Imelda Staunton
Actor
- Antonia and Jane (1990)
- Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Saskia Reeves, Imelda Staunton
- Whimsical portrait of friendship will tickle the fancy of women in particular. Insecurities abound for long–time chums – attractive…
- Deadly Advice (1993)
- Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Jane Horrocks, Brenda Fricker, Jonathan Pryce…
- A wicked little black comedy about murder in small, genteel provincial town on the Welsh borders. The twist is to have the bickering ghosts of…
- If You See God, Tell Him (TV Series) (1993)
- Feat. Richard Briers, Adrian Edmondson, Imelda Staunton
- Richard Briers (ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE), injured by a freak accident that reduces his attention span to a mere 30 seconds, becomes fixated with TV ads…
- Sense and Sensibility (1995)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman…
- It all started here – The Jane Austen Revival, in a witty and engaging take on this classic tale of two sisters, one practical (Emma Thompson),…
- Twelfth Night (1996)
- Dir. Trevor Nunn
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Hawthorne…
- William Shakespeare is rediscovered yet again, in one of his wittier flights of fancy, served up with such 90s icons as Helena Bonham Carter, Richard…
- Rat (2000)
- Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Pete Postlethwaite, Imelda Staunton
- After a hard night at the pub, Pete Postlethwaite greets the day transformed into a white rat, giving a nicely surreal twist to this surprisingly…
- Crush (2001)
- Dir. John McKay
Feat. Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor
- Uninhibited, yet ultimately wishful, this drama concerns the sex–starved lives of three middle–aged women, mainly teacher Andie…
- I'll Be There (2003)
- Dir. Craig Ferguson
Feat. Craig Ferguson, Charlotte Church, Joss Ackland…
- Surprisingly likeable light comedy has an aging 80s popstar discovering by chance the daughter he never knew he had.
Travelling to Wales, he finds…
- Vera Drake (2004)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Peter Wight
- An impeccable period drama from Mike Leigh that ranks alongside the director's best work, this is the moving story of a middle aged woman who was…
- Fingersmith (2005)
- Dir. Aisling Walsh
Feat. Elaine Cassidy, Charles Dance, Imelda Staunton…
- BBC teledrama set around a girlish pickpocket (Hawkins) in Victorian London who becomes involved in a nasty plan to defraud a wealthy heiress…
- Midsummer Night's Dream, A (Shakespeare Retold) (2005)
- Dir. Ed Fraiman
Feat. Bill Paterson, Imelda Staunton
- An updated version of Shakespeare's fantasy–comedy by the makers of THE CANTERBURY TALES (2003) series, with Paterson and Stauton playing…
- My Family and Other Animals (2005)
- Dir. Sheree Folkson
Feat. Imelda Staunton
- Delightfully unassuming BBC telemovie with Imelda Staunton as the matriarch of an eccentric British family living on the Greek isle of Corfu. Based…
- Wind in the Willows, The (2006)
- Dir. Rachel Talalay
Feat. Matt Lucas, Bob Hoskins, Imelda Staunton…
- Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger are incarnated once again in this lush BBC "masterpiece theatre" production of Kenneth Grahame's classic.
More…
- Freedom Writers (2007)
- Dir. Richard LaGravenese
Feat. Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Imelda Staunton
- Hilary Swank guides a classroom of problem students through the quagmire of racial and political divide in this uplifting paean to…
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Dir. David Yates
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Robbie Coltrane, Helena Bonham Carter…
- The fifth movie of the Harry Potter franchise finds the Wiz–kid struggling with adolescent hormones, a blind bureaucracy and most memorably,…
- Cranford (TV Mini-series) (2007)
- Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Philip Glenister…
- Outstanding, atypical British costumer with Dame Judy and other bonneted Victorian women chewing the fat in 1840s Cheshire, England. Based on…
- How About You? (2008)
- Dir. Anthony Byrne
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Fricker, Imelda Staunton…
- Hardcase comedy adapted from a short story by Maeve Binchy, in which a young woman unexpectedly put in charge of a retirement home owned by her…
- A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)
- Dir. Andy Cadiff
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Derek Jacobi, Imelda Staunton
- Affable "backstage" comedy focused on a faded Hollywood action hero (Reynolds) who thinks he's won the prestige role of a lifetime – King Lear…
- A Deal Is A Deal (Three And Out) (2008)
- Dir. Jonathan Gershfield
Feat. Mackenzie Crook, Gemma Arterton, Imelda Staunton…
- Quirky Brit comedy sees miserable train driver Paul (Mackenzie Crook, THE OFFICE) discover a novel loophole in his contract: if three people die…
- Taking Woodstock (2009)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman…
- Dir. Ang Lee painstakingly recreates the age of Aquarius for this sprawling yet tepid comedy based on the 'true story' of a Jewish interior designer…
- Return to Cranford (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
- Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie…
- Winning follow–up to the acclaimed drama is set one year after the marriage of Dr. Harrison and Sophy Hutton. There's some exciting additions…
- Psychoville (TV Series) (2009)
- Dir. Matt Lipsey
Feat. Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Dawn French…
- Blacky comic sitcom written by and starring The League of Gentlemen members Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, who each play numerous bizarre…
- Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter…
- Dir. Tim Burton goes down the rabbit hole in this feverish retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic tale told with his customary visual brio.
Bonham…
- Awakening, The (2011)
- Dir. Nick Murphy
Feat. Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton
- A classical British ghost story set in 1920s England, with Rebecca Hall as a noted skeptic who's assigned to debunk a haunting at a prestigious…
- Arthur Christmas (2011)
- Dir. Sarah Smith, Barry Cook
Feat. James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy…
- Aardman takes on Christmas in this fun–filled holiday claymation about Santa's high–tech operation beneath the North Pole.
- Pirates!, The - Band of Misfits (2012)
- Dir. Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt
Feat. Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton…
- Aardman's latest claymation spectacle centres on a bumbling captain and his crew determined to pillage the most booty in pursuit of the coveted…
- Maleficent (2014)
- Dir. Robert Stromberg
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley…
- Angelina Jolie plays Sleeping Beauty's iconic villain in this visually striking update of the Disney animated classic.
- Pride (2014)
- Dir. Matthew Warchus
Feat. Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West…
- An inspired and inspirational dramatization of true events that took place when a group of Gay Rights activists in London offered generous support to…
- Paddington (2014)
- Dir. Paul King
Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters…
- Britain's beloved bear gets the big screen treatment as he travels to London in search of a home, and where he catches the eye of a museum…
- That Day We Sang (2014)
- Dir. Victoria Wood
Feat. Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton, Christopher Jordan
- TV adaptation of the beloved musical written and composed by Victoria Wood, who also directs.
Set in 1969 and based on a true story, the plot…
- Finding Your Feet (2017)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie…
- A newly divorced woman finds a new lease on life and love when she is dragged along to a community dance class and meets the delightful array of…
- Downton Abbey: The Movie (2019)
- Dir. Michael Engler
Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Maggie Smith…
- Lavish spin–off film following on from events in the TV series, with the same writer and much of the same cast. The Crawley family are visited…
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
- Dir. Joachim Roenning
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson…
- Sequel to the 2014 Disney fantasy, with Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) and her goddaughter Aurora (Elle Fanning) returning to new adventures, this time…
- A Confession (TV Mini-Series) (2019)
- Feat. Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, Siobhan Finneran
- British crime drama with Martin Freeman playing a Detective Superintendent willing to risk his career and reputation to catch the killer of a…
- Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
- Dir. Paul Aaron, Simon Curtis
Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Tuppence Middleton…
- A celebrated cinematic return of Julian Fellowes' beloved creation that reunites the cast to embark on a grand journey to the South of France in 1928…