Person · Actress · Active since 1979
Miranda Richardson
b. 1958, Southport
British actress, born in Southport. Won the Golden Globe for Best Actress, Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Appeared in 44 films on this site, including Maleficent (2014), The Hours (2002) and Empire of the Sun (1987). Of the actors and directors on this site, Miranda Richardson shares the most films with Jim Broadbent (3 films), Emily Watson (3) and Michael Caine (2) (180 in all).
Richardson has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Damage and the Academy Award for Best Actress for Tom & Viv.
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Her other films include Empire of the Sun, The Crying Game, Sleepy Hollow, The Hours, and Spider.
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Partners by shared films
Who Miranda Richardson made films with
Directors
One film together
- Empire of the Sun 1987Steven Spielberg
- Damage 1992Louis Malle
- The Crying Game 1992Neil Jordan
- The Line, the Cross and the Curve 1993Kate Bush
- Kansas City 1996Robert Altman
- The Apostle 1997Robert Duvall
- Sleepy Hollow 1999Tim Burton
- Spider 2002David Cronenberg
- The Hours 2002Stephen Daldry
- The Phantom of the Opera 2004Joel Schumacher
- Wah-Wah 2005Richard E. Grant
- Puffball 2007Nicolas Roeg
Co-stars
- 3Jim Broadbent actorEnchanted April, The Crying Game, The Young Victoria
- 3Emily Watson actressWah-Wah, Belle, Testament of Youth
- 2Michael Caine actorGet Carter, The Actors
- 2Willem Dafoe actorTom & Viv, The Night and the Moment
- 2John Malkovich actorEmpire of the Sun, The Yellow Tie
- 2Michael Gambon actorSleepy Hollow, The Actors
5 more partners with two or more films
One film together
- Dance with a Stranger 1985Ian Holm, Rupert Everett
- The Innocent 1985Liam Neeson
- Underworld 1985Denholm Elliott
- Eat the Rich 1987Sandie Shaw, Jennifer Saunders
- Empire of the Sun 1987Christian Bale, Ben Stiller, Joe Pantoliano
- Twisted Obsession 1989Jeff Goldblum
- The Bachelor 1990Max von Sydow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mario Adorf, Keith Carradine
- Damage 1992Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, David Thewlis, Leslie Caron, Peter Stormare
- Enchanted April 1992Alfred Molina, Joan Plowright
- The Crying Game 1992Forest Whitaker, Stephen Rea
- Century 1993Clive Owen, Charles Dance
- Tom & Viv 1994Rosemary Harris
- The Night and the Moment 1995Lena Olin, Jean-Claude Carrière
- Kansas City 1996Harry Belafonte, Steve Buscemi, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dermot Mulroney
- Saint-Ex 1996Daniel Craig, Bruno Ganz, Alex Kingston
- The Evening Star 1996Jack Nicholson, Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis, Ben Johnson
- The Apostle 1997Farrah Fawcett, Billy Bob Thornton, June Carter Cash, Walton Goggins
- The Designated Mourner 1997Mike Nichols
- Sleepy Hollow 1999Johnny Depp, Christopher Lee, Christina Ricci, Martin Landau, Richard Griffiths, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Casper Van Dien, Ian McDiarmid
- The Big Brass Ring 1999William Hurt, Irène Jacob, Nigel Hawthorne
- Get Carter 2000Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, Alan Cumming, Tom Sizemore, Rachael Leigh Cook, John C. McGinley, Gretchen Mol, Rhona Mitra
- Spider 2002Ralph Fiennes, Lynn Redgrave
- The Hours 2002Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Ed Harris, Claire Danes, John C. Reilly, Allison Janney, Jeff Daniels, Toni Collette, Stephen Dillane
- Falling Angels 2003Katharine Isabelle
- The Actors 2003Lena Headey
- The Rage in Placid Lake 2003Rose Byrne
- Churchill: The Hollywood Years 2004Neve Campbell, Christian Slater
- The Phantom of the Opera 2004Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler, Minnie Driver, Patrick Wilson, Ciarán Hinds, Kevin McNally
- The Prince and Me 2004Julia Stiles
- Wah-Wah 2005Nicholas Hoult, Julie Walters
- Provoked 2006Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Nandita Das
- Southland Tales 2006Dwayne Johnson, Justin Timberlake, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amy Poehler, Mandy Moore, Christopher Lambert, Kevin Smith, Wallace Shawn, Seann William Scott, Jon Lovitz, Janeane Garofalo
- Fred Claus 2007Rachel Weisz, Kevin Spacey, Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Banks, Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Dylan Minnette, Ludacris, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
- Puffball 2007Donald Sutherland, Kelly Reilly
- Spinning into Butter 2008Sarah Jessica Parker, Beau Bridges
- The Young Victoria 2009Emily Blunt, Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Princess Beatrice of York, Thomas Kretschmann, Rupert Friend, Julian Glover, Michiel Huisman
- Made in Dagenham 2010Bob Hoskins, Rosamund Pike, Richard Schiff, Sally Hawkins, Andrew Lincoln, Danny Huston, Andrea Riseborough
- Belle 2013Tom Felton, Tom Wilkinson, Matthew Goode, Sarah Gadon, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Maleficent 2014Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Sharlto Copley, Ella Purnell, Sam Riley
- Testament of Youth 2014Taron Egerton, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Hayley Atwell, Dominic West, Colin Morgan, Jonathan Bailey
- Churchill 2017Brian Cox, John Slattery
- iBoy 2017Maisie Williams
- The Yellow Tie 2025Sean Bean
Films in this guide
Best known
- Maleficent 2014actress
- The Hours 2002actress
- Empire of the Sun 1987actress, as Mrs. Victor
- Sleepy Hollow 1999actress, as Lady Mary Van Tassel
- The Crying Game 1992actress
- The Phantom of the Opera 2004actress
1980s
- Dance with a Stranger (1985)actress
- The Innocent (1985)actress
- Underworld (1985)actress
- Eat the Rich (1987)actress
- Empire of the Sun (1987)actress, as Mrs. Victor
- Twisted Obsession (1989)actress
1990s
- The Bachelor (1990)actress
- Damage (1992)actress
- Enchanted April (1992)actress
- The Crying Game (1992)actress
- Century (1993)actress
- The Line, the Cross and the Curve (1993)actress
- Tom & Viv (1994)actress
- The Night and the Moment (1995)actress
- Kansas City (1996)actress
- Saint-Ex (1996)actress
- The Evening Star (1996)actress, as Patsy Carpenter
- The Apostle (1997)actress
- The Designated Mourner (1997)actress
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)actress, as Lady Mary Van Tassel
- The Big Brass Ring (1999)actress
2000s
- Get Carter (2000)actress
- Spider (2002)actress
- The Hours (2002)actress
- Falling Angels (2003)actress
- The Actors (2003)actress
- The Rage in Placid Lake (2003)actress
- Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)actress
- The Phantom of the Opera (2004)actress
- The Prince and Me (2004)actress
- Wah-Wah (2005)actress
- Provoked (2006)actress
- Southland Tales (2006)actress
- Fred Claus (2007)actress
- Puffball (2007)actress
- Spinning into Butter (2008)actress
- The Young Victoria (2009)actress, as the Duchess of Kent
2010s
- Made in Dagenham (2010)actress
- Belle (2013)actress, as Lady Ashford
- Maleficent (2014)actress
- Testament of Youth (2014)actress, as Miss Lorimer
- Churchill (2017)actress
- iBoy (2017)actress, as Nan
2020s
- The Yellow Tie (2025)actress