.2 Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 Victorian Britain on Film ★ 8.0 Victorian Britain on Film 2021 The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson ★ 10.0 The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson 2020 Amulet ★ 5.3 Amulet 2020 Alan Bennett's Talking Heads ★ 7.6 Alan Bennett's Talking Heads 2020 Trying ★ 7.6 Trying 2020 The Far Traveller ★ 7.5 The Far Traveller 2020 Flesh and Blood ★ 6.0 Flesh and Blood 2020 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil ★ 7.3 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 A Confession As Told By ITV News A Confession As Told By ITV News 2019 Downton Abbey ★ 7.1 Downton Abbey 2019 A Confession ★ 7.0 A Confession 2019 Finding Your Feet ★ 7.0 Finding Your Feet 2017 National Theatre Live: Follies ★ 8.0 National Theatre Live: Follies 2017 Paddington 2 ★ 7.5 Paddington 2 2017 Harry Potter: A History Of Magic ★ 7.3 Harry Potter: A History Of Magic 2017 National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ★ 6.2 National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 2017 Little Bird ★ 9.0 Little Bird 2017 The Crown ★ 8.2 The Crown 2016 Gypsy ★ 7.8 Gypsy 2015 That Day We Sang ★ 6.8 That Day We Sang 2014 Paddington ★ 7.1 Paddington 2014 Pride ★ 7.7 Pride 2014 Maleficent ★ 7.1 Maleficent 2014 Lily's Driftwood Bay ★ 4.0 Lily's Driftwood Bay 2014 Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time ★ 6.0 Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time 2013 The Girl ★ 6.1 The Girl 2012 London: The Modern Babylon ★ 6.4 London: The Modern Babylon 2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! ★ 6.5 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! 2012 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2012 Arthur Christmas ★ 6.8 Arthur Christmas 2011 The Awakening ★ 6.4 The Awakening 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ★ 7.7 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010 White Other ★ 6.0 White Other 2010 Another Year ★ 7.0 Another Year 2010 Psychoville Halloween Special Psychoville Halloween Special 2010 Alice in Wonderland ★ 6.6 Alice in Wonderland 2010 Taking Woodstock ★ 6.2 Taking Woodstock 2009 Psychoville ★ 6.9 Psychoville 2009 A Bunch of Amateurs ★ 5.7 A Bunch of Amateurs 2008 Big & Small ★ 7.7 Big & Small 2008 Three and Out ★ 5.5 Three and Out 2008 Clay ★ 5.2 Clay 2008 Cranford ★ 8.1 Cranford 2007 How About You... ★ 6.3 How About You... 2007 Where Have I Been All Your Life? Where Have I Been All Your Life? 2007 Guilty Hearts ★ 5.8 Guilty Hearts 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ★ 7.7 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 Freedom Writers ★ 7.9 Freedom Writers 2007 The Wind in the Willows ★ 5.8 The Wind in the Willows 2006 Live! Girls! Present Dogtown Live! Girls! Present Dogtown 2006 Shadow Man ★ 4.4 Shadow Man 2006 My Family and Other Animals ★ 6.4 My Family and Other Animals 2005 ShakespeaRe-Told ★ 7.4 ShakespeaRe-Told 2005 Nanny McPhee ★ 6.7 Nanny McPhee 2005 Fingersmith ★ 7.2 Fingersmith 2005 Doctor Who ★ 7.6 Doctor Who 2005 Vera Drake ★ 7.2 Vera Drake 2004 Bright Young Things ★ 6.3 Bright Young Things 2003 Little Britain ★ 7.1 Little Britain 2003 I'll Be There ★ 5.4 I'll Be There 2003 Strange ★ 7.8 Strange 2003 Blackball ★ 5.2 Blackball 2003 Cambridge Spies ★ 6.4 Cambridge Spies 2003 The Virgin of Liverpool ★ 3.5 The Virgin of Liverpool 2003 Crush ★ 5.6 Crush 2002 Murder ★ 4.3 Murder 2002 Ready ★ 10.0 Ready 2002 Another Life ★ 5.7 Another Life 2001 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings ★ 7.0 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings 2000 Rat ★ 6.0 Rat 2000 Chicken Run ★ 6.8 Chicken Run 2000 David Copperfield ★ 7.1 David Copperfield 1999