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.