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Miranda Richardson (born 3 March 1958 , in Southport , Merseyside ) is an English Actress , noted for her distinctive ability to deeply delve into the minds of the characters she plays. BIOGRAPHY The second daughter of Middle-class parents, she had a talent for acting from an early age. Richardson had originally intended to study Veterinary medicine, but her squeamishness made this impossible. She enrolled at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School , where she studied alongside Daniel Day-Lewis . In 1981 , she made her stage debut in ''Moving'' at the Queen's Theatre in London . Three years later, she made her big screen debut as platinum blonde nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis , the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom in Mike Newell 's critically acclaimed biographical drama, '' Dance With A Stranger ''. Her performance in that film won her much praise, and within a year, she had been cast by Steven Spielberg to appear in his World War II drama '' Empire Of The Sun '' ( 1987 ). Richardson is perhaps best known for her role as infantile ( 2001 ) and the emotionally repressed Queen Mary in '' The Lost Prince '' ( 2003 ). As well as a number of high profile supporting roles in the cinema, including , Whoopi Goldberg , Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep . Two Academy Award nominations (for '' Damage '' and '' Tom & Viv '') have not altered the actress's modesty. She refuses to discuss her private life in interviews, and takes both leading and supporting roles in a variety of different genres. Her extensive film credits have included worthy stints in a number of critically acclaimed independent features, among them Robert Altman 's '' Kansas City '' (1996), Robert Duvall 's '' The Apostle '' (1997) and Richard E. Grant 's '' Wah-Wah '' (2005). In 2002, she wowed critics with a double-role stint (as Mrs Cleg and Yvonne) alongside Ralph Fiennes in David Cronenberg 's acclaimed thriller '' Spider '', a film that won Richardson a bevy of international critics awards. More recently, Richardson appeared as Queen Rosalind of Denmark in the Julia Stiles vehicle '' The Prince And Me '', and the Ballet mistress Madame Giry in the long-awaited film version of '' The Phantom Of The Opera '', starring Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum . Her latest screen incarnation is in the guise of Rita Skeeter , the toxic Daily Prophet journalist in '' Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire '', released in November 2005 . She currently resides in her London home, and also has a Wiltshire retreat, with her two cats, two dogs and an Axolotl . DECLINED ROLES According to the ''. PROJECTS IN PRODUCTION in '' Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire ''.]] Richardson has a number of film and television projects in various stages of production, including futuristic thriller '' Southland Tales '' (as Nana Mae Frost), film drama '' Spinning Into Butter '' (as Catherine Kenney), French drama '' Paris, Je T'aime '', '' Puffball '' (as Mabs), '' Bad Blood '' and the title role in ''Caitlin''. FILMOGRAPHY
THEATRE Before making a name for herself as a screen star, Miranda Richardson had previously led a hugely successful and extensive theatre career. Starting out with juvenile performances in ''Cinderella'' (the title role) and ''Lord Arthur Saville's Crime'' (as Sybil Merton) at the Southport Dramatic Club, the young thespian enrolled at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School , making her stage debut in ''Moving'' at the Queen's Theatre , London. Soon afterwards, Richardson appeared in reportory theatre, until she found recognition in the West End for a series of highly praised stage performances, ultimately receiving an Olivier Award nomination for her performance in ''A Lie of the Mind'', and in 1996 being cited as 'the greatest actress of our time in any medium' by one critic after she appeared in ''Orlando'' at the Edinburgh Festival. Repertory theatre
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