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Played an educational bureaucrat in two films in 2007: Freedom Writers and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. See more trivia »
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Filmography

Hide HideActress (85 titles)
2012 The Girl (TV movie)
Alma Reville Hitchcock
 
2011 Arthur Christmas
Mrs. Santa (voice)
 
2011 Doctor Who (TV series)
Interface
The Girl Who Waited (2011) … Interface (voice)
 
2010-2011 Psychoville (TV series)
Grace Andrews
The Hunt (2011) … Grace Andrews
Sunnyvale (2011) … Grace Andrews
Hancock (2011) … Grace Andrews
Dinner Party (2011) … Grace Andrews
 
2010 White Other (short)
Lynne McDermott
 
2007-2009 Cranford (TV mini-series)
Miss Octavia Pole
May 1843 (2007) … Miss Octavia Pole
April 1843 (2007) … Miss Octavia Pole
 
2008 A Bunch of Amateurs
Mary
 
2008 Big and Small (TV series)
Ruby / Twiba
The Big Sneeze (2008) … Ruby (voice) / Twiba (voice)
A Door for Small (voice)
A Piece of Cake (voice)
A Sound Idea (voice)
Bad Luck Machine (voice)
 
2008 Coming Up (TV series)
Mother
Lickle Bill Um (2008) … Mother
 
2008 A Deal Is a Deal
Rosemary Cassidy
 
2008 Clay (TV movie)
Mary Doonan
 
2007 Where Have I Been All Your Life? (short)
Angela
 
2006 The Wind in the Willows (TV movie)
Barge Lady
 
2006 Dogtown (TV series)
Gwen Gregson
Episode #1.4 (2006) … Gwen Gregson
 
2006 Shadow Man (video)
Ambassador Cochran
 
2006 Guilty Hearts
Naomi
 
2005 My Family and Other Animals (TV movie)
Mother
 
2005 Little Britain (TV series)
Mrs. Mead
Episode #3.6 (2005) … Mrs. Mead
Episode #3.5 (2005) … Mrs. Mead (uncredited)
Episode #3.4 (2005) … Mrs. Mead (uncredited)
Episode #3.3 (2005) … Mrs. Mead (uncredited)
Episode #3.2 (2005) … Mrs. Mead (uncredited)
 
2005 ShakespeaRe-Told (TV mini-series)
Polly
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005) … Polly
 
2005 Fingersmith (TV series)
Mrs. Sucksby
Episode #1.3 (2005) … Mrs. Sucksby
Episode #1.2 (2005) … Mrs. Sucksby
Episode #1.1 (2005) … Mrs. Sucksby
 
2004 Vera Drake
Vera
 
2004 Let's Write a Story (TV series documentary)
Mrs. Twit
 
2003 Blackball
Bridget
 
2003 Strange (TV series)
Reverend Mary Truegood
Incubus (2003) … Reverend Mary Truegood
 
2003 Cambridge Spies (TV mini-series)
The Queen
Episode #1.4 (2003) … The Queen
Episode #1.2 (2003) … The Queen
 
2003 Bright Young Things
Lady Brown
 
2003 The Virgin of Liverpool
Sylvia, Conlon
 
2002 Murder (TV movie)
DCI Billie Dory
 
2002 Ready (short)
Naomi
 
2001/I Crush
Janine
 
2001 Another Life
Ethel Graydon
 
1998-2000 The Canterbury Tales (TV series)
The Prioress
The Journey Back (2000) … The Prioress (voice)
Leaving London (1998) … The Prioress (voice)
 
2000 Rat
Conchita Flynn
 
2000 Chicken Run
Bunty (voice)
 
1999 David Copperfield (TV movie)
Mrs. Micawber
 
1999 Jack and the Beanstalk (video)
Dilly (voice)
 
1999 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Christine Cooper
Dead Man's Eleven (1999) … Christine Cooper
 
1995-1998 Is It Legal? (TV series)
Stella Phelps
1979 (1998) … Stella Phelps
Someone Is Lying (1998) … Stella Phelps
New Bloke (1998) … Stella Phelps
Glad to Be Colin (1998) … Stella Phelps
Big Desk Bob (1998) … Stella Phelps
 
1998 Shakespeare in Love
Nurse
 
1997 Remember Me?
Lorna
 
1997 The Ugly Duckling
Scruffy (voice)
 
1996 The Adventures of Toad (TV movie) (voice)
 
1996 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Sarah
About Face (1996) … Sarah
 
1996 The Snow Queen's Revenge
Elspeth/Rowena (voice)
 
1995 The Adventures of Mole (TV movie) (voice)
 
1995 Look at the State We're In! (TV mini-series)
Councillor Johnson
 
1995 Citizen X (TV movie)
Mrs. Burakova
 
1995 The Wind in the Willows (video)
Mother Squirrel (voice)
 
1995 The Snow Queen
Ivy/Angorra (voice)
 
1994 Mole's Christmas (TV short) (voice)
 
1994 Frank Stubbs (TV series)
Susan
Charity (1994) … Susan
 
1994 Deadly Advice
Beth Greenwood
 
1994 Woodcock (TV movie)
Edna
 
1993 If You See God, Tell Him (TV series)
Muriel Spry
Episode #1.4 (1993) … Muriel Spry
Episode #1.3 (1993) … Muriel Spry
Episode #1.2 (1993) … Muriel Spry
Episode #1.1 (1993) … Muriel Spry
 
1990-1993 Up the Garden Path (TV series)
Izzy
Episode #3.6 (1993) … Izzy
Episode #3.5 (1993) … Izzy
Episode #3.4 (1993) … Izzy
Episode #3.3 (1993) … Izzy
Episode #3.2 (1993) … Izzy
 
1992 Performance (TV series)
Roots (1992)
 
1992 A Masculine Ending (TV movie)
Bridget Bennet
 
1991 Screen Two (TV series)
The Producer
They Never Slept (1991) … The Producer
 
1990 The Play on One (TV series)
Cheryl Newman
Yellowbacks (1990) … Cheryl Newman
 
1990 Screenplay (TV series)
Jane Hartman / Stephanie
The Englishman's Wife (1990) … Stephanie
Antonia and Jane (1990) … Jane Hartman
 
1989 Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV series)
Polly Flinders
A Sleeping Life: Part Three (1989) … Polly Flinders
A Sleeping Life: Part Two (1989) … Polly Flinders
A Sleeping Life: Part One (1989) … Polly Flinders
 
1989 The Heat of the Day (TV movie)
Louie
 
1988 Thompson (TV series)
Various roles
Episode #1.6 (1988) … Various roles
Episode #1.5 (1988) … Various roles
Episode #1.4 (1988) … Various roles
Episode #1.3 (1988) … Various roles
Episode #1.2 (1988) … Various roles
 
1986 The Singing Detective (TV mini-series)
Staff Nurse White
Who Done It (1986) … Staff Nurse White
Pitter Patter (1986) … Staff Nurse White
Lovely Days (1986) … Staff Nurse White
Heat (1986) … Staff Nurse White
Skin (1986) … Staff Nurse White
 
1986 Ladies in Charge (TV series)
Edith
Double Act (1986) … Edith
 
1986 Comrades
Betsy Loveless
 
1982 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Mary Price
Easy Money (1982) … Mary Price
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1992 Peter's Friends (performer: "The Way You Look Tonight", "Roger's Coffee Commercial Jingle", "Orpheus In the Underworld")
 
1990 Up the Garden Path (TV series)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009 Peace, Love and Cinema (documentary short) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (36 titles)
2012 London - The Modern Babylon (documentary) (voice)
 
2012 The Jonathan Ross Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.9 (2012) … Herself
 
2012 The Story of Musicals (TV series documentary)
Herself - Narrator
Episode #1.3 (2012) … Herself - Narrator (voice)
Episode #1.2 (2012) … Herself - Narrator (voice)
Episode #1.1 (2012) … Herself - Narrator (voice)
 
2010 The Natural World (TV series documentary)
Herself - Presenter
Butterflies: A Very British Obsession (2010) … Herself - Presenter
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself - Actress
Episode dated 12 November 2010 (2010) … Herself - Actress
Episode dated 16 March 2010 (2010) … Herself - Actress
 
2010 The Michael Ball Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 16 September 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2009 Peace, Love and Cinema (documentary short)
Herself
 
2009 Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV series)
Herself
Imelda Staunton (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 26 September 2009 (2009) … Herself
Episode dated 23 May 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2005-2009 This Morning (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 4 February 2009 (2009) … Herself
Episode dated 19 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 18 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2008 Mike Leigh in Conversation (video)
Herself (also archive footage) / Vera (also archive footage)
 
2008 Film 2013 (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 15 January 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2007 The New Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #7.59 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Cartelera (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 7 July 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Herself
Little Britain (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Drama Connections (TV series documentary)
Herself
The Singing Detective (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
2005 Shootout (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.19 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 HARDtalk Extra (TV series)
Herself
Imelda Staunton (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.26 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
 
2005 The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture [Drama]
 
2005 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 4 January 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2004 The 2004 European Film Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress
 
2004 Today with Des and Mel (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 9 March 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2002 RI:SE (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 19 August 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
2000 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (TV special)
Mrs. Cottisloe
 
1997 The Laurence Olivier Awards 1997 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1996 The Animal Family (TV documentary)
Narrator - part 2 (voice)
 
1995 A Bit of Fry and Laurie (TV series)
Herself
Episode #4.3 (1995) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 60/90 (TV series)
 
2007 J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life (TV documentary)
Dolores Umbridge (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1984) Stage: Appeared (as "Janet") in "It's A Mad World My Masters". Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, England. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' (1.52 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

As Vera Drake, I feel Mike [director Mike Leigh] has used all of me as a dramatic actress, in a positive sense. See more »

Trivia:

Played an educational bureaucrat in two films in 2007: Freedom Writers and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn