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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 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…
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Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixDolores Umbridge
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Alice in WonderlandTalking Flowers (voice)
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2026& SonsIsabelMovie
2025TestimonyNarrator (voice)Movie
2025National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's ProfessionMrs Peggy WarrenMovie
2024Paddington in PeruAunt Lucy (voice)Movie
2023Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetBunty (voice)Movie
2023The Canterville GhostMrs Umney (voice)Movie
2022Downton Abbey: A New EraMaud BagshawMovie
2021Victorian Britain on FilmNarratorMovie
2020The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia DonaldsonreaderMovie
2020AmuletSister ClaireMovie
2020Alan Bennett's Talking HeadsIrene Ruddock · 1 episodeShow
2020The Far TravellerNarratorMovie
2020Flesh and BloodMary Bennett · 4 episodesShow
2019Maleficent: Mistress of EvilKnotgrassMovie
2019A Confession As Told By ITV NewsImelda Staunton - Self / Karen EdwardsMovie
2019A ConfessionKaren Edwards · 6 episodesShow
2017Finding Your FeetSandra AbbottMovie
2017National Theatre Live: FolliesSally Durant PlummerMovie
2017Paddington 2Aunt Lucy (voice)Movie
2017Harry Potter: A History Of MagicNarratorMovie
2017National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?MarthaMovie
2017Little BirdFirst Officer SimpkinsMovie
2015GypsyRoseMovie
2014That Day We SangEnidMovie
2014PaddingtonAunt Lucy (voice)Movie
2014PrideHefinaMovie
2014MaleficentKnotgrassMovie
2014Lily's Driftwood BayRowena Rabbit (voice) · 1 episodeShow
2013Mouse and Mole at Christmas TimeShrew (voice)Movie
2012The GirlAlma Reville HitchcockMovie
2012London: The Modern BabylonSpoken Quotations (voice)Movie
2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!Queen Victoria (voice)Movie
2012Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetMrs. LovettMovie
2011Arthur ChristmasMrs Santa (voice)Movie
2011The AwakeningMaud HillMovie
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Dolores UmbridgeMovie
2010White OtherLynne McDermottMovie
2010Another YearJanetMovie
2010Psychoville Halloween SpecialGrace AndrewsMovie
2010Alice in WonderlandTalking Flowers (voice)Movie
2009Taking WoodstockSonia TeichbergMovie
2009PsychovilleGrace Andrews · 6 episodesShow
2008A Bunch of AmateursMaryMovie
2008Big & SmallTwiba / Ruby (voice), Twiba (voice) · 52 episodesShow
2008Three and OutRosemary CassidyMovie
2008ClayMary DoonanMovie
2007CranfordMiss Pole · 7 episodesShow
2007How About You...Hazel NightingaleMovie
2007Where Have I Been All Your Life?AngelaMovie
2007Guilty HeartsNaomiMovie
2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixDolores UmbridgeMovie
2007Freedom WritersMargaret CampbellMovie
2006The Wind in the WillowsBarge LadyMovie
2006Live! Girls! Present Dogtown1 episodeShow
2006Shadow ManAmbassador CochranMovie
2005My Family and Other AnimalsMotherMovie
2005ShakespeaRe-Told1 episodeShow
2005Nanny McPheeMrs. BlatherwickMovie
2005FingersmithMrs. Sucksby · 3 episodesShow
2004Vera DrakeVera DrakeMovie
2003Bright Young ThingsLady BrownMovie
2003Little BritainMrs. Mead · 1 episodeShow
2003Coming UpMother · 1 episodeShow
2003I'll Be ThereDr. BridgetMovie
2003StrangeReverend Mary Truegood · 1 episodeShow
2003BlackballBridgetMovie
2003Cambridge SpiesThe Queen · 2 episodesShow
2003The Virgin of LiverpoolSylvia ConlonMovie
2002CrushJanineMovie
2002MurderDCI Billie Dory · 4 episodesShow
2002ReadyNaomiMovie
2001Another LifeEthel GraydonMovie
2000Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsMrs. CottisloeMovie
2000RatConchita FlynnMovie
2000Chicken RunBunty (voice)Movie
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