Imelda Staunton
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Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton CBE (born 9 January 1956)[1] is an English actress and singer. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in the 1970s before appearing in various theatre productions in the United Kingdom.
Staunton has performed in a variety of plays and musicals in London, winning four 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 appearances on stage includes The Beggar’s Opera, The Wizard of Oz, Uncle Vanya, Guys and Dolls, Entertaining Mr Sloane, and Good People. She has been nominated for thirteen Olivier Awards throughout her stage career.
On film, Staunton starred in several supporting roles in Kenneth Branagh’s comedy Peter’s Friends (1992), his adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Ang Lee’s adaptation of Sense and Sensibility (1995), and the costume romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love (1998). Staunton drew critical acclaim for her performance in the title role in Mike Leigh’s Vera Drake (2004), 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. Staunton then gained a wider audience for portrayal of Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010). She continued acting in supporting roles in Emma Thompson’s Nanny McPhee (2005), reunited with Mike Lee in Another Year (2010), and the film continuation of Downton Abbey (2019). She portrayed human rights activist Hefina Headon in the historical film Pride (2014), and starred in the British comedy Finding Your Feet (2017). She is also known for voicing Bunty in Chicken Run (2000), Margaret Claus in Arthur Christmas (2011), and Aunt Lucy in the Paddington films (2014, 2017).
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.
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