Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

1950-11-07 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 64 Credits

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 T...

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National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

2024

as Dora

Acting

When a golden wedding anniversary reunites the Randolph family on the eve of WWII, Dora and Charles must reckon with the adults their children have be...

Doctor Jekyll

Doctor Jekyll

2023

4.9
Acting

Recluse Dr. Nina Jekyll befriends with her newly hired help, Rob. They must work together to prevent Hyde from destroying her life.

Call Me Back

Call Me Back

2023

as Grace

Acting

Grace returns home from the funeral of her husband, George accompanied by her daughter, Lucy. Mother and daughter clash, leading Grace to attempt to m...

Last Call

Last Call

2023

as Kate

8.0
Acting

A desperate mother is trying to reconnect with her son. Navigating an obvious void, she will finally have the chance to ask the questions that have ha...

A Banquet

A Banquet

2022

as June

4.1
Acting

Widowed mother Holly is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer ...

No Ordinary Joe

No Ordinary Joe

2021

as Marion Barbara "Joe" Carstairs

Acting

The eccentric lesbian icon Joe Carstairs looks back on her adventurous life together with her faithful little companion, Lord Tod Wadley. The story un...

Made in Italy

Made in Italy

2020

as Kate

6.0
Acting

A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.

My Zoe

My Zoe

2019

as Kathy

6.5
Acting

Isabelle, a geneticist recovering from a toxic marriage, is raising her only daughter, Zoe, with her contentious ex-husband. Zoe means everything to h...

National Theatre Live: Hansard

National Theatre Live: Hansard

2019

as Diana Hesketh

8.7
Acting

It's a summer's morning in 1988 and Tory politician Robin Hesketh has returned home to the idyllic Cotswold house he shares with his wife of 30 years,...

Little Joe

Little Joe

2019

as Psychotherapist

5.7
Acting

Alice, a single mother who is more dedicated to her work as a genetic engineer than to her teenage son Joe, develops a new variety of flower that is s...

November 1st

November 1st

2019

as Bonnie

6.9
Acting

A woman and her angry mother travel together to the execution of a man they never met.

Blackbird

Blackbird

2019

as Liz

6.8
Acting

A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly boil over between her two daughters.

Gifted

Gifted

2017

as Evelyn Adler

8.0
Acting

Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

2017

as Maude

6.5
Acting

It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous past. Simon Amstell asks us to forgive them for the hor...

He Does Not Want Peace

He Does Not Want Peace

2016

as Rachel Englebright

8.0
Acting

When a man witnesses a profound event, it threatens to destroy his family.

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

as Helen Kingsleigh

6.6
Acting

Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.

Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret

2016

as Clemmie Churchill

6.3
Acting

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014

as Tabitha

7.5
Acting

A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night appr...

Last Passenger

Last Passenger

2013

as Elaine Middleton

5.5
Acting

Independent British thriller starring Dougray Scott and Kara Tointon. Lewis (Scott), an overworked doctor, is on his way home from London with his you...

Le Week-End

Le Week-End

2013

as Meg Burrows

6.2
Acting

Nick and Meg Burrows return to Paris, the city where they honeymooned, to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary and rediscover some romance in thei...

Lawless

Lawless

2013

as Lady Justice MacNeil

10.0
Acting

It's Lila Pettitt's first day as the youngest female judge the British court system's ever seen. Fiercely ambitious, Lila's determined to dispense rea...

About Time

About Time

2013

as Mum

7.9
Acting

The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel t...

Amish: A Secret Life

Amish: A Secret Life

2012

as Narrator (voice)

6.4
Acting

Miriam and Dave Lapp are a charming young couple with a brood of adorable children. Dave works in and part owns a construction company. They are also ...

Christopher and His Kind

Christopher and His Kind

2011

as Kathleen Isherwood

6.4
Acting

In 1931, budding author Christopher Isherwood goes to Berlin at the invitation of his friend W. H. Auden for the gay sex that abounds in the city. He ...

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010

as Helen Kingsleigh

6.6
Acting

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010

as Self

Acting

In June 2009, a group Britain's leading actors gathered for one night only to perform a celebration of the work of Harold Pinter at the National Theat...

Burlesque Fairytales

2010

as Ice Queen

5.6
Acting

A fairytale thriller film set one night in a 1930's London theatre where all is not what it seems.

Margot

Margot

2009

as Madam

6.0
Acting

At the age of forty Dame Margot Fonteyn is considered to be past her best as a prima ballerina and Ninette de Valois is reducing her roles at the Roya...

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

2009

as Captain Adelaide Brooke

7.9
Acting

In a Mars base, the inhabitants are being infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims. The Doctor is thrust into the middle o...

Margaret

Margaret

2009

as Margaret Thatcher

5.8
Acting

A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics as she faces her final days in power. The year is 1990...

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

2007

as Jane Pretorius

5.2
Acting

Frankenstein is a 2007 British television film produced by Impossible Pictures for ITV. It was written and directed by Jed Mercurio, adapted from Mary...

Longford

Longford

2006

as Lady Elizabeth Longford

6.6
Acting

A portrait of Lord Longford, a tireless British campaigner whose controversial beliefs often resulted in furious political debate and personal conflic...

Starter for 10

Starter for 10

2006

as Rose Harbison

6.4
Acting

In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of ...

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

2004

as Audrey Pretty

5.6
Acting

Set in post-war England, a mysterious woman arrives at the Prettys' rural family home on the eve of young Jack's 16th birthday. Her remarkable likenes...

Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

2003

as Katherine

6.9
Acting

After a rough divorce, Frances, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco takes a tour of Tuscany at the urgings of her friends. On a whim...

AfterLife

AfterLife

2003

4.0
Acting

High-flying journalist Kenny Brogan (Kevin McKidd) is working on the story that could make his career when he is told his mother is terminally ill. Wi...

Hamilton Mattress

Hamilton Mattress

2002

as Beryl / Gertrude (voice)

6.3
Acting

Sludger the aardvark tries to make it big as a drummer in the big city.

Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

2001

as Narrator

Acting

Dramatised documentary which describes the police investigation that led to the conviction of David Mulcahy for the notorious Railway Murders in the 1...

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

as Pauline

6.5
Acting

The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.

Dirty Tricks

Dirty Tricks

2000

as Alison

5.7
Acting

Martin Clunes plays Edward, an English tutor at an Oxford language school. Seemingly charming and thoughtful, Edward is really a calculating liar and ...

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

1999

as Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram

6.7
Acting

Fanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a...

Expelling the Demon

Expelling the Demon

1999

as Woman

7.0
Acting

The story takes place in a bedroom where, following an embarrassing sexual encounter, it shows a naked man’s disaffection with his own tongue. Tongue ...

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999

as TC-14 (voice)

6.6
Acting

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for reve...

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

1999

as Lady Markby

6.5
Acting

Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London w...

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1996

as Hippolyta / Titania

5.6
Acting

A film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, based on a popular stage production by the Royal Shakespeare Company. A small boy dreams the play, which un...

City Hall

City Hall

1996

as Sydney Pappas

5.9
Acting

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.

Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

1995

as Narrator

Acting

Rumer Godden the 88 year old author is taken back to India, where she lived from 1908-1945 to revisit her unconventional life there and to share with ...

Body Parts

Body Parts

1991

as Dr. Agatha Webb

5.8
Acting

A criminal psychologist loses his arm in a car crash, and becomes one of three patients to have their missing limbs replaced by those belonging to an ...

Redemption

Redemption

1991

as Kath Peachey

Acting

After 16 years away Stan Peachey returns to his village. His wife still loves him but his sister wants revenge. What was his crime?

The Reflecting Skin

The Reflecting Skin

1990

as Dolphin Blue

6.7
Acting

In 1950s rural Idaho, a young boy watches helplessly as his friends and brother fall under the spell of a mysterious widow living up the road and beco...

These Foolish Things

These Foolish Things

1989

as Gutrune Day

Acting

Gutrune's romance with newspaper editor Nick Verney is hampered by the fact that he is still in love with the wife from whom he is separated. She find...

The Childeater

The Childeater

1989

as Eirwen

7.0
Acting

Eight-year old Betty is sent to stay with family on a remote Welsh farm, but her father has warned her that her uncle eats children who don't behave.

Manifesto

Manifesto

1988

as Lily Sachor

4.0
Acting

In a small European country, the king is scheduled to visit a small, quiet and "safe" village. It turns out that while the village may indeed be small...

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

1987

as Anthea Lahr

6.7
Acting

When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they sta...

Loose Connections

Loose Connections

1984

as Sally

2.0
Acting

A woman enlists a man who claims he is gay to accompany her on a long drive to a feminist conference in Munich.

Rainy Day Women

Rainy Day Women

1984

as Karen Miller

Acting

In 1940, during World War II, an officer is sent to investigate rumours of German spies in a sleepy village where various people are the victims of wa...

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Acting

Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

On Approval

1982

as Helen

Acting

Adaptation of the play by Frederick Lonsdale

Grown-Ups

Grown-Ups

1980

as Mrs Butcher

6.7
Acting

Dick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, living next...

The Winkler

1979

as Diane

Acting

Set in the near future, civil servants are busy winkling out and repatriating all first generation immigrants. The attempt drowns in paper until the f...

Further Up Pompeii

Further Up Pompeii

1975

as Scrubba

7.8
Acting

A BBC TV comedy movie about the people living in Pompeii prior to its destruction by volcano, focusing on the life of a house slave (played by Frankie...

These Foolish Things

N/A

Acting

Two men in an arctic weather station: one man lives with his dreams of a girlfriend past, the other with an inflatable doll

The Entertainment System Is Down

The Entertainment System Is Down

N/A

Acting

Set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment systems fail, an eclectic group of international passengers are forced to face the horror of being b...

Alma

N/A

Acting

A family embarks on an expedition to scatter the ashes of an archaeologist. As they pitch camp at one of the archaeologist's sites, sibling rivalries ...