Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born January 9, 1956) is an English actress and singer. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in 1976 and appeared in various theatre productions in the United Kingdom. Staunton has performed in a variety of plays and musicals in London throughout her career, winning four Laurence Olivier...

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& Sons

as Isabel

Paddington in Peru

as Aunt Lucy (voice)

The Canterville Ghost

as Mrs Umney (voice)

Amulet

as Sister Claire

Downton Abbey

as Maud Bagshaw

Finding Your Feet

as Sandra Abbott

National Theatre Live: Follies

as Sally Durant Plummer

Paddington 2

as Aunt Lucy (voice)

Little Bird

as First Officer Simpkins

Gypsy

as Rose

Paddington

as Aunt Lucy (voice)

Pride

as Hefina

Maleficent

as Knotgrass

The Girl

as Alma Reville Hitchcock

London: The Modern Babylon

as Spoken Quotations (voice)

Arthur Christmas

as Mrs Santa (voice)

The Awakening

as Maud Hill

White Other

as Lynne McDermott

Another Year

as Janet