Født March 15, 1959 · Paddington, London, England, UK
Filmography
| Role | Title | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 2004 | Sybill Trelawney |
| Actor | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | 2011 | Sybill Trelawney |
| Actor | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 2007 | Sybil Trelawney |
| Actor | Brave | 2012 | Queen Elinor |
| Actor | Beauty and the Beast | 2017 | Mrs. Potts |
| Actor | I Am Legend | 2007 | Dr. Alice Krippin |
| Actor | Cruella | 2021 | Baroness |
| Actor | Men in Black: International | 2019 | Agent O |
| Actor | Men in Black 3 | 2012 | Agent O |
| Actor | Nanny McPhee | 2005 | |
| Writer | Nanny McPhee | 2005 | |
| Actor | Last Christmas | 2019 | |
| Writer | Last Christmas | 2019 | |
| Producer | Last Christmas | 2019 | |
| Actor | Love Actually | 2003 | Karen |
| Actor | Dolittle | 2020 | Poly |
| Actor | Treasure Planet | 2002 | Captain Amelia |
| Actor | Bridget Jones's Baby | 2016 | Dr. Rawlings |
| Writer | Bridget Jones's Baby | 2016 | |
| Actor | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | 2010 | |
| Writer | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | 2010 | |
| Producer | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | 2010 | |
| Actor | Beautiful Creatures | 2013 | Mrs. Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes |
| Actor | Years and Years | Vivienne Rook | |
| Actor | Johnny English Strikes Again | 2018 | Prime Minister |
| Actor | Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical | 2022 | Miss Trunchbull |
| Actor | Burnt | 2015 | Dr. Rosshilde |
| Actor | Sense and Sensibility | 1995 | |
| Writer | Sense and Sensibility | 1995 | |
| Actor | Saving Mr. Banks | 2013 | P.L. Travers |
| Actor | Down Cemetery Road | ||
| Executive producer | Down Cemetery Road | ||
| Actor | Late Night | 2019 | Katherine Newbury |
| Actor | Good Luck to You, Leo Grande | 2022 | Nancy Stokes |
| Actor | Angels in America | Nurse Emily / The Angel America | |
| Actor | In the Name of the Father | 1993 | Gareth Peirce |
| Actor | Missing Link | 2019 | Dora the Yeti Elder (voice) |
| Actor | Men, Women & Children | 2014 | Narrator (voice) |
| Actor | The Boat That Rocked | 2009 | Charlotte |
| Actor | An Education | 2009 | Headmistress |
| Actor | The Remains of the Day | 1993 | Miss Kenton |
| Actor | Stranger Than Fiction | 2006 | Karen Eiffel |
| Actor | What’s Love Got To Do With It? | 2022 | Cath |
| Actor | Junior | 1994 | Dr. Diana Reddin |
| Actor | The Meyerowitz Stories | 2017 | Maureen Meyerowitz |
| Actor | Much Ado About Nothing | 1993 | Beatrice |
| Actor | The Children Act | 2018 | Fiona Maye |
| Actor | How to Build a Girl | 2020 | Amanda |
| Actor | Effie Gray | 2014 | Lady Eastlake |
| Writer | Effie Gray | 2014 | |
| Actor | Howards End | 1992 | Margaret Schlegel |
| Actor | The Love Punch | 2013 | Kate |
| Actor | King Lear | 2018 | Goneril |
| Actor | A Walk in the Woods | 2015 | Catherine Bryson |
| Actor | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy | 2025 | Dr. Rawling |
| Actor | Alone in Berlin | 2016 | Anna Quangel |
| Actor | Brideshead Revisited | 2008 | Lady Marchmain |
| Actor | Dead Again | 1991 | Margaret Strauss / Grace |
| Actor | Last Chance Harvey | 2008 | Kate Walker |
| Actor | Henry V | 1989 | Katherine |
| Actor | The Legend of Barney Thomson | 2015 | Cemolina |
| Actor | Wit | 2001 | Vivian Bearing |
| Writer | Wit | 2001 | |
| Actor | Primary Colors | 1998 | Susan Stanton |
| Actor | Peter's Friends | 1992 | Maggie Chester |
| Actor | The Song of Lunch | 2010 | She |
| Producer | Sold | 2016 | |
| Actor | Judas Kiss | 1998 | FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins |
| Actor | Maybe Baby | 2000 | Druscilla |
| Actor | Impromptu | 1991 | Duchess D'Antan |
| Actor | Carrington | 1995 | Dora Carrington |
| Actor | The Sheep Detectives | 2026 | Lydia Harbottle |
| Actor | The Winter Guest | 1997 | Frances |
| Actor | Imagining Argentina | 2003 | Cecilia Rueda |
| Actor | Fortunes of War | Harriet Pringle | |
| Actor | Lennon or McCartney | 2014 | Herself (archive footage) |
| Actor | The Tall Guy | 1989 | Kate |
| Actor | Alfresco | various | |
| Actor | Tutti Frutti (1987) | Suzi Kettles |