Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
1981
|
Agony
|
Gudrun
|
TV series (1 episode: "From Here to Maternity")
|
1982
|
The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim
|
Chrissie Collin
|
TV series (1 episode)
|
1983
|
The Hard Word
|
Polly Wood
|
TV series (5 episodes)
|
Crown Court
|
Susan Palmer
|
TV series (1 episode: "A Matter of Trust")
|
1984
|
Sorrell and Son
|
Lola
|
TV episode
|
1985
|
A Woman of Substance
|
Paula McGill Amory
|
TV miniseries (2 episodes)
|
The Death of the Heart
|
Daphne Heccomb
|
TV film
|
1986
|
Blackadder II
|
Queenie
|
TV series (6 episodes) [55][56][57]
|
Saturday Live
|
"Third Man" Actress
|
TV series (1 episode)
|
Shades of Darkness
|
Gina
|
TV series (1 episode: "The Demon Lover")
|
Unnatural Causes
|
Anne Forrest
|
TV series (1 episode: "Lost Property")
|
1987
|
After Pilkington
|
Penny
|
TV film
Nominated—BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress
|
The South Bank Show
|
Mary Shelley
|
TV series (1 episode: "Frankenstein and Dracula")
|
Blackadder the Third
|
Amy Hardwood
|
TV series (1 episode: "Amy and Amiability")
|
1988
|
Sweet as You Are
|
Julia Perry
|
TV film Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance – Female
|
A Night of Comic Relief
|
Woman with Phone
|
TV special
|
The Master Builder
|
Hilde Wangel
|
TV film
|
The Storyteller
|
Witch
|
TV series (1 episode: "The Three Ravens")
|
Mountain Language
|
Young Woman
|
TV version of stage play
|
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
|
Queen Elizabeth I / Queen Asphyxia XIX
|
TV special
|
1989
|
A Night of Comic Relief 2
|
"Fatal Overacting" Actress
|
TV special
|
Blackadder Goes Forth
|
Nurse Mary Fletcher-Brown
|
TV series (1 episode: "General Hospital")
|
Cracking Up
|
Mary Wollstonecraft
|
TV series (1 episode: "The Rights of Man and the Wrongs of Woman")
|
Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage
|
Early Bird
|
TV film
|
Smith and Jones
|
Meryl Catty
|
TV series (3 episodes)
|
1990
|
10x10
|
Olivia
|
TV series (1 episode: "Secret Friends")
|
Die Kinder
|
Sidonie Reiger
|
TV series (6 episodes) [58][59]
|
1990–1993
|
The Comic Strip Presents...
|
Various characters
|
TV series (4 episodes) [55]
|
1991
|
Redemption
|
Valerie Paris
|
TV film
|
Old Times
|
Anna
|
TV film [60]
|
1992
|
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
|
Sandra
|
TV series (1 episode)
|
The True Adventures of Christopher Columbus
|
Queen Isabella
|
TV miniseries (4 episodes)
|
1993
|
Saturday Night Live
|
Host
|
TV series (1 episode: "Miranda Richardson")
|
1994
|
Fatherland
|
Charlie Maguire
|
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film[61][62]
|
1994–2004
|
Absolutely Fabulous
|
Bettina
|
TV series (2 episodes)
|
1996
|
Saint-Ex
|
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
|
TV film
|
1997
|
A Dance to the Music of Time
|
Pamela Flitton
|
TV miniseries (2 episodes) Nominated—BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress Nominated—Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance – Female
|
1998
|
The Scold's Bridle
|
Dr Sarah Blakeney
|
TV miniseries (2 episodes)
|
Merlin
|
Queen Mab / Lady of the Lake
|
TV miniseries (2 episodes)
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
|
Ted and Ralph
|
Henrietta Blough-Pendleton
|
TV special
|
1999
|
Alice in Wonderland
|
Queen of Hearts / Society Woman
|
TV film
|
St. Ives
|
Miss Gilchrist
|
TV film
|
The Big Brass Ring
|
Dinah Pellarin
|
TV film
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
|
Blackadder: Back & Forth
|
Lady Elizabeth / Queen Elizabeth I (Queenie)
|
TV special
|
2001
|
The Fantastic Flying Journey
|
Lucretia Moore
|
TV series (13 episodes)
Voice Only
|
Snow White: The Fairest of Them All
|
Queen Elspeth
|
TV film [63]
|
2003
|
The Lost Prince
|
Queen Mary
|
TV miniseries (2 episodes)
Nominated - BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
[64]
|
Comic Relief: The Big Hair Do
|
Hermione Granger
|
TV special
|
2005–2006
|
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
|
Corky the Horse
|
TV series (26 episodes)
Voice Only
|
2006
|
Gideon's Daughter
|
Stella
|
TV film Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
[65][66]
|
Merlin's Apprentice
|
Lady of the Lake
|
TV miniseries (2 episodes)
|
2007
|
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
|
Helena
|
TV series (6 episodes)
|
2010
|
Rubicon
|
Katherine Rhumor
|
TV series (13 episodes)
[67]
|
2012
|
Dead Boss
|
Jo
|
TV series (1 episode)
|
Parade's End
|
Mrs. Wannop
|
TV miniseries (5 episodes) [68]
|
World Without End
|
Mother Cecilia
|
TV series (6 episodes)
|
2014
|
Psychobitches
|
Enid Blyton
|
TV series (1 episode)
|
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
|
Miss Blitherington
|
TV special
|
Mapp and Lucia
|
Miss Elizabeth Mapp
|
TV miniseries (3 episodes)
[69][70][71][72]
|
2015
|
Casanova
|
Marquise d'Urfe
|
TV pilot
|
An Inspector Calls
|
Sybil Birling
|
TV film
|
And Then There Were None
|
Miss Emily Brent
|
TV miniseries (2 episodes) [73]
|
2016
|
Walliams and Friend [74]
|
Various
|
TV series (1 episode: "Miranda Richardson")
|
Danger Mouse
|
Queen of Weevils
|
TV series (2 episodes)
Voice Only
|
2018
|
Girlfriends
|
Sue Thackery
|
TV series (6 episodes) [75]
|
2019
|
Curfew
|
Lou Collins
|
TV series (7 episodes) [76]
|
2019
|
Good Omens
|
Madame Tracy
|
Season 1
|
2023
|
Shax
|
Season 2
|
2022
|
Fate: The Winx Saga
|
Rosalind
|
Main role (season 2)
|