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Filmography
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Known For
Atonement Older Briony (2007) -
Coriolanus Volumnia (2011) -
Howards End Ruth Wilcox (1992) -
Known For
Letters to Juliet Claire (2010) -
Actress
Call the Midwife Mature Jennifer Worth (2012-2019) -
L'uomo che disegnò Dio Tasha (2019) -
Mrs. Lowry and Son Elizabeth Lowry (2019) -
Georgetown Elsa Brecht (2019) -
The Aspern Papers Juliana Bordereau (2018) -
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Jean (2017) -
Man in an Orange Shirt Flora Berryman (2017) -
The Secret Scripture Lady Rose (2016) -
Richard III Queen Margaret (2016) -
The Go-Between Old Marian (2015) -
![Black Box]( "Black Box")
Black Box Dr. Hartramph (2014) -
![Foxcatcher]( "Foxcatcher")
Foxcatcher Jean du Pont (2014) -
![The Thirteenth Tale]( "The Thirteenth Tale")
The Thirteenth Tale Vida Winter (2013) -
![Lee Daniels' The Butler]( "Lee Daniels' The Butler")
Lee Daniels' The Butler Annabeth Westfall (2013) -
Song for Marion: Deleted Scenes Marion (2013)
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![Playhouse Presents]( "Playhouse Presents")
Playhouse Presents Elderly Woman (2013) -
![The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh]( "The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh")
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh Rosalind Leigh (2012) -
![Unfinished Song]( "Unfinished Song")
Unfinished Song Marion (2012) -
![Political Animals]( "Political Animals")
Political Animals Diane Nash (2012) -
![Anonymous]( "Anonymous")
Anonymous Queen Elizabeth I (2011) -
![Cars 2]( "Cars 2")
Cars 2 The Queen / Mama Topolino (2011) -
![Coriolanus]( "Coriolanus")
Coriolanus Volumnia (2011) -
![Animals United]( "Animals United")
Animals United Winifred (2010) -
![The Whistleblower]( "The Whistleblower")
The Whistleblower Madeleine Rees (2010) -
![Miral]( "Miral")
Miral Bertha Spafford (2010) -
![Letters to Juliet]( "Letters to Juliet")
Letters to Juliet Claire (2010) -
![The Day of the Triffids]( "The Day of the Triffids")
The Day of the Triffids Durrant (2009) -
![Nip/Tuck]( "Nip/Tuck")
Nip/Tuck Dr. Erica Noughton (2004-2009) -
Identity of the Soul Narrator (2009)
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![God, Smell and Her]( "God, Smell and Her")
God, Smell and Her (2008) -
Ein Job Hannah Silbergrau (2008)
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![Restraint]( "Restraint")
Restraint Sky News reader #2 (2008) -
![How About You...]( "How About You...")
How About You... Georgia Platts (2007) -
![The Riddle]( "The Riddle")
The Riddle Roberta Elliot (2007) -
![Atonement]( "Atonement")
Atonement Older Briony (2007) -
![Evening]( "Evening")
Evening Ann Lord (2007) -
![The Shell Seekers]( "The Shell Seekers")
The Shell Seekers Penelope Keeling (2006) -
![Venus]( "Venus")
Venus Valerie (2006) -
![The Thief Lord]( "The Thief Lord")
The Thief Lord Sister Antonia (2006) -
![The White Countess]( "The White Countess")
The White Countess Princess Vera Belinskya (2005) -
![The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam]( "The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam")
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam Miss Sangorski (2005) -
![Short Order]( "Short Order")
Short Order Marianne (2005) -
![The Fever]( "The Fever")
The Fever Woman (2004) -
![Good Boy]( "Good Boy")
Good Boy The Greater Dane (2003) -
![Byron]( "Byron")
Byron Lady Melbourne (2003) -
![The Locket]( "The Locket")
The Locket Esther Huish (2002) -
![Crime and Punishment]( "Crime and Punishment")
Crime and Punishment Rodion's Mother (2002) -
![The Gathering Storm]( "The Gathering Storm")
The Gathering Storm Clemmie Churchill (2002) -
![Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story]( "Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story")
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story Countess Wilhelmina - Matriarch (2001) -
![The Pledge]( "The Pledge")
The Pledge Annalise Hansen (2001) -
The 3 Kings Priestess (2000)
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![Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story]( "Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story")
Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story Narrator (2000) -
![A Rumor of Angels]( "A Rumor of Angels")
A Rumor of Angels Maddy Bennett (2000) -
Children's Story, Chechnia (2000)
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![Mirka]( "Mirka")
Mirka Kalsan (2000) -
![If These Walls Could Talk 2]( "If These Walls Could Talk 2")
If These Walls Could Talk 2 Edith Tree (segment "1961") (2000) -
![Girl, Interrupted]( "Girl, Interrupted")
Girl, Interrupted Dr. Wick (1999) -
![Uninvited]( "Uninvited")
Uninvited Mrs. Rutterburn (1999) -
![Cradle Will Rock]( "Cradle Will Rock")
Cradle Will Rock Countess Constance La Grange (1999) -
Eleonora Eleonora Pimentel (1999)
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![Lulu on the Bridge]( "Lulu on the Bridge")
Lulu on the Bridge Catherine Moore (1998) -
![Deep Impact]( "Deep Impact")
Deep Impact Robin Lerner (1998) -
![Bella Mafia]( "Bella Mafia")
Bella Mafia Graziella Luciano (1997) -
![Déjà Vu]( "Déjà Vu")
Déjà Vu Skelly (1997) -
![Mrs Dalloway]( "Mrs Dalloway")
Mrs Dalloway Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway (1997) -
![Wilde]( "Wilde")
Wilde Lady 'Speranza' Wilde (1997) -
![Smilla's Sense of Snow]( "Smilla's Sense of Snow")
Smilla's Sense of Snow Elsa Lübing (1997) -
![The Willows in Winter]( "The Willows in Winter")
The Willows in Winter Grandmother (1996) -
![Two Mothers for Zachary]( "Two Mothers for Zachary")
Two Mothers for Zachary Nancy Shaffell (1996) -
![Mission: Impossible]( "Mission: Impossible")
Mission: Impossible Max (1996) -
![The Wind in the Willows]( "The Wind in the Willows")
The Wind in the Willows Grandmother (live action) (1995) -
![Down Came a Blackbird]( "Down Came a Blackbird")
Down Came a Blackbird Anna Lenke (1995) -
![A Month by the Lake]( "A Month by the Lake")
A Month by the Lake Miss Bentley (1995) -
![Little Odessa]( "Little Odessa")
Little Odessa Irina Shapira (1994) -
![Great Moments in Aviation]( "Great Moments in Aviation")
Great Moments in Aviation Dr. Angela Bead (1994) -
![Children of the Mist]( "Children of the Mist")
Children of the Mist Florence Latimer (1993) -
![Sparrow]( "Sparrow")
Sparrow Sister Agata (1993) -
![Mother's Boys]( "Mother's Boys")
Mother's Boys Lydia (1993) -
![The House of the Spirits]( "The House of the Spirits")
The House of the Spirits Nivea (1993) -
![A Wall of Silence]( "A Wall of Silence")
A Wall of Silence Kate Benson (1993) -
![The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]( "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles")
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Vicky's Mother (1992) -
![Howards End]( "Howards End")
Howards End Ruth Wilcox (1992) -
![The Ballad of the Sad Cafe]( "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe")
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe Miss Amelia (1991) -
![Young Catherine]( "Young Catherine")
Young Catherine Empress Elizabeth (1991) -
![What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?]( "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?")
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Blanche Hudson (1991) -
![Pokhorony Stalina]( "Pokhorony Stalina")
Pokhorony Stalina English journalist (1990) -
![Breath of Life]( "Breath of Life")
Breath of Life Suor Crocifissa (1990) -
![Orpheus Descending]( "Orpheus Descending")
Orpheus Descending Lady Torrance (1990) -
![Romeo.Juliet]( "Romeo.Juliet")
Romeo.Juliet Mother Capulet (1990) -
![A Man for All Seasons]( "A Man for All Seasons")
A Man for All Seasons Lady Alice More (1988) -
![Consuming Passions]( "Consuming Passions")
Consuming Passions Mrs. Garza (1988) -
![Prick Up Your Ears]( "Prick Up Your Ears")
Prick Up Your Ears Peggy Ramsay (1987) -
![Comrades]( "Comrades")
Comrades Mrs. Carlyle (1986) -
![Second Serve]( "Second Serve")
Second Serve Richard Radley / Renee Richards (1986) -
![Peter the Great]( "Peter the Great")
Peter the Great Sophia (1986) -
![American Playhouse]( "American Playhouse")
American Playhouse Sarah Cloyce (1985) -
![Steaming]( "Steaming")
Steaming Nancy (1985) -
![Wetherby]( "Wetherby")
Wetherby Jean Travers (1985) -
![Faerie Tale Theatre]( "Faerie Tale Theatre")
Faerie Tale Theatre The Evil Queen (1984) -
![The Bostonians]( "The Bostonians")
The Bostonians Olive Chancellor (1984) -
![Wagner]( "Wagner")
Wagner Cosima von Bulow (1981-1984) -
![Sing Sing]( "Sing Sing")
Sing Sing The Queen (first story) (1983) -
![My Body, My Child]( "My Body, My Child")
My Body, My Child Leenie Cabrezi (1982) -
![Playing for Time]( "Playing for Time")
Playing for Time Fania Fenelon (1980) -
![Bear Island]( "Bear Island")
Bear Island Heddi Lindquist (1979) -
![Yanks]( "Yanks")
Yanks Helen (1979) -
![Agatha]( "Agatha")
Agatha Agatha Christie (1979) -
![Julia]( "Julia")
Julia Julia (1977) -
![The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]( "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution")
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Lola Deveraux (1976) -
![Out of Season]( "Out of Season")
Out of Season Ann (1975) -
![Murder on the Orient Express]( "Murder on the Orient Express")
Murder on the Orient Express Mary Debenham (1974) -
![A Picture of Katherine Mansfield]( "A Picture of Katherine Mansfield")
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield Katherine (1973) -
![Mary, Queen of Scots]( "Mary, Queen of Scots")
Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) -
![La vacanza]( "La vacanza")
La vacanza Immacolata Meneghelli (1971) -
![The Devils]( "The Devils")
The Devils Sister Jeanne (1971) -
![The Trojan Women]( "The Trojan Women")
The Trojan Women Andromache (1971) -
![Dropout]( "Dropout")
Dropout Mary (1970) -
![No Arks]( "No Arks")
No Arks Narrator (1969) -
The Coward Revue (1969)
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![Oh! What a Lovely War]( "Oh! What a Lovely War")
Oh! What a Lovely War Sylvia Pankhurst (1969) -
![The Sea Gull]( "The Sea Gull")
The Sea Gull Nina (1968) -
![Isadora]( "Isadora")
Isadora Isadora Duncan (1968) -
![A Quiet Place in the Country]( "A Quiet Place in the Country")
A Quiet Place in the Country Flavia (1968) -
![The Charge of the Light Brigade]( "The Charge of the Light Brigade")
The Charge of the Light Brigade Clarissa Morris (1968) -
![Red and Blue]( "Red and Blue")
Red and Blue Jacky (1967) -
![The Sailor from Gibraltar]( "The Sailor from Gibraltar")
The Sailor from Gibraltar Sheila (1967) -
![Camelot]( "Camelot")
Camelot Guenevere (1967) -
![Blow-Up]( "Blow-Up")
Blow-Up Jane (1966) -
![A Man for All Seasons]( "A Man for All Seasons")
A Man for All Seasons Anne Boleyn (1966) -
![Morgan!]( "Morgan!")
Morgan! Leonie (1966) -
![A Farewell to Arms]( "A Farewell to Arms")
A Farewell to Arms Catherine Barkley (1966) -
![Love Story]( "Love Story")
Love Story (1965) -
![Armchair Theatre]( "Armchair Theatre")
Armchair Theatre Sally (1964) -
![First Night]( "First Night")
First Night Maggie (1964) -
As You Like It Rosalind (1963)
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Theatre Night Stella Dean (1958-1961)
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![BBC Sunday-Night Play]( "BBC Sunday-Night Play")
BBC Sunday-Night Play Monica Claverton-Ferry (1960) -
![A Midsummer Night's Dream]( "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
A Midsummer Night's Dream Helena (1959) -
![BBC Sunday-Night Theatre]( "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre")
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Maid of Honour (1958) -
Actress
![Behind the Mask]( "Behind the Mask")
Behind the Mask Pamela Benson Gray (1958) -
Soundtrack
![Unfinished Song]( "Unfinished Song")
Unfinished Song (2012) -
![How About You...]( "How About You...")
How About You... (2007) -
Eleonora (1999)
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![Aesop's Fables]( "Aesop's Fables")
Aesop's Fables (1995) -
![Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers]( "Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers")
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![Playing for Time]( "Playing for Time")
Playing for Time (1980) -
![Agatha]( "Agatha")
Agatha (1979) -
![Mary, Queen of Scots]( "Mary, Queen of Scots")
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) -
Soundtrack
![Camelot]( "Camelot")
Camelot (1967) -
Producer
![Eyes of St John]( "Eyes of St John")
Eyes of St John (2017) -
![The Fever]( "The Fever")
The Fever (2004) -
Children's Story, Chechnia (2000)
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ProducerThe Palestinian (1977)
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Director
![Sea Sorrow]( "Sea Sorrow")
Sea Sorrow (2017) -
Archive footage
![Granada Reports]( "Granada Reports")
Granada Reports (2019) -
![Tea With the Dames]( "Tea With the Dames")
Tea With the Dames (2018) -
![Front Row Late]( "Front Row Late")
Front Row Late (2018) -
![Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC]( "Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC")
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![Off Frame Aka Revolution Until Victory]( "Off Frame Aka Revolution Until Victory")
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![And the Oscar Goes To...]( "And the Oscar Goes To...")
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) -
![The Butler: An American Story]( "The Butler: An American Story")
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Movie Guide (2013)
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![ITV Lunchtime News]( "ITV Lunchtime News")
ITV Lunchtime News (2009) -
![Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep]( "Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep")
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TV's Believe It or Not (2008)
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![Banda sonora]( "Banda sonora")
Banda sonora (2007) -
![La tele de tu vida]( "La tele de tu vida")
La tele de tu vida (2007) -
![60 Minutes]( "60 Minutes")
60 Minutes (2007) -
![Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon]( "Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon")
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![Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow]( "Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow")
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![Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe]( "Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe")
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![Cinema mil]( "Cinema mil")
Cinema mil (2005) -
![Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years")
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![The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song]( "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song")
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![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus (1998) -
Venice Report (1997)
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Empire of the Censors (1995)
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![The 65th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 65th Annual Academy Awards")
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Howards End: Featurette (1992)
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![Oscar's Greatest Moments]( "Oscar's Greatest Moments")
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) -
![The Rock 'n' Roll Years]( "The Rock 'n' Roll Years")
The Rock 'n' Roll Years (1986) -
The Wandering Company (1984)
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Archive footageThe Story of Camelot (1967)
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Liebesgeschichten (1967)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
(March 2009 - May 2010) Lost her daughter Natasha Richardson, her younger brother and sister, Corin Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave, in the space of just 14 months. Corin and Lynn died within a month of one another.
Quotes
We all come to the theatre with baggage. The baggage of our daily lives, the baggage of our problems, the baggage of our tragedies, the baggage of being tired. It doesn't matter what age you are. But if our hearts get opened and released - well that...
Trademark
Often chooses roles that are difficult or controversial, not roles that will bring her more money or a higher status.
Star Sign
Aquarius
Personal Details
Born
Blackheath, London, England, UK
Height:
5' 11" (1.81 m)User Polls
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