Lindsay Duncan

November 7, 1950 (age 75) Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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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.

Their titles like Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Alice in Wonderland, and About Time - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

52 titles
Community avg: 8.14 /10
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    2014October 2014 by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    8.37 Excellent++
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    2010March 2010 by Tim Burton
    Family, Fantasy, Adventure
    Family, Fantasy, Adventure
    7.58 Excellent--
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    2013September 2013 by Richard Curtis
    Drama, Romance, Fantasy
    Drama, Romance, Fantasy
    8.83 Masterpiece-
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    2017April 2017 by Marc Webb
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    8.92 Masterpiece
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    2016May 2016 by James Bobin
    Adventure, Family, Fantasy
    Adventure, Family, Fantasy
    7.50 Excellent--
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    2003September 2003 by Audrey Wells
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    7.82 Excellent-
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    2005–2007 by Bruno Heller
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    9.12 Masterpiece+
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    2009November 2009 by Graeme Harper
    Horror, Science Fiction, Drama
    Horror, Science Fiction, Drama
    8.68 Masterpiece--
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    1990August 1990 by Philip Ridley
    Drama, Thriller, Horror
    Drama, Thriller, Horror
    7.68 Excellent--
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    2020July 2020 by James D'Arcy
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.08 Good
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    1999November 1999 by Patricia Rozema
    Romance, Drama
    Romance, Drama
    7.66 Excellent--
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    2006September 2006 by Tom Vaughan
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    7.39 Good++
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    1996February 1996 by Harold Becker
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.06 Good
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    2019November 2019 by Jessica Hausner
    Drama, Science Fiction
    Drama, Science Fiction
    6.88 Good-
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    2013October 2013 by Roger Michell
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.32 Good++
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    2019September 2019 by Roger Michell
    Drama
    Drama
    7.74 Excellent-
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    1991August 1991 by Eric Red
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    7.13 Good+
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    2013October 2013 by Omid Nooshin
    Action, Thriller, Mystery
    Action, Thriller, Mystery
    6.85 Good-
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    1999January 1999 by Oliver Parker
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    7.49 Good++
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    2011March 2011 by Geoffrey Sax
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.46 Good++
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    2014 by Hugo Blick
    Drama, War & Politics, Crime
    Drama, War & Politics, Crime
    8.15 Excellent+
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    1987April 1987 by Stephen Frears
    Drama
    Drama
    7.71 Excellent-
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    2006October 2006 by Tom Hooper
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.66 Excellent--
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    2019November 2019 by Julie Delpy
    Drama, Science Fiction
    Drama, Science Fiction
    7.63 Excellent--
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    2016February 2016 by Charles Sturridge
    History, Drama
    History, Drama
    7.66 Excellent--
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    2022February 2022 by Ruth Paxton
    Horror
    Horror
    6.82 Good-
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    2024 by Charlie Covell
    Drama
    Drama
    7.74 Excellent-
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    1989
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.06 Excellent
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    2025November 2025 by Philippa Lowthorpe
    Drama
    Drama
    7.92 Excellent
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    1999
    Drama
    Drama
    7.68 Excellent--
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    2011
    Drama, War & Politics
    Drama, War & Politics
    7.67 Excellent--
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    1991 by Alan Bleasdale
    Drama
    Drama
    7.71 Excellent-
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    2001 by Stephen Poliakoff
    Drama
    Drama
    7.80 Excellent-
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    2007October 2007 by Jed Mercurio
    Drama, Science Fiction
    Drama, Science Fiction
    7.57 Excellent--
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    2000–2002
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.18 Excellent+
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    1999 by Stephen Poliakoff
    Drama
    Drama
    7.90 Excellent-
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    2012 by Paula Milne
    Drama, War & Politics
    Drama, War & Politics
    7.64 Excellent--
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    2023October 2023 by Joe Stephenson
    Horror
    Horror
    7.55 Excellent--
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    1993 by Michael Sadler
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.78 Excellent-
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    1988January 1988 by Dušan Makavejev
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.41 Good++
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    2010January 2010 by Susan Luciani
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.76 Excellent-
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    2025 by Nick Cave
    Drama
    Drama
    7.62 Excellent--
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    Airing since 2026 by Charlotte Regan
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.30 Good+
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    1998
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
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    1994
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
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    1995
    Drama
    Drama
    7.70 Excellent-
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    1984–1986 by Andy Hamilton
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.84 Excellent-
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    1982
    Drama
    Drama
    7.84 Excellent-
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    1988–1990 by Paul Smith
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.88 Excellent-
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    1991July 1991 by Malcolm McKay
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
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    2003 by Cicely Berry
    Documentary
    Documentary
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    by Ruben Östlund
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    Needs more reviews