Filmography

1. Parade's End (2012) TV series
2. World Without End (2012) TV series .... Mother Cecilia
3. A Place of Only Sky (2011)
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011) .... Rita Skeeter    DvD
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) .... Rita Skeeter    DvD
6. Made in Dagenham (2010) .... Barbara Castle ... aka We Want Sex Equality    DvD & d
7. Rubicon (2010) (TV) .... Katherine Rhumor    DL
8. Turtle: The Incredible journey (2009) .... Narrator    DvD
9. The Young Victoria (2009) .... Duchess of Kent    DvD
10. A Fox's Tale (2008) (voice) .... Anna Conda ... aka Kis Vuk
11. The Thirties In Colour (2008) .... Narrator   dl
12. A Taste Of My Life (2007) .... Herself    D
13. Fred Claus (2007) .... Annette Claus    D
14. Puffball (2007) .... Mabs Tucker    c
15. Spinning Into Butter (2006) .... Dean Catherine Kenney
16. Paris, je t'aime (2006) .... The Wife    D
17. Southland Tales (2006) .... Nana Mae Frost    D
18. Provoked (2006) .... Veronica Scott    c
19. Gideon's Daughter (2006) (TV) .... Stella Hawthorne    D
20. The Adventures Of Bottle Top Bill (2005) .... Narrator    D
21. Merlin's Apprentice (2005) (mini) TV Series .... Lady Of The Lake    D
22. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) .... Rita Skeeter    DvD
23. Starry Night (2005) .... Annie
24. Time Shift - Stephen Poliakoff (2005) .... Herself    D
25. Wah-Wah (2005) .... Mrs. Lauren Compton   c
26. The Phantom of the Opera (2004) .... Madame Giry    DvD & D
27. The Prince & Me (2004) .... Queen Rosalind    D
28. Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004) .... Eva Braun    DvD
29. Falling Angels (2003) .... Mary Field
30. The Lost Prince (2003) (TV) .... Queen Mary pictures    D
31. The Actors (2003) .... Mrs Magnani    DvD
32. The Rage In Placid Lake (2003) .... Sylvia Lake    D
33. The Hours (2002) .... Vanessa Bell    D
34. Spider (2002) .... Yvonne/Mrs. Cleg/Mrs. Wilkinson    DvD
35. Snow White (2001) (TV) .... Queen Elspeth pictures    D
36. Constance & Carlotta (2000)
37. Get Carter (2000) .... Gloria Carter pictures    D
38. Chicken Run (2000) (voice) .... Mrs. Tweedy pictures    D
39. The Miracle Maker (1999) (TV) (voice) .... Mary Magdelene    DvD
40. The James Bond Story (1999) (TV) .... Narrator   DvD
41. Black Adder Back & Forth (1999) .... Lady Elizabeth/Queen Elizabeth I
42. Sleepy Hollow (1999) .... Lady Mary Van Tassel / The Western Woods Crone DvD & D
43. The King and I (1999) (voice) .... Anna Leonowens
44. Alice in Wonderland (1999) (TV) .... Queen of Hearts / Society Woman    DvD
45. Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999) .... Miss Fowl
46. Johnny Hit and Run Pauline (1999)
47. The Big Brass Ring (1999) Dinah Pellarin    DvD
48. Ted & Ralph (1998) (TV) .... Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
49. All For Love (1998) (TV) .... Miss Susan Emily Gilchrist
50. Merlin (1998) Mini TV Series .... Mab / Lady of the Lake    D
51. Scold's Bridle (1998) (TV) .... Dr. Sarah Blakeney    DL
52. St. Ives (1998) .... Susan Gilchrist   d
53. The Designated Mourner (1997) .... Judy pictures    D
54. A Dance to the Music of Time (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Pamela Widmerpoole    DvD
55. The Apostle (1997) .... Toosie    DvD
56. Saint-Ex (1997) .... Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
57. Kansas City (1996) .... Carolyn Stilton   d
58. The Evening Star (1996) .... Patsy Carpenter
59. Swann (1996) .... Sarah Maloney pictures    D
60. Fatherland (1994) (TV) .... Charlie Maguire   d
61. Tom & Viv (1994) .... Vivienne Haigh-Wood pictures    D
62. The Night and the Moment (1994) .... Julie
63. Century (1993) .... Clara
64. The Line, the Cross & the Curve (1993) .... Mysterious woman
65. Damage (1992) .... Ingrid Fleming ... aka Fatale    D
66. Die Kinder (1992) TV Series .... Sidonie Reiger
67. The Crying Game (1992) .... Jude pictures    D
68. Enchanted April (1991) .... Rose Arbuthnot   d
69. The Bachelor (1991) .... Frederica/Widow
70. Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (1991) (TV) .... Sandra
71. The Mad Monkey (1990) .... Marilyn ... aka Twisted Obsession   DvD
72. Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage (1989) (TV) .... Early Bird pictures    D
73. Blackadder's Christmas Carol(1988)(TV) . Queen Elizabeth I/Queen Asphyxia XIX pictures DL
74. Sweet as You Are (1988) (TV) .... Julia Perry
75. After Pilkington (1987) (TV) .... Penny
76. Empire of the Sun (1987) .... Mrs. Victor    D
77. Dance with a Stranger (1985) .... Ruth Ellis    DvD
78. Black Adder II (1985) TV Series .... Queen Elizabeth I    DL
79. The Death of a Heart (1985) (TV) .... Daphne Heccomb
80. The Innocent (1985) .... Mary Turner
81. Underworld (1985) .... Oriel ... aka Transmutations   d
82. A Woman of Substance (1983) (mini) TV Series .... Paula   d

TV guest appearances

1. Doctor Who (2010) as President Romana (1 episode)
2. The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007) as Helena de Wend (6 episodes)    D
3. Absolutely Fabulous (1992) as Bettina in episode: New Best Friend 1994    c
4. The Comic Strip Presents (1982) as Stella Elsbeth in episode: Jealousy (ep # 7.6) May 1993
5. The Comic Strip Presents (1982) as Marie Antoinette in ep: Demonella (ep # 7.5) May 1993
6. The Comic Strip Presents (1982) as Miss Straughheim in ep: Space Virgins from Planet Sex (ep # 7.2) April 1993
7. The Comic Strip Presents (1982) as Bride's Mother in episode: Les Dogs (ep # 5.6) Mar 1990
8. BLACKADDER Goes Forth (1989) as Nurse Mary Fletcher Brown in ep: Plan E: General Hospital (ep # 1.5) October 1989    c
9. Alas Smith & Jones (1984) in episodes: The Untouchable Version,
   The Undiscovered Version & The Unprepared Version (ep # 5.4/5/6) 1989    c
10. Black Adder the Third (1987) Amy Hardwood : Amy and Amiability (ep # 1.5) October 1987  DL
11. The Comic Strip Presents (1982) as DHSS Blonde in 'Eat the Rich' 1987   d
12. Agony (1979) as Gudrun in episode: From Here to Maternity (ep # 3.1) January 1981
13. The Storyteller (1987) (mini) in episode: Three Ravens

Radio performances

1. Classic Serial: The History of Titus Groan as Lady Gertrude Groan (BBC Radio 4)(6 x 60 mins) 10 July - 14 August 2011
2. Words and Music - a selection of poetry on the theme of music (BBC Radio 3) 4 April 2010
3. Words and Music - a selection of poetry on the theme of music (BBC Radio 3) 22 Dec 2010
4. Words and Music - a selection of poetry on the theme of music (BBC Radio 3) 11 May 2008
5. The Saturday Play: Betrayal - Plenty as Susan for BBC Radio 4 on 30 Sept 2006
6. Wild Things! as Ample for BBC Radio 4 in 2002 & 2003
7. Tales We Tell - When Should We Live, If Not Now? reading for BBC Radio 4 on 24 Sept 1998
8. Posters of Montmartre: Casque d'Or as Marie Bruant [ Paris revolutionaries make a fatal stand. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Episode 3 of 4 ]    (BBC Radio 4)  2 October 1991    Am
9. The Shape of Things To Come - Tiger! Tiger! as Olivia Presteign for BBC Radio 4 on 14 Sept '91
10. Thirty Minute Theatre - Love To Madeleine as Madeleine for BBC Radio 4 on 20 Nov 1990
11. The Loved One as Aimee Thanatogenous for BBC Radio 4 on 30 Oct, 6 Nov, 13 Nov 1990
12. By Where the Old Shed Used to Be as Adelaide for BBC Radio 4 in 1990
13. Tales From The Mausoleum Club as Miss Primrose for BBC Radio 4 on 30 Jan 1987
14. Howards End as Helen Schlegel for BBC Radio 4

Theatre appearances

1. Grasses Of A Thousand Colours (2009) as Cerise at The Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at The Royal Court Theatre, London opened 18 May 2009
2. Aunt Dan and Lemon (1999) as Aunt Dan at the Almeida London
3. Orlando (1996) as Beth at the Edinburgh Festival
4. The Designated Mourner (1996) as Judy at the National London
5. Etta Jenks (1990) as Etta Jenks at the Royal Court London
6. Mountain Language (1988) as Young Woman at the RNT Lyttleton
7. The Changeling (1988) as Beatrice-Joanna at the RNT Lyttleton
8. A Lie Of The Mind (1987) as Beth at the Royal Court London (An Olivier Award Nominee)
9. Edmond (1985) at the Newcastle Theatre Newcastle
10. Life of Einstein (1984) at the Dukes Playhouse Lancaster
11. Insignificance (1983) as The Actress at the New Vic Bristol
12. The Maids (1983) as Madame at the New Vic Bristol
13. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1983) as Honey at the Theatre Royal Bristol
14. The Table of the Two Horsemen (1983) as Katie Wyld at the Theatre Royal Bristol
15. Moving (1981) as Jane Gladwin at the Queens London

Audio books

Horrid Henry's Many Many Kids Stories    Am

all narrated by Miranda Richardson