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7 unusual facts about Miranda Richardson


Amy and Amiability

Amy Hardwood (played by Miranda Richardson), daughter of a powerful, if bad-tempered, industrialist, seems the only option despite the fact that she is incredibly childish and soppy, or as Blackadder puts it; "wetter than a haddock's bathing costume".

Consuelo de Saint Exupéry

Consuelo's relationship with Antoine was portrayed by Miranda Richardson and Bruno Ganz in the 1996 biopic Saint-Ex.

Queen Mab

Queen Mab is portrayed by Miranda Richardson in the 1998 TV miniseries Merlin, serving as the prominent antagonist to the title character.

Saint-Ex

Saint-Ex is a 1997 British film biography of French author-adventurer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, filmed and distributed in the United Kingdom, and featuring Bruno Ganz, Eleanor Bron, and Miranda Richardson.

Swann: A Mystery

The novel served as the basis of a 1996 feature film, Swann, directed by Anna Benson Gyles and starring Miranda Richardson, Brenda Fricker, Sean McCann, Michael Ontkean and John Neville.

Turtle: The Incredible Journey

Turtle: The Incredible Journey is a 2009 documentary film narrated by Miranda Richardson and directed by Nick Stringer.

Twisted Obsession

Twisted Obsession (original Spanish title: El sueño del mono loco, literally The Dream of the Mad Monkey) is a 1990 Spanish erotic thriller directed by Fernando Trueba, starring Jeff Goldblum and Miranda Richardson.


Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Among the most notable of the many distinguished actors on the School's list of alumni are the Academy Award winners Daniel Day-Lewis and Jeremy Irons and multiple Academy Award nominees Miranda Richardson and Pete Postlethwaite.

Merlin's Apprentice

It is a sequel to the hit 1998 television miniseries Merlin with Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson reprising their roles as Merlin and the Lady of the Lake, albeit slightly different versions of their characters.

Ruth Ellis

The first cinema portrayal of Ellis came with the release of the 1985 movie Dance with a Stranger, directed by Mike Newell and featuring Miranda Richardson as Ellis.


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