Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Acting
Born 1950-11-07Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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.

Movies (69)

Alice in Wonderland
6.6

Alice in Wonderland

2010Movie6.6
About Time
7.9

About Time

2013Movie7.9
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
7.4

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014Movie7.4
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
6.6

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999Movie6.6
Alice Through the Looking Glass
6.6

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016Movie6.6
Gifted
8.0

Gifted

2017Movie8.0
City Hall
6.0

City Hall

1996Movie6.0
Under the Tuscan Sun
6.9

Under the Tuscan Sun

2003Movie6.9
Margaret
5.7

Margaret

2009Movie5.7
The Entertainment System Is Down

The Entertainment System Is Down

Movie
H Is for Hawk
7.1

H Is for Hawk

2025Movie7.1
Blackbird
6.8

Blackbird

2019Movie6.8
Made in Italy
6.0

Made in Italy

2020Movie6.0
A Banquet
4.3

A Banquet

2022Movie4.3
Mansfield Park
6.7

Mansfield Park

1999Movie6.7
Little Joe
5.8

Little Joe

2019Movie5.8
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
6.4

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

2017Movie6.4
An Ideal Husband
6.5

An Ideal Husband

1999Movie6.5
Christopher and His Kind
6.3

Christopher and His Kind

2011Movie6.3
Starter for 10
6.4

Starter for 10

2006Movie6.4
Last Passenger
5.6

Last Passenger

2013Movie5.6
Body Parts
5.8

Body Parts

1991Movie5.8
The Reflecting Skin
6.7

The Reflecting Skin

1990Movie6.7
Le Week-End
6.2

Le Week-End

2013Movie6.2
Burlesque Fairytales
5.6

Burlesque Fairytales

2010Movie5.6
Prick Up Your Ears
6.7

Prick Up Your Ears

1987Movie6.7
Redemption
7.0

Redemption

1991Movie7.0
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
8.0

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982Movie8.0
My Zoe
6.5

My Zoe

2019Movie6.5
Doctor Jekyll
4.6

Doctor Jekyll

2023Movie4.6
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare

RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare

Movie
AfterLife
5.5

AfterLife

2003Movie5.5
The Childeater
7.7

The Childeater

1989Movie7.7
Manifesto
4.0

Manifesto

1988Movie4.0
Churchill's Secret
6.3

Churchill's Secret

2016Movie6.3
Dirty Tricks
5.5

Dirty Tricks

2000Movie5.5
Longford
6.5

Longford

2006Movie6.5
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
7.9

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

2009Movie7.9
Last Call
8.0

Last Call

2023Movie8.0
Daughter of Eden

Daughter of Eden

Movie
Grown-Ups
6.9

Grown-Ups

1980Movie6.9
Call Me Back

Call Me Back

2023Movie
Expelling the Demon
7.0

Expelling the Demon

1999Movie7.0
Hamilton Mattress
6.8

Hamilton Mattress

2002Movie6.8
Rainy Day Women
7.0

Rainy Day Women

1984Movie7.0
Frankenstein
5.6

Frankenstein

2007Movie5.6
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
5.8

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

2004Movie5.8
National Theatre Live: Hansard
8.7

National Theatre Live: Hansard

2019Movie8.7
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
8.0

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010Movie8.0
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1984Movie
Amish: A Secret Life
6.4

Amish: A Secret Life

2012Movie6.4
A Midsummer Night's Dream
5.9

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1996Movie5.9
Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders
9.0

Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

2001Movie9.0
Margot
5.5

Margot

2009Movie5.5
Alma

Alma

Movie
These Foolish Things

These Foolish Things

1989Movie
Loose Connections
3.8

Loose Connections

1984Movie3.8
Further Up Pompeii
7.6

Further Up Pompeii

1975Movie7.6
He Does Not Want Peace
8.0

He Does Not Want Peace

2016Movie8.0
National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

2024Movie
November 1st
6.9

November 1st

2019Movie6.9
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
7.0

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000Movie7.0
These Foolish Things
10.0

These Foolish Things

Movie10.0
Lawless
9.5

Lawless

2013Movie9.5
On Approval
9.0

On Approval

1982Movie9.0
No Ordinary Joe

No Ordinary Joe

2021Movie
The Winkler

The Winkler

1979Movie
Alas Sage & Onion

Alas Sage & Onion

1988Movie
Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

1995Movie

TV Shows (61)

Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989Series8.2
Black Mirror
8.3

Black Mirror

2011Series8.3
Merlin
7.8

Merlin

2008Series7.8
Sherlock
8.5

Sherlock

2010Series8.5
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004Series7.8
The Wheel of Time
7.6

The Wheel of Time

2021Series7.6
The Leftovers
7.7

The Leftovers

2014Series7.7
Spooks
7.7

Spooks

2002Series7.7
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
The Morning Show
7.7

The Morning Show

2019Series7.7
His Dark Materials
7.8

His Dark Materials

2019Series7.8
Rome
8.2

Rome

2005Series8.2
Absolutely Fabulous
7.6

Absolutely Fabulous

1992Series7.6
ITV Playhouse
7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967Series7.0
Inside No. 9
8.1

Inside No. 9

2014Series8.1
Playhouse
7.0

Playhouse

1974Series7.0
A Discovery of Witches
7.8

A Discovery of Witches

2018Series7.8
Playhouse Presents
6.0

Playhouse Presents

2012Series6.0
Travelling Man
6.5

Travelling Man

1984Series6.5
Toast of London
7.5

Toast of London

2013Series7.5
ScreenPlay
6.0

ScreenPlay

1986Series6.0
The Hollow Crown
7.4

The Hollow Crown

2012Series7.4
Sherwood
6.9

Sherwood

2022Series6.9
Around the World in 80 Days
7.3

Around the World in 80 Days

2021Series7.3
The Play on One
6.0

The Play on One

1988Series6.0
Close to the Enemy
5.1

Close to the Enemy

2016Series5.1
The New Avengers
7.1

The New Avengers

1976Series7.1
Against the Wall
6.5

Against the Wall

2011Series6.5
Reilly: Ace of Spies
7.0

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983Series7.0
Spy
7.5

Spy

2011Series7.5
Dick Turpin
7.4

Dick Turpin

1979Series7.4
Working Shakespeare

Working Shakespeare

2003Series
Criminal Justice
7.6

Criminal Justice

2008Series7.6
The Sinking of the Laconia
6.4

The Sinking of the Laconia

2011Series6.4
G.B.H.
6.3

G.B.H.

1991Series6.3
A Year in Provence
6.0

A Year in Provence

1993Series6.0
Oliver Twist
6.3

Oliver Twist

1999Series6.3
The Honourable Woman
7.3

The Honourable Woman

2014Series7.3
Count Arthur Strong
7.0

Count Arthur Strong

2013Series7.0
Traffik
7.6

Traffik

1989Series7.6
Perfect Strangers
6.7

Perfect Strangers

2001Series6.7
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
7.5

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

1997Series7.5
Lost in Austen
7.1

Lost in Austen

2008Series7.1
White Heat
6.0

White Heat

2012Series6.0
The Death of Bunny Munro
5.7

The Death of Bunny Munro

2025Series5.7
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
8.2

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

1991Series8.2
Truelove
6.4

Truelove

2024Series6.4
Mint
2.7

Mint

2026Series2.7
A History of Britain
8.4

A History of Britain

2000Series8.4
Shooting the Past
7.3

Shooting the Past

1999Series7.3
Get Real
6.5

Get Real

1998Series6.5
The Rector's Wife
9.0

The Rector's Wife

1994Series9.0
TECX
6.0

TECX

1990Series6.0
The Kit Curran Radio Show
6.3

The Kit Curran Radio Show

1984Series6.3
The Brief
7.0

The Brief

1984Series7.0
Colin's Sandwich
7.4

Colin's Sandwich

1988Series7.4
One-Upmanship
7.7

One-Upmanship

1976Series7.7
Jake's Progress
4.5

Jake's Progress

1995Series4.5
Muck and Brass
6.3

Muck and Brass

1982Series6.3
Dead Head
5.8

Dead Head

1986Series5.8