Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born 9 January 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 Beggars Opera, The Wizard of Oz, Uncle Vanya, Guys and Dolls, Entertaining Mr Sloane, and Good People. She has been nominated for 13 Olivier Awards.On film, Staunton starred in Antonia and Jane; in several supporting roles in Kenneth Branaghs comedy Peters Friends, his adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing; Ang Lees adaptation of Sense and Sensibility; and the costume romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love. She drew critical acclaim for her performance in the title role in Mike Leighs Vera Drake, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actress, in addition to being nominated for Best Actress by the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. She later gained a wider audience for her portrayal as Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films The Order of the Phoenix and The Deathly Hallows - Part 1. She continued supporting roles in Nanny McPhee, reunited with Leigh in Another Year, and the film continuation of Downton Abbey. She portrayed human rights activist Hefina Headon in the historical film Pride, and starred in the British comedy Finding Your Feet. She also provided voice acting roles for the films Chicken Run, Arthur Christmas, and Paddington.On television, Staunton starred in the sitcoms Up the Garden Path and Is it Legal?. Her performance in My Family and Other Animals earned her a nomination for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress, while her roles in Return to Cranford and The Girl earned her BAFTA TV Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. For the latter, she was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. She portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the final two seasons of The Crown.
Mrs. Blatherwick
Film 2005
Narrator
Film 2020
Bridget
Film 2003
Mother
Film 2005
Dr. Bridget
Film 2003
Cheryl Newman
Film 1990
Maud Hill
Film 2011
Herself
Film 2006
Beth Greenwood
Film 1994
The Producer
Film 1991
Stephanie
Film 1990
Film 1997
Grace Andrews
Film 2010
Enid
Film 2014
Imelda Staunton - Self / Karen Edwards
Film 2019
Self
Film 2016
Self
Film 2007
Self
Film 2022
Shrew (voice)
Film 2013
Rose
Film 2015
Bridget Bennet
Film 1993
(voices)
Film 1994
Bridget Bennet
Film 1992
Spoken Quotations (voice)
Film 2012
Film 2014
Martha
Film 2017
Mary Doonan
Film 2008
Narrator
Film 2017
DCI Billie Dory
Film 2002
Sally Durant Plummer
Film 2017
Dilly
Film 1999
Voice
Film 1995
Mary Price
Film 1982
First Officer Simpkins
Film 2017
Lynne McDermott
Film 2010
Louie
Film 1989
Sister Claire
Film 2020
Mrs. Lovett
Film 2012
Voice
Film 1996
reader
Film 2020
Mary Price
Film 1982
Naomi
Film 2002
Tv 1995
Tv 2003
Tv 2006
Muriel Spry
Tv 1993
Tv 2005
Narrator
Tv 1983
Tv 2009
Self
Tv 1953
Self
Tv 1988
Tv 2008
Self
Tv 2010
Tv 1989
Tv 1990
Councillor Johnson
Tv 1995
Self
Tv 2005
Susan
Tv 1993
Self
Tv 2007
Cheryl Newman
Tv 1988
Self - Nominee
Tv 1944