Imelda Staunton
Actress Imelda Staunton talks to Mark Lawson about her life and career, from her early ambitions to become an actress to her role on the West End stage in Entertaining Mr Sloane.
Imelda Staunton began her stage career playing the likes of St Joan and Piaf in repertory theatre. More recently she has starred as Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, busy-body Miss Pole in Cranford, and the eponymous back street abortionist in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake.
She talks to Mark Lawson about her life and career, from her early ambitions to become an actress to her recent role on the West End stage in Entertaining Mr Sloane, as well as various experiences along the way: working on a Steven Seagal film; auditioning for Cats at Andrew Lloyd Webber's house and her Oscars experience when she was nominated for Best Actress for Vera Drake.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Mark Lawson |
| Participant | Imelda Staunton |
| Producer | Andrea Illescas |
| Director | Andrea Illescas |
Broadcasts
- Sun 29 Nov 2009 21:00
- Mon 30 Nov 2009 03:20
- Thu 3 Dec 2009 00:25
- Thu 3 Dec 2009 02:55
- Sun 17 Jan 2010 23:30
- Mon 18 Jan 2010 03:30
- Fri 22 Jan 2010 01:00
- Thu 18 Mar 2010 23:45
- Fri 19 Mar 2010 04:15
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