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Imelda Staunton is an English actress born in 1956 who has built a long career in film, television, and theater. She is notable for her versatile roles across different media and is recognized as an accomplished performer in the entertainment industry.
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Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton OBE (born on January 9, 1956) is an Academy Award nominated English actress. She is known for her roles in 2004's Vera Drake and 2007's Freedom Writers. She is also playing Dolores Umbridge in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Staunton is a three-time recipient of Britain's highest theatre honour, the Olivier Award, for roles in A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), The Corn Is Green (1985), and Into the Woods (1991) <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu
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Dame Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born 9 January 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 West End and across the UK. Over her career, she has received several awards including a British Academy Film Award, and five Laurence Olivier Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, three British Academy Television Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and three Emmy Awards.
On London stage, she has received fourteen Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning the Best Supporting Role in a Play for her work in both A Chorus of Disapproval / The Corn Is Green (1985) followed by four wins for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles in the musicals Into the Woods (1991), Sweeney Todd (2013), Gypsy (2016), and Hello, Dolly! (2024). She was Olivier-nominated for The Beggar's Opera (1982), The Wizard of Oz (1988), Uncle Vanya (1988), Guys and Dolls (1997), Entertaining Mr Sloane (2010), Good People (2015), and Follies (2018).
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