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Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Acting·1950·59 films

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), Ab

Filmography

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)TC-14 (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (2010)Helen Kingsleigh
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)Tabitha
About Time
About Time (2013)Mum
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)Helen Kingsleigh
Gifted
Gifted (2017)Evelyn Adler
Under the Tuscan Sun
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)Katherine
Starter for 10
Starter for 10 (2006)Rose Harbison
Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park (1999)Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram
City Hall
City Hall (1996)Sydney Pappas
Little Joe
Little Joe (2019)Psychotherapist
Made in Italy
Made in Italy (2020)Kate
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (2009)Captain Adelaide Brooke
Blackbird
Blackbird (2019)Liz
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1999)Lady Markby
The Reflecting Skin
The Reflecting Skin (1990)Dolphin Blue
Last Passenger
Last Passenger (2013)Elaine Middleton
Le Week-End
Le Week-End (2013)Meg Burrows
Body Parts
Body Parts (1991)Dr. Agatha Webb
Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)Anthea Lahr
Christopher and His Kind
Christopher and His Kind (2011)Kathleen Isherwood
My Zoe
My Zoe (2019)Kathy
Longford
Longford (2006)Lady Elizabeth Longford
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017)Maude
A Banquet
A Banquet (2022)June
Churchill's Secret
Churchill's Secret (2016)Clemmie Churchill
H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk (2025)Mum
Frankenstein
Frankenstein (2007)Jane Pretorius
Grown-Ups
Grown-Ups (1980)Mrs Butcher
Margot
Margot (2009)Madam
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996)Hippolyta / Titania
Manifesto
Manifesto (1988)Lily Sachor
Dirty Tricks
Dirty Tricks (2000)Alison
Doctor Jekyll
Doctor Jekyll (2023)Sandra Poole
Amish: A Secret Life
Amish: A Secret Life (2012)Narrator (voice)
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004)Audrey Pretty
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)Pauline
Margaret
Margaret (2009)Margaret Thatcher
Hamilton Mattress
Hamilton Mattress (2002)Beryl / Gertrude (voice)
Burlesque Fairytales
Burlesque Fairytales (2010)Ice Queen
Further Up Pompeii
Further Up Pompeii (1975)Scrubba
November 1st
November 1st (2019)Bonnie
Loose Connections
Loose Connections (1984)Sally
The Childeater
The Childeater (1989)Eirwen
National Theatre Live: Hansard
National Theatre Live: Hansard (2019)Diana Hesketh
Last Call
Last Call (2023)Kate
Lawless
Lawless (2013)Lady Justice MacNeil
AfterLife
AfterLife (2003)
Harold Pinter:  A Celebration
Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2010)Self
Redemption
Redemption (1991)Kath Peachey
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)Self (archive footage)
Rainy Day Women
Rainy Day Women (1984)Karen Miller
He Does Not Want Peace
He Does Not Want Peace (2016)Rachel Englebright
Expelling the Demon
Expelling the Demon (1999)Woman
The Entertainment System Is Down
The Entertainment System Is Down
National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus
National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus (2024)Dora
These Foolish Things
These Foolish Things (1989)Gutrune Day
Call Me Back
Call Me Back (2023)Grace
No Ordinary Joe
No Ordinary Joe (2021)Marion Barbara "Joe" Carstairs