Recent Events

At the premiere of 'Warhorse', London, 8th Jan 2012

at the premiere of 'Turtle the Incredible Journey'
Seaworld, San Diego, 21st June 2011

Latest Film
“Made in Dagenham” as Barbara Castle

SITE UPDATED 16th May 2012

SITE NEWS - added news of Belle

Belle
Miranda has joined the cast of this movie to be directed by BAFTA winning director Amma Asante. The film is based on the true story of a mixed-race girl raised as an aristocratic lady in Blighty at the end of the 18th century. It also stars Tom Wilkinson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sarah Gadon and Sam Claflin.

Maleficent
Miranda has been announced as part of the cast of this Disney movie. The film, a live-action fantasy that explores the origins of the evil fairy Maleficent and what led her to curse Princess Aurora in Disney's animated classic "Sleeping Beauty," is already set to star Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning. Other cast members announced are Kenneth Cranham, Lesley Manville, Sam Riley and Imelda Staunton. Miranda will play Queen Ulla, a fairy queen who is Maleficent’s aunt -- and dislikes her niece. Maleficent is scheduled to hit US cinemas on March 14, 2014.

Parade's End
Miranda is currently filming a new TV series for BBC2/HBO called 'Parades End'. This five-part series also stars Rupert Everett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall and Anne-Marie Duff. Based on a series of 4 novels by Ford Madox Ford it is adapted by Tom Stoppard for TV. The series is a historical drama, set between the last years of the Edwardian era and the end of the first World War, and centres on a British politician and his political and romantic affairs. The series will be screened in the UK in Autumn 2012.

World Without End
Miranda has been cast in this new TV series, which is a sequel to Ken Follett's 'Pillars of the Earth'.
Set in England 200 years after the events in Pillars, World chronicles tough times for ordinary citizens who are being hit with enormous taxes by the King, the Church as England teeters on the brink of a devastating 100-year war with France, and Europe is bracing for a terrible plague, which will wipe out a third of the continent's population. Miranda will play the strong and determined Mother Cecilia.
Filming on the miniseries will take five months. It begins July 11 in Hungary, where the producers created a 12,000-square-meter backlot and built a whole medieval town and bridges, with additional location shoots in Slovakia and Austria. No screening date has been mentioned yet.
An official website has been launched at http://www.world-without-end.tv/

A Place of Only Sky
Miranda has been cast in this new movie which is set to be filmed in South Africa. The film is the story of the Aboke kidnappings in Uganda in 1996.

Recent work: -
Elizabeth Taylor - Auction of a Lifetime
Miranda was the narrator of this Channel 4 documentary which screened on Wednesday April 18th 2012. This feature-length documentary explores Elizabeth Taylor's extraordinary life story through some of her most precious possessions, which feature in landmark auctions in New York and London.

The History of Titus Groan
This BBC Radio 4 series was broadcast as the Sunday Classic Serial. It started on July 10th 2011 and ran for 6 episodes. Miranda played the role of Gertrude.

Turtle the Incredible Journey
This film, which Miranda narrates, was premiered in the USA at SeaWorld, San Diego. Miranda actively promoted the film, attending the premiere, and assisting in returning a turtle recovered from injuries to the ocean. Pictures are in the gallery.

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Welcome to Miranda Online - the Miranda Richardson Appreciation Page. Miranda has been a well-respected and admired actress since her debut movie performance in 'Dance With a Stranger' in 1985. Since then she has worked in a variety of movie, television and stage roles, using her skill to always immerse herself in the character she is playing to make it totally believable. Working in many different genres; comedy, drama, fantasy, historical, and straight voice work, she is impossible to typecast. High profile roles such as Mme Giry in 'Phantom of the Opera', Vanessa Bell in 'The Hours', Lady van Tassel in 'Sleepy Hollow' and Queenie in the ever popular 'Blackadder' have brought her widespread recognition. But she also excels in smaller roles, has appeared in many independent films, in films made in countries with smaller movie industries such as Canada and Australia, in radio productions, and uses her versatile voice in a number of audio books, including the popular 'Horrid Henry' series.

This site attempts to chronicle all the work Miranda Richardson has undertaken in her varied career.

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