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After deciding not to become a vet because of her squeamishness, the young Richardson enrolled at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, alongside Daniel Day-Lewis. In 1981, she made her stage debut in Moving at the Queen's Theatre in London.
Three years later, she made her big screen debut as platinum blonde nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom in Mike Newell's critically acclaimed biographical drama, Dance with a Stranger. Her performance in that film won her much praise, and within a year, she had been cast by Steven Spielberg to appear in his Second World War drama, Empire of the Sun ( 1987).
Richardson is perhaps best known for her role as the naughty school girl version of Queen Elizabeth I, aka, QueenieQueenie was a caricature of the historical figure Queen Elizabeth I of England, played by Miranda Richardson in the second series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder, which was set in Elizabethan Britain. Often childish and silly, but with a fiery temper, 'Queen in the cult British comedy BlackadderElizabethan England, starring (left to right) Tony Robinson as Baldrick, Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder, and Tim McInnerny as Lord Percy Percy. Blackadder is a British sitcom made by the BBC. The title does not refer to a specific series, but rather. Other television roles include the bitchy Pamela Flitton in A Dance to the Music of TimeA Dance to the Music of Time is a twelve volume roman a clef by Anthony Powell, published between 1951 and 1975. Critically acclaimed on its publication, its satire on English political and cultural life in the mid 20th century seems to have fallen rapidl ( 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t), Miss Gilchrist in St. Ives ( 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting) and Queen MaryQueen Mary Victoria Mary of Teck ( 26 May, 1867 24 March, 1953) was the Queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom. Queen Mary was also the Empress of India and Queen of Ireland. Prior to her accession, she was also Princess of Wales, Duchess of Corn in The Lost Prince ( 2003).
As well as a number of high profile supporting roles in the cinema, including Vanessa Bell in The Hours, Lady Van Tassel in Sleepy Hollow and Toosie in The Apostle, she has also won acclaim for performances in The Crying Game and Enchanted April, winning a Golden Globe for the latter.
Two Academy Award nominations for Damage and Tom & Viv have not not altered the actress' modesty. She refuses to discuss her private life in interviews, and takes both leading and supporting roles.
Last seen on the big screen as Queen Rosalind of Denmark in the Julia Stiles vehicle, The Prince & Me , Richardson is soon to star as the Boxkeeper Madame Giry in the long-awaited Phantom of the Opera movie, starring Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum. She has also signed on to appear as Rita Skeeter, the venimous Daily Prophet journalist in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, to be released in November 2005. Future films include The Assumption of a Virgin , with Judi Dench, Juliette Binoche and Liam Neeson, Wah-Wah with Gabriel Byrne, Julie Walters and Emily Watson, and Bad Blood , with John Hurt.
She resides in West London with her two cats, a dog and an axolotl.