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Imelda Staunton

1956 - Today

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Dame Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born 9 January 1956) 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. Over her career, she has received several awards including a British Academy Film Award, and five Laurence Olivier Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, three British Academy Television Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and three Emmy Awards. On the West End stage, she has received fourteen Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning the Best Supporting Role in a Play for her work in both A Chorus of Disapproval / The Corn Is Green (1985) followed by four wins for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles in the musicals Into the Woods (1991), Sweeney Todd (2013), Gypsy (2016), and Hello, Dolly! Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Imelda Staunton is the 1,060th most popular actor (down from 713th in 2019), the 1,277th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 843rd in 2019) and the 151st most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Imelda Staunton ranks 1,060 out of 13,578. Before her are Jake Gyllenhaal, Jackie Coogan, David Keith, Katharine Ross, Scarlett Johansson, and Billy Crystal. After her are Wade Williams, Eric Bana, Jonathan Hyde, Dirk Bogarde, Alain Cuny, and Michel Bouquet.

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Among people born in 1956, Imelda Staunton ranks 60. Before her are Michele Alboreto, Andrus Ansip, Andrius Kubilius, Anthony Bourdain, Bakir Izetbegović, and Ian Curtis. After her are Almazbek Atambayev, La Toya Jackson, Hal Finney, Joan Allen, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, and Jan Peter Balkenende.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Imelda Staunton ranks 1,277 out of 8,785. Before her are Taron Egerton (1989), Charles W. Alcock (1842), John Fisher (1469), John Berger (1926), Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914), and Allan Pinkerton (1819). After her are Rob Roy MacGregor (1671), Cynthia Lennon (1939), Dirk Bogarde (1921), James Paul Moody (1887), Joseph Bell (1837), and George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Imelda Staunton ranks 151. Before her are Natascha McElhone (1969), Rosemary Harris (1927), Edmund Kean (1787), Sebastian Shaw (1905), Denholm Elliott (1922), and Taron Egerton (1989). After her are Dirk Bogarde (1921), Orlando Bloom (1977), Billy Boyd (1968), Frances Fisher (1952), Sacha Baron Cohen (1971), and Hugh Griffith (1912).

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