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Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

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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.

Known For

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

2007

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

1999

Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

2003

Dirty Tricks

Dirty Tricks

2000

The Reflecting Skin

The Reflecting Skin

1990

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010

Body Parts

Body Parts

1991

Longford

Longford

2006

Margot

Margot

2009

Christopher and His Kind

Christopher and His Kind

2011

Last Call

Last Call

2023

These Foolish Things

These Foolish Things

1989

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1996

Burlesque Fairytales

Burlesque Fairytales

2010

Last Passenger

Last Passenger

2013

About Time

About Time

2013

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

2004

Le Week-End

Le Week-End

2013

No Ordinary Joe

No Ordinary Joe

2021

Further Up Pompeii

Further Up Pompeii

1975

Amish: A Secret Life

Amish: A Secret Life

2012

Call Me Back

Call Me Back

2023

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999

The Childeater

The Childeater

1989

AfterLife

AfterLife

2003

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

Margaret

Margaret

2009

Grown-Ups

Grown-Ups

1980

The Winkler

The Winkler

1979

Doctor Jekyll

Doctor Jekyll

2023

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret

2016

On Approval

On Approval

1982

Hamilton Mattress

Hamilton Mattress

2002

Loose Connections

Loose Connections

1984

National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

2024

Gifted

Gifted

2017

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

1987

Redemption

Redemption

1991

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982

Starter for 10

Starter for 10

2006

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010

Manifesto

Manifesto

1988

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

2017

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

2009

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

1999

Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

1995

Rainy Day Women

Rainy Day Women

1984

Expelling the Demon

Expelling the Demon

1999

My Zoe

My Zoe

2019

Lawless

Lawless

2013

City Hall

City Hall

1996

Blackbird

Blackbird

2019

Little Joe

Little Joe

2019

National Theatre Live: Hansard

National Theatre Live: Hansard

2019

November 1st

November 1st

2019

Made in Italy

Made in Italy

2020

A Banquet

A Banquet

2022

Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

2001

He Does Not Want Peace

He Does Not Want Peace

2016

These Foolish Things

These Foolish Things

The Entertainment System Is Down

The Entertainment System Is Down

Alma

Alma

H Is for Hawk

H Is for Hawk

2025

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1984

G.B.H.

G.B.H.

1991

Rome

Rome

2005

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

1997

Spooks

Spooks

2002

The Kit Curran Radio Show

The Kit Curran Radio Show

1984

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

2008

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

2001

Colin's Sandwich

Colin's Sandwich

1988

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

1976

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Traffik

Traffik

1989

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1999

Jake's Progress

Jake's Progress

1995

A Year in Provence

A Year in Provence

1993

Get Real

Get Real

1998

The Honourable Woman

The Honourable Woman

2014

A History of Britain

A History of Britain

2000

TECX

TECX

1990

Spy

Spy

2011

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

2011

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

Count Arthur Strong

Count Arthur Strong

2013

Toast of London

Toast of London

2013

Sherlock

Sherlock

2010

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

2021

Against the Wall

Against the Wall

2011

Truelove

Truelove

2024

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time

2021

Merlin

Merlin

2008

The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia

2011

The Rector's Wife

The Rector's Wife

1994

The Morning Show

The Morning Show

2019

Muck and Brass

Muck and Brass

1982

White Heat

White Heat

2012

Sherwood

Sherwood

2022

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

A Discovery of Witches

A Discovery of Witches

2018

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

2012

The Leftovers

The Leftovers

2014

Shooting the Past

Shooting the Past

1999

The Play on One

The Play on One

1988

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

2019

The Death of Bunny Munro

The Death of Bunny Munro

2025

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

1979

Mint

Mint

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

1991

Working Shakespeare

Working Shakespeare

2003

Playhouse

Playhouse

1974

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Dead Head

Dead Head

1986

Close to the Enemy

Close to the Enemy

2016

Lost in Austen

Lost in Austen

2008

Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous

1992

One-Upmanship

One-Upmanship

1976

Travelling Man

Travelling Man

1984

Playhouse Presents

Playhouse Presents

2012