1985 | Starred in "A Chorus of Disapproval" at the National Theatre and "The Corn is Green" at the Old Vic |
1986 | Played Nurse White in Dennis Potter's "The Singing Detective"; the award-winning series was originally broadcast on BBC and starred Michael Gambon |
1987 | Played Dorothy in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "The Wizard of Oz"; earned an Olivier Award nomination |
1988 | Performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company as Sonya in Michael Blakemore's production of "Uncle Vanya" |
1990 | Cast as the Baker's Wife in the original London production of Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" |
1992 | Starred in Kenneth Branagh's "Peter's Friends" |
1993 | Co-starred in Kenneth Branagh's film production of William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" |
1995 | Played Charlotte Palmer in Ang Lee's "Sense and Sensibility" |
1996 | Portrayed Maria in a film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" |
1996 | Starred as Miss Adelaide in Richard Eyre's production of "Guys and Dolls" at the National Theatre |
1996 | Starred opposite Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn in Sam Mendes' production of "Habeas Corpus" at the Donmar Warehouse |
1998 | Portrayed the nurse in the Oscar-winning film "Shakespeare in Love" |
1999 | Teamed with Bob Hoskins to play Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins Micawber in the BBC/Masterpiece Theatre miniseries "David Copperfield" |
2000 | Took on a daring role in "Rat," playing the wife of a pub-crawling Irishman who turns into a rodent; although the film was a critical success, it never made it to theaters, going instead straight to video |
2002 | Cast as the tough female detective in the BBC's hit drama "Murder" |
2004 | Starred in "Vera Drake" as a woman who illegally helps women induce miscarriages in 1950s England; received Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Actress |
2006 | Co-starred with Emma Thompson and Colin Firth in "Nanny McPhee"; also scripted by Emma Thompson |
2007 | Cast as Dolores Umbridge, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, in the fifth Harry Potter picture "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" |
2007 | Co-starred with Hilary Swank in "Freedom Writers," a drama directed by Richard LaGravenese |
2007 | Featured in the acclaimed miniseries "Cranford" (PBS) |
2008 | Co-starred in the British comedy "A Bunch of Amateurs" |
2009 | Re-teamed with director Ang Lee to star in "Taking Woodstock" |
2010 | Reprised role of Dolores Umbridge in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" |
2011 | Voiced the character of Mrs. Santa in the animated feature "Arthur Christmas" |
2012 | Voiced Queen Victoria in the animated adventure "Pirates! Band of Misfits" |
