Imelda Staunton

Acting · Born 1956-01-09 in Archway, London, England, UK

Biography

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 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…

Filmography

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Dolores Umbridge
• Freedom Writers as Margaret Campbell
• Sense and Sensibility as Charlotte Jennings Palmer
• Vera Drake as Vera Drake
• Much Ado About Nothing as Margaret
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Dolores Umbridge
• Another Year as Janet
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Bunty (voice)
• Maleficent as Knotgrass
• Downton Abbey: A New Era as Maud Bagshaw

TV

• Tales from the Crypt as Sarah
• Doctor Who as Interface (voice)
• A Bit of Fry & Laurie
• The Crown as Queen Elizabeth II
• Midsomer Murders as Christine Cooper
• Is It Legal?
• Performance as Jenny Beales
• Strange as Reverend Mary Truegood
• If You See God, Tell Him as Muriel Spry
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Polly Flinders