FrameThrower · Actors · Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton
7 films · 431 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1995–2017
Born 9 January 1956 · Archway, London, England, UK
Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton is an English actress and singer. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in 1976 and appeared in various theatre productions in the United Kingdom.
Staunton has performed in a variety of plays and musicals in London throughout her career, winning four Laurence Olivier Awards; three for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her roles in the musicals Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and Gypsy, and one for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play for her work in both A Chorus of Disapproval and The Corn is Green.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 7 films · 431 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1995–2017
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role2005
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture1999
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire2016
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical2025
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical2013
- European Film Award for Best Actress2004
- British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film2004
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress2004
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress2004
How their films are shot
Measured across 431 frames from the 7 films we hold. This is the look of the work Imelda takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 7 films we hold, 52% of their frames are day, 48% natural — the look of the work Imelda takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
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Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
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