Imelda Staunton Biography (1956-)

Full name, Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton; born January 9, 1956, in England; daughter of Joseph and Bridie (maiden name, McNicholas) Staunton;married Jim Carter (an actor), 1983 (some sources cite 1985); children: one daughter (an actress). Addresses: Agent: Peters, Fraser and Dunlop, Ltd., Chelsea Harbour, London SW10 0XF, England.

Nationality: British
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: January 9, 1956; United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Various characters, Thompson, BBC and PBS, 1988
Izzy, Up the Garden Path, Granada Television, 1990
Muriel Spry, If You See God, Tell Him, BBC, 1993
Stella Phelps, Is It Legal?, Carlton Television, 1995
Mrs. Twit, Let's Write a Story, [Great Britain], 2003
Miniseries
Nurse White, The Singing Detective, BBC and PBS, 1986
Queen Elizabeth, Cambridge Spies, BBC-2 and BBC America, 2003
Movies
Cheryl Newman, Yellowbacks, 1990
The Englishman's Wife, 1990
Bridget Bennet, A Masculine Ending, 1992
Bridget Bennet, Don't Leave Me This Way, 1993
Mrs. Burakova, Citizen X, HBO, 1995
Mrs. Micawber, David Copperfield, BBC and PBS, 1999
Voice of Dilly, Jack and the Beanstalk (animated), HBO, 2000
Detective chief inspector Billie Dory, Murder, 2002
Specials
The Heat of the Day, PBS, 1990
Mole's Christmas (also known as The Wind in the Willows Collection: Mole's Christmas), 1994
The Adventures of Mole (also known as The Wind in the Willows Collection: The Adventures of Mole), 1995
Voice of a princess, The Canterbury Tales (animated short), BBC and HBO Family, c. 1999
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings, BBC, 2000
Episodic
Polly Flinders, "A Sleeping Life," The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Television South, 1989

Susan, "Charity," Frank Stubbs Promotes, Carlton Television, 1993
Councilor Johnson, "Local Government," Look at the State We're In!, 1995
Herself, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, 1995
Sarah, "About Face," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1996
Christine Cooper, "Dead Man's Eleven," Midsomer Murders, ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Herself, RI:SE, 2002
Reverend Mary Truegood, "Incubus," Strange, BBC, 2003
Film Appearances
Betsy Loveless, Comrades, Curzon, 1987
The producer, They Never Slept, 1990
Jane Hartman, Antonia and Jane, Miramax, 1991
Mary Charleston, Peter's Friends, Samuel Goldwyn, 1992
Beth Greenwood, Deadly Advice, Castle Hill, 1993
Margaret, Much Ado about Nothing, Samuel Goldwyn, 1993
Charlotte Palmer, Sense and Sensibility, Columbia/TriStar, 1995
Maria, Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (also known as Twelfth Night), Fine Line, 1996
Lorna, Remember Me?, Channel Four International, 1997
Voice of Scruffy, The Ugly Duckling (animated), 1997
Nurse, Shakespeare in Love, Miramax, 1998
Conchita, Rat, Universal Focus, 2000
Voice of Bunty, Chicken Run (also known as C: R-1), DreamWorks Distribution, 2000
Ethel Graydon, Another Life, Winchester Films, 2001
Janine, Crush (also known as Drei Freundinnen und ein Liebhaber and Heiraten fuer Fortgeschrittene), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001
Ready (short film), 2002
Bridget, Blackball, Icon Film Distribution, 2003
Dr. Bridget, I'll Be There, Warner Bros., 2003
Lady Brown, Bright Young Things, Icon Film Distribution, 2003
Sylvia Conlon, The Virgin of Liverpool, Senator International, 2003
Vera Drake, Momentum Pictures, 2004
Stage Appearances
Guys and Dolls, National Theatre, London, 1982 and 1996
The Beggar's Opera, National Theatre, 1985
A Chorus of Disapproval, British production, 1985
The Corn Is Green, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1985
Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1986
Fair Maid of the West, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1986
Uncle Vanya, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1988
Into the Woods, 1990
Phoenix, 1990
Performed in repertory productions, 1976-1981.

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