Actor: Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson was nominated for Damage and Tom and Viv, both serious dramatic roles about women damaged by the men around them.

She is equally known for Blackadder, playing Queen Elizabeth as a homicidal child, which is one of the great British television comic performances and completely at odds with the film work.

Dance with a Stranger, The Crying Game and Sleepy Hollow fill out the range. She works selectively and has been notably private.