Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Born: 1958-03-03 Southport, Lancashire, UK

Miranda Jane Richardson is an English actor. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in Dance with a Stranger (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Damage (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994). A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Damage. She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning twice for Enchanted April (1992) and the TV film Fatherland (1994). In 1996, one critic asserted that she is 'the greatest actress of our time in any medium' after she appeared in Orlando at the Edinburgh Festival. Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her W ...