Lindsay Duncan
Born November 07, 1950 (Age: 75)
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Biography
Lindsay Vere Duncan, CBE (born November 7, 1950) is a Scottish stage and television actress. She is the recipient of three BAFTA nominations and one Scottish BAFTA nomination, as well as two Olivier Awards and a Tony Award for her work on stage. She has starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Duncan's film credits include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Reflecting Skin (1990), City Hall (1996), An Ideal Husband, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Mansfield Park (all 1999), Under the Tuscan Sun, AfterLife (both 2003), Starter for 10 (2006), Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010), About Time (2013), Birdman (2014), and Blackbird (2019). Outside of stage and film, Duncan appeared as Barbara Douglas in Alan Bleasdale's critically acclaimed G.B.H. (1991), Servilia of the Junii on the HBO historical drama series Rome (2005–2007), Adelaide Brooke in the Doctor Who special "The Waters of Mars" (2009), Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle in the BBC Two miniseries The Honourable Woman (2014), and Lady Smallwood on BBC One's Sherlock (2014–2017). She also portrayed Elizabeth Longford and Margaret Thatcher in the television films Longford (2006) and Margaret (2009), respectively.
Lindsay Vere Duncan, CBE (born November 7, 1950) is a Scottish stage and television actress. She is the recipient of three BAFTA nominations and one Scottish BAFTA nomination, as well as two Olivier Awards and a Tony Award for her work on stage. She has starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Duncan's film credits include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Reflecting Skin (1990), City Hall (1996), An Ideal Husband, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Mansfield Park (all 1999), Under the Tuscan Sun, AfterLife (both 2003), Starter for 10 (2006), Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010), About Time (2013), Birdman (2014), and Blackbird (2019).
Outside of stage and film, Duncan appeared as Barbara Douglas in Alan Bleasdale's critically acclaimed G.B.H. (1991), Servilia of the Junii on the HBO historical drama series Rome (2005–2007), Adelaide Brooke in the Doctor Who special "The Waters of Mars" (2009), Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle in the BBC Two miniseries The Honourable Woman (2014), and Lady Smallwood on BBC One's Sherlock (2014–2017). She also portrayed Elizabeth Longford and Margaret Thatcher in the television films Longford (2006) and Margaret (2009), respectively.
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Filmography
Doctor Jekyll
2023
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as Sandra Poole
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Age: 72
No Ordinary Joe
2021
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as Marion Barbara "Joe" Carstairs
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Age: 70
Made in Italy
2020
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as Kate
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Age: 69
Gifted
2017
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as Evelyn Adler
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Age: 66
He Does Not Want Peace
2016
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as Rachel Englebright
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Age: 65
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
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as Helen Kingsleigh
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Age: 65
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
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as Tabitha
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Age: 63
Le Week-End
2013
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as Meg Burrows
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Age: 62
About Time
2013
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as Mum
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Age: 62
Alice in Wonderland
2010
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as Helen Kingsleigh
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Age: 59
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010
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as Self
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Age: 59
Starter for 10
2006
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as Rose Harbison
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Age: 55
Under the Tuscan Sun
2003
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as Katherine
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Age: 52
Hamilton Mattress
2002
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as Beryl / Gertrude (voice)
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Age: 51
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
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as Pauline
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Age: 50
Dirty Tricks
2000
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as Alison
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Age: 49
Mansfield Park
1999
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as Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram
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Age: 49
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
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as TC-14 (voice)
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Age: 48
An Ideal Husband
1999
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as Lady Markby
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Age: 48
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1996
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as Hippolyta / Titania
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Age: 46
City Hall
1996
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as Sydney Pappas
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Age: 45
Body Parts
1991
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as Dr. Agatha Webb
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Age: 40
Redemption
1991
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as Kath Peachey
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Age: 40
The Reflecting Skin
1990
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as Dolphin Blue
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Age: 39
These Foolish Things
1989
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as Gutrune Day
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Age: 38
The Childeater
1989
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as Eirwen
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Age: 38
Manifesto
1988
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as Lily Sachor
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Age: 37
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
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as Anthea Lahr
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Age: 36
No Image
Samson and Delilah
1984
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as Alice
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Age: 33
Grown-Ups
1980
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as Mrs Butcher
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Age: 30
No Image
The Winkler
1979
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as Diane
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Age: 28