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Lindsay Duncan

Acting 75 years old Edinburgh, Scotland, UK ★ 1.6
Born: November 7, 1950

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (126)

Mint
Mint Ollie 2026
H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk Mum 2025
The Death of Bunny Munro
The Death of Bunny Munro Doris Pennington 2025
National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus
National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus Dora 2024
Truelove
Truelove Phil 2024
Doctor Jekyll
Doctor Jekyll Sandra Poole 2023
Call Me Back
Call Me Back Grace 2023
Last Call
Last Call Kate 2023
Sherwood
Sherwood Jennifer Hale 2022
A Banquet
A Banquet June 2022
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days Jane Digby 2021
The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time Anvaere Damodred 2021
No Ordinary Joe
No Ordinary Joe Marion Barbara "Joe" Carstairs 2021
Made in Italy
Made in Italy Kate 2020
My Zoe
My Zoe Kathy 2019
National Theatre Live: Hansard
National Theatre Live: Hansard Diana Hesketh 2019
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials Octavia (voice) 2019
Little Joe
Little Joe Psychotherapist 2019
November 1st
November 1st Bonnie 2019
The Morning Show
The Morning Show Martha Ellison 2019
Blackbird
Blackbird Liz 2019
A Discovery of Witches
A Discovery of Witches Ysabeau de Clermont 2018
Gifted
Gifted Evelyn Adler 2017
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Carnage: Swallowing the Past Maude 2017
Close to the Enemy
Close to the Enemy Frau Bellinghausen 2016
He Does Not Want Peace
He Does Not Want Peace Rachel Englebright 2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass Helen Kingsleigh 2016
Churchill's Secret
Churchill's Secret Clemmie Churchill 2016
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Tabitha 2014
The Honourable Woman
The Honourable Woman Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle 2014
The Leftovers
The Leftovers Grace Playford 2014
Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9 Loretta Lamb 2014
神探夏洛克:最后的誓言
神探夏洛克:最后的誓言 2014
Toast of London
Toast of London 2013
Last Passenger
Last Passenger Elaine Middleton 2013
Le Week-End
Le Week-End Meg Burrows 2013
Lawless
Lawless Lady Justice MacNeil 2013
About Time
About Time Mum 2013
Count Arthur Strong
Count Arthur Strong Dame Agnes 2013
Amish: A Secret Life
Amish: A Secret Life Narrator (voice) 2012
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown Duchess of York 2012
Playhouse Presents
Playhouse Presents Mrs Dalloway 2012
White Heat
White Heat Lilly (present day) 2012
Black Mirror
Black Mirror Alex Cairns 2011
Spy
Spy The Director 2011
Against the Wall
Against the Wall Faith Kowalski 2011
Christopher and His Kind
Christopher and His Kind Kathleen Isherwood 2011
The Sinking of the Laconia
The Sinking of the Laconia Elisabeth Fullwood 2011
Sherlock
Sherlock Lady Smallwood 2010
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland Helen Kingsleigh 2010
Harold Pinter:  A Celebration
Harold Pinter: A Celebration Self 2010
Burlesque Fairytales
Burlesque Fairytales Ice Queen 2010
Margot
Margot Madam 2009
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars Captain Adelaide Brooke 2009
Margaret
Margaret Margaret Thatcher 2009
Merlin
Merlin Queen Annis 2008
Lost in Austen
Lost in Austen Lady Catherine de Bourgh 2008
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Alison Slaughter 2008
Frankenstein
Frankenstein Jane Pretorius 2007
Longford
Longford Lady Elizabeth Longford 2006
Starter for 10
Starter for 10 Rose Harbison 2006
Rome
Rome Servilia of the Junii 2005
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls Audrey Pretty 2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple Marina Gregg 2004
Under the Tuscan Sun
Under the Tuscan Sun Katherine 2003
AfterLife
AfterLife 2003
Working Shakespeare
Working Shakespeare 2003
Spooks
Spooks Angela Wells 2002
Hamilton Mattress
Hamilton Mattress Beryl / Gertrude (voice) 2002
Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders
Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders Narrator 2001
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers Alice 2001
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Pauline 2000
A History of Britain
A History of Britain Reader 2000
Dirty Tricks
Dirty Tricks Alison 2000
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist Elizabeth Leeford 1999
Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram 1999
Expelling the Demon
Expelling the Demon Woman 1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace TC-14 (voice) 1999
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband Lady Markby 1999
Shooting the Past
Shooting the Past Marilyn Truman 1999
Get Real
Get Real Louise 1998
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling Lady Bellaston 1997
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream Hippolyta / Titania 1996
City Hall
City Hall Sydney Pappas 1996
Jake's Progress
Jake's Progress Monica 1995
Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair
Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair Narrator 1995
The Rector's Wife
The Rector's Wife Anna Bouverie 1994
A Year in Provence
A Year in Provence Annie Mayle 1993
Absolutely Fabulous
Absolutely Fabulous Jeanne Durand 1992
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
The Storyteller: Greek Myths Medea 1991
Body Parts
Body Parts Dr. Agatha Webb 1991
Redemption
Redemption Kath Peachey 1991
G.B.H.
G.B.H. Barbara Douglas 1991
The Reflecting Skin
The Reflecting Skin Dolphin Blue 1990
TECX
TECX Laura Pellin 1990
Traffik
Traffik Helen Rosshalde 1989
These Foolish Things
These Foolish Things Gutrune Day 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot Lady Tamplin 1989
The Childeater
The Childeater Eirwen 1989
Colin's Sandwich
Colin's Sandwich Rosemary 1988
Manifesto
Manifesto Lily Sachor 1988
The Play on One
The Play on One Gutrune Day 1988
Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears Anthea Lahr 1987
Dead Head
Dead Head Dana Cass 1986
Travelling Man
Travelling Man Andrea 1984
Loose Connections
Loose Connections Sally 1984
Rainy Day Women
Rainy Day Women Karen Miller 1984
The Kit Curran Radio Show
The Kit Curran Radio Show Pamela Scott 1984
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah Alice 1984
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Reilly: Ace of Spies Alexandra 1983
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays Self (archive footage) 1982
On Approval
On Approval Helen 1982
Muck and Brass
Muck and Brass Jean Torrode 1982
Grown-Ups
Grown-Ups Mrs Butcher 1980
The Winkler
The Winkler Diane 1979
Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin Catherine Langford 1979
The New Avengers
The New Avengers Jane 1976
One-Upmanship
One-Upmanship 1976
Further Up Pompeii
Further Up Pompeii Scrubba 1975
Playhouse
Playhouse Christine Butcher 1974
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse Diane 1967
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Helen Hayle 1965
These Foolish Things
These Foolish Things
The Entertainment System Is Down
The Entertainment System Is Down
Alma
Alma
Daughter of Eden
Daughter of Eden Emer

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