Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

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Miranda Richardson was born on Mar 03, 1958 in UK. Miranda Richardson's big-screen debut came with A Woman of Substance - Season 1 directed by Don Sharp in 1985. Miranda Richardson is known for Good Omens directed by Douglas Mackinnon, David Tennant stars as Crowley and Michael Sheen as Aziraphale. Miranda Richardson has got 18 awards and 42 nominations so far. The most recent award Miranda Richardson achieved is London Critics Circle Film Awards. The upcoming new movie Miranda Richardson plays is The Magician's Elephant which will be released on Mar 17, 2023.

Miranda Richardson was born in Southport, Lancashire, England on March 3, 1958, to Marian Georgina (Townsend) and William Alan Richardson, a marketing executive. She has one sister, eight years her senior. Her parents and sister are not involved in the performing arts. At an early age she performed in school plays, having shown a talent and desire to "turn herself into" other people. She has referred to it as "an emotional fusion; you think yourself into them". This mimicry could be of school friends or film stars.She left school (Southport High School for Girls) at the age of 17, and originally intended becoming a vet. She also considered studying English literature in college, but decided to concentrate on drama and enrolled at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (as did many well-known British actors). After three years she graduated and moved into repertory theatre. She became affiliated with the Library Theatre in Manchester in 1979, where she became an assistant stage manager. She obtained her Equity card, and after several regional productions, first appeared on the London stage (Moving at Queens Theatre) in 1981. British television roles soon followed, and then film.Since then, Miranda has moved into the international arena, and has made films in America, France and Spain. Television work (on both sides of the Atlantic) continues, as does some stage work. Her roles are diverse, but powerful and engaging. She has been quoted as stating "what I basically like is doing things I haven't done before" and this continually comes through in the variety of roles she has played in her career. She is also selective in the roles she takes, being uninterested in performing in the standard Hollywood fare, and preferring more offbeat roles. She was approached to play the Glenn Close role in Liaison fatale (1987), but found it "regressive in its attitudes". Her attitude is summed up by a quote from an interview that appeared in the New York Times (Dec 27 1992): "I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting. And if that's the choice I have to make, I think I've already made it".According to "1994 Current Biography Yearbook", she resides in South London with her two Siamese cats, Otis and Waldo. She has now moved to West London. Her hobbies include drawing, walking, gardening, fashion, falconry, and music. She, by her own admission, is a loner and lives rather modestly. An actor who studied with Ms Richardson at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre in the late 1970s described her as "a strong minded, specially gifted, rather pretty young woman who enjoys wearing jewelry. She wore toe rings, which in the late 1970s and especially in England, were a rarity and considered rather racy." He also remarked on her drive, even then, to be an actress of the highest caliber.

  • Birthday

    Mar 03, 1958
  • Place of Birth

    Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Also known

    Miranda Jane Richardson

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Awards

18 wins & 42 nominations

London Critics Circle Film Awards
2015
Winner - Dilys Powell Award
1994
British Actress of the Year
Winner - ALFS Award
Hamptons International Film Festival
2005
For her acting career.
Winner - Golden Starfish Award for Career Achievement
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