Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Known for: Acting

Born: January 9, 1956

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 Woo…

Known for

Vera Drake
Vera Drake
2004
The Far Traveller
The Far Traveller
2020
Antonia and Jane
Antonia and Jane
1990
Rat
Rat
2000
The Englishman's Wife
The Englishman's Wife
1990
Remember Me?
Remember Me?
1997
That Day We Sang
That Day We Sang
2014
Gypsy
Gypsy
2015
Finding Your Feet
Finding Your Feet
2017
National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
2017
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
2017
National Theatre Live: Follies
National Theatre Live: Follies
2017
Little Bird
Little Bird
2017
Ready
2002
Victorian Britain on Film
Victorian Britain on Film
2021
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession
2025
Testimony
Testimony
2025
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock
2009
Shadow Man
Shadow Man
2006
My Family and Other Animals
My Family and Other Animals
2005
Roots
Roots
1992
Crush
Crush
2002
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016
The Virgin of Liverpool
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
Don't Leave Me This Way
Don't Leave Me This Way
1993
A Masculine Ending
A Masculine Ending
1992
White Other
White Other
2010
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2012
The Pen
1995
Chicken Run
Chicken Run
2000
How About You...
How About You...
2007
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
The Awakening
The Awakening
2011
Maleficent
Maleficent
2014
The Girl
The Girl
2012
Deadly Advice
Deadly Advice
1994
A Confession As Told By ITV News
2019
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
2013
Mole's Christmas
Mole's Christmas
1994
Amulet
Amulet
2020
Adapting Austen
2009
Where Have I Been All Your Life?
Where Have I Been All Your Life?
2007
West the Road
 
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Freedom Writers
Freedom Writers
2007
Three and Out
Three and Out
2008
A Bunch of Amateurs
A Bunch of Amateurs
2008
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
Another Life
Another Life
2001
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
2020
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
2020
Peter's Friends
Peter's Friends
1992
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
2006
Yellowbacks
Yellowbacks
1990
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas
2011
Pride
Pride
2014
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
2023
The Adventures of Mole
The Adventures of Mole
1995
The Adventures of Toad
The Adventures of Toad
1996
& Sons
& Sons
2025
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
1998
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
1996
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
They Never Slept
They Never Slept
1991
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
2007
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day
1989
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen
1995
Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion
2021
Blackball
Blackball
2003
I'll Be There
I'll Be There
2003
Easy Money
Easy Money
1982
Paddington
Paddington
2014
Citizen X
Citizen X
1995
London: The Modern Babylon
London: The Modern Babylon
2012
Paddington 2
Paddington 2
2017
Clay
Clay
2008
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
1993
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
1995
Guilty Hearts
Guilty Hearts
2007
Paddington in Peru
Paddington in Peru
2024
The Snow Queen's Revenge
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
1999
Another Year
Another Year
2010
Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
2006
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
2005
Comrades
Comrades
1987
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
2010
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
2003
Psychoville Halloween Special
Psychoville Halloween Special
2010
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
2019
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
2014
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
2022
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling
1997
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997
Is It Legal?
Is It Legal?
1995
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Performance
Performance
1991
Strange
Strange
2003
Live! Girls! Present Dogtown
2006
If You See God, Tell Him
If You See God, Tell Him
1993
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
ShakespeaRe-Told
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Fingersmith
Fingersmith
2005
Cranford
Cranford
2007
Natural World
Natural World
1983
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
Thompson
1988
The Michael Ball Show
2010
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
2005
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Up the Garden Path
1990
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Lily's Driftwood Bay
Lily's Driftwood Bay
2014
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
2020
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993
Trying
Trying
2020
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Cambridge Spies
Cambridge Spies
2003
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
1999
Murder
Murder
2002
A Confession
A Confession
2019
Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood
2020
Little Britain
Little Britain
2003
The Crown
The Crown
2016
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The One Show
The One Show
2006
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974
The Story of Musicals
The Story of Musicals
2012
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective
1986
Look at the State We're In!
1995
Big & Small
Big & Small
2008
Ladies in Charge
Ladies in Charge
1986
Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War
Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War
2021
Tommy & Tuppence
2026
Psychoville
Psychoville
2009
ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay
1986
The Play on One
The Play on One
1988