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+ | |name = Imelda Staunton |
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|birthname=Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton |
|birthname=Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton |
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− | |born=[[9 January]], [[ |
+ | |born=[[9 January]], [[1956]]<br /> |
− | [[London]], [[England]], |
+ | [[London]], [[England]], [[Great Britain]] |
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|nationality=[[Great Britain|British]] |
|nationality=[[Great Britain|British]] |
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− | |residence= |
+ | |residence=[[London]] |
|gender=Female |
|gender=Female |
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− | |eyes= |
+ | |eyes=Blue |
− | |hair= |
+ | |hair=Brown |
|height=5' |
|height=5' |
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− | |family=Jim Carter (husband) |
+ | |family=Jim Carter (husband) <br /> Bessie Carter (daughter) |
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|website= |
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|yearsactive=([[1982]]—) |
|yearsactive=([[1982]]—) |
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− | |harrypotterrole=[[Dolores Umbridge]] |
+ | |harrypotterrole=*[[Dolores Umbridge]] |
+ | *[[Umbridge on Unicycle]] (voiced) |
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− | |notableroles=* ''Taking Woodstock'' ([[2009]]) |
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+ | |notableroles=*''Taking Woodstock'' ([[2009]]) |
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+ | *''Nanny McPhee'' ([[2005]]) |
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+ | *''Vera Drake'' ([[2004]]) |
+ | *''Chicken Run'' ([[2000]]) |
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*''Shakespeare In Love'' ([[1998]]) |
*''Shakespeare In Love'' ([[1998]]) |
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*''Much Ado About Nothing'' ([[1993]]) |
*''Much Ado About Nothing'' ([[1993]]) |
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*''Peter's Friends'' ([[1992]]) |
*''Peter's Friends'' ([[1992]]) |
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− | |academyawards= |
+ | |academyawards= Best Actress nomination (''Vera Drake'', 2004) |
+ | |emmyawards= Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie nomination (''The Girl'', 2012) |
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− | '''Imelda Staunton''' is a [[Great Britain|British]] actress who portrays [[Dolores Umbridge]] in |
+ | '''Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton''' is a [[Great Britain|British]] actress who portrays [[Dolores Umbridge]] in {{OOTP|FA}} and {{DH|F1}}.<ref>[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/7/14/heyman-imelda-staunton-to-return-as-umbridge-for-deathly-hallows Heyman: Imelda Staunton to Return as Umbridge for Deathly Hallows]</ref> She also voiced the [[Umbridge on Unicycle]] (though archive sound) in {{HBP|FA}}. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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− | Staunton is a well-respected, multiple award-winning actress. She has won the Laurence Olivier theatre award twice, received an Academy Award nomination and is an associate member of RADA. She has appeared in countless theatre productions, films and television shows, including; ''Much Ado About Nothing'' ([[1993]]), ''Sense and Sensibility'' ([[1995]]), ''Shakespeare in |
+ | Staunton is a well-respected, multiple award-winning actress. She has won the Laurence Olivier theatre award twice, received an Academy Award nomination and is an associate member of RADA. She has appeared in countless theatre productions, films and television shows, including; ''Much Ado About Nothing'' ([[1993]], directed by [[Kenneth Branagh]] and co-starring Branagh, [[Emma Thompson]], and music scored by [[Patrick Doyle]]), ''Sense and Sensibility'' ([[1995]], also starring Emma Thompson, [[Robert Hardy]], [[Gemma Jones]], [[Alan Rickman]], [[Elizabeth Spriggs]], and [[Sophie Thompson]]), ''Shakespeare in Love'' ([[1998]]), ''Vera Drake'' ([[2004]]), and ''Nanny McPhee'' ([[2005]]). In [[2012]], Staunton played the lead role of Mrs Lovett in the West End revival of ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street''. |
− | In [[1999]], she played Mrs Micawber in David Copperfield, which [[Daniel Radcliffe]] starred in as young David Copperfield. |
+ | In [[1999]], she played Mrs Micawber in David Copperfield, which [[Daniel Radcliffe]] starred in as young David Copperfield. She reprised her antagonist role as the voice of [[w:c:villains:Queen Victoria|Queen Victoria]] in ''{{wplink|The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists!}}'', co-starring [[David Tennant]] and [[Brendan Gleeson]]. |
+ | She narrated the hour-long documentary, ''[[Harry Potter: A History of Magic (documentary)|Harry Potter: A History of Magic]]'', on BBC Two. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{IMDb name|0001767|Imelda Staunton}} |
*{{IMDb name|0001767|Imelda Staunton}} |
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+ | *{{wikilink|Imelda Staunton}} |
− | *[http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/imelda_staunton_biog.html Imelda Staunton Biography] |
+ | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050308080414/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/imelda_staunton_biog.html Imelda Staunton Biography] (Archived from [http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/imelda_staunton_biog.html the original] March 8, 2005) |
==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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+ | [[Category:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 actors]] |
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+ | [[Category:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince actors]] |
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+ | [[Category:Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix actors]] |
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+ | [[Category:Narrators (real-world)]] |
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+ | [[Category:Voice actors (real-world)]] |
Latest revision as of 02:25, 7 January 2024
Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton is a British actress who portrays Dolores Umbridge in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.[1] She also voiced the Umbridge on Unicycle (though archive sound) in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Personal life
Imelda Staunton was born to Joseph and Bridie Staunton on the 9th of January 1956 in Archway, North London. She is married to the actor Jim Carter and has a daughter named Bessie, born 1993.
Career
Staunton is a well-respected, multiple award-winning actress. She has won the Laurence Olivier theatre award twice, received an Academy Award nomination and is an associate member of RADA. She has appeared in countless theatre productions, films and television shows, including; Much Ado About Nothing (1993, directed by Kenneth Branagh and co-starring Branagh, Emma Thompson, and music scored by Patrick Doyle), Sense and Sensibility (1995, also starring Emma Thompson, Robert Hardy, Gemma Jones, Alan Rickman, Elizabeth Spriggs, and Sophie Thompson), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Vera Drake (2004), and Nanny McPhee (2005). In 2012, Staunton played the lead role of Mrs Lovett in the West End revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
In 1999, she played Mrs Micawber in David Copperfield, which Daniel Radcliffe starred in as young David Copperfield. She reprised her antagonist role as the voice of Queen Victoria in The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists!, co-starring David Tennant and Brendan Gleeson.
She narrated the hour-long documentary, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, on BBC Two.
External links
- Imelda Staunton at the Internet Movie Database
- Imelda Staunton on Wikipedia
- Imelda Staunton Biography (Archived from the original March 8, 2005)