Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

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.

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

G.B.H.

G.B.H.

6.5
Rome

Rome

8.2
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

7
Spooks

Spooks

7.6
The Kit Curran Radio Show

The Kit Curran Radio Show

5.5
Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

7.63
Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

6.6
Colin's Sandwich

Colin's Sandwich

6
The New Avengers

The New Avengers

7
Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

8.004
Traffik

Traffik

7.8
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

6.3
Jake's Progress

Jake's Progress

3.5
A Year in Provence

A Year in Provence

6
Get Real

Get Real

0
The Honourable Woman

The Honourable Woman

7.282
A History of Britain

A History of Britain

8.2
TECX

TECX

6
Spy

Spy

7.625
Black Mirror

Black Mirror

8.285
Playhouse Presents

Playhouse Presents

6
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

7.694
Close to the Enemy

Close to the Enemy

5.3
Count Arthur Strong

Count Arthur Strong

6.929
Toast of London

Toast of London

7.5
Sherlock

Sherlock

8.5
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

7.324
Against the Wall

Against the Wall

6.6
Truelove

Truelove

6.2
The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time

7.662
Merlin

Merlin

7.817
The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia

6.3
The Rector's Wife

The Rector's Wife

8
The Morning Show

The Morning Show

7.769
Dead Head

Dead Head

5.3
Lost in Austen

Lost in Austen

7.1
Muck and Brass

Muck and Brass

6
White Heat

White Heat

5.7
Sherwood

Sherwood

7
Travelling Man

Travelling Man

5
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.156
A Discovery of Witches

A Discovery of Witches

7.8
The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

7.3
The Leftovers

The Leftovers

7.631
Shooting the Past

Shooting the Past

6.8
The Play on One

The Play on One

6
Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

7
His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

7.869
The Death of Bunny Munro

The Death of Bunny Munro

0
Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

7.286
Mint

Mint

0
The Storyteller: Greek Myths

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

8.062
Working Shakespeare

Working Shakespeare

0

Movies

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

5.2
Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

6.7
Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

6.9
Dirty Tricks

Dirty Tricks

5.7
The Reflecting Skin

The Reflecting Skin

6.653
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

6.634
Body Parts

Body Parts

5.8
Longford

Longford

6.6
Margot

Margot

5.955
Christopher and His Kind

Christopher and His Kind

6.4
Last Call

Last Call

8
These Foolish Things

These Foolish Things

0
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

5.6
Burlesque Fairytales

Burlesque Fairytales

5.6
Last Passenger

Last Passenger

5.5
About Time

About Time

7.914
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

5.6
Le Week-End

Le Week-End

6.196
No Ordinary Joe

No Ordinary Joe

0
Further Up Pompeii

Further Up Pompeii

7.8
Amish: A Secret Life

Amish: A Secret Life

6.4
Call Me Back

Call Me Back

0
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

7.455
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

6.563
The Childeater

The Childeater

7
AfterLife

AfterLife

4
Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

6.561
Margaret

Margaret

5.8
Grown-Ups

Grown-Ups

6.7
The Winkler

The Winkler

0
Doctor Jekyll

Doctor Jekyll

4.9
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

6.5
Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret

6.327
On Approval

On Approval

0
Hamilton Mattress

Hamilton Mattress

6.3
Loose Connections

Loose Connections

2
National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

0
Gifted

Gifted

8.007
Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

6.7
Redemption

Redemption

0
Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

8
Starter for 10

Starter for 10

6.4
Harold Pinter:  A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

0
Manifesto

Manifesto

4
Carnage: Swallowing the Past

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

6.5
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

7.9
An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

6.46
Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

0
Rainy Day Women

Rainy Day Women

0
Expelling the Demon

Expelling the Demon

7
My Zoe

My Zoe

6.5
Lawless

Lawless

10
City Hall

City Hall

5.9
Blackbird

Blackbird

6.782
Little Joe

Little Joe

5.72
National Theatre Live: Hansard

National Theatre Live: Hansard

8.7
November 1st

November 1st

6.9
Made in Italy

Made in Italy

6
A Banquet

A Banquet

4.1
Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

0
He Does Not Want Peace

He Does Not Want Peace

8
These Foolish Things

These Foolish Things

0
The Entertainment System Is Down

The Entertainment System Is Down

0
Alma

Alma

0