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Imelda Staunton

Actor · 75 credits · 36 in highly-rated films

Best known for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Frequent collaborators: Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Richard Briers, Julie Walters, Helena Bonham Carter

Best Imelda Staunton movies by genre

Movies (75 total, ranked by score)

  1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    2007 · ★ 7.7 (21,128 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy

    1

  2. Freedom Writers

    2007 · ★ 7.9 (2,469 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    2

  3. Paddington 2

    2017 · ★ 7.5 (2,873 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Family

    3

  4. Maleficent

    2014 · ★ 7.1 (13,896 votes)

    Fantasy, Adventure, Action

    4

  5. Pride

    2014 · ★ 7.7 (1,438 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    5

  6. Paddington

    2014 · ★ 7.1 (4,319 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure, Family

    6

  7. Downton Abbey: A New Era

    2022 · ★ 7.2 (630 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    7

  8. Chicken Run

    2000 · ★ 6.9 (5,501 votes)

    Animation, Comedy, Family

    8

  9. Paddington in Peru

    2024 · ★ 6.8 (738 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Family

    9

  10. Arthur Christmas

    2011 · ★ 6.8 (1,661 votes)

    Drama, Animation, Family

    10

  11. Vera Drake

    2004 · ★ 7.2 (413 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. Shakespeare in Love

    1998 · ★ 6.8 (3,252 votes)

    Romance, History, Comedy

    12

  13. Much Ado About Nothing

    1993 · ★ 6.9 (826 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    13

  14. Citizen X

    1995 · ★ 7.2 (394 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    14

  15. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

    2023 · ★ 6.9 (929 votes)

    Family, Animation, Adventure

    15

  16. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

    2012 · ★ 6.5 (1,227 votes)

    Animation, Adventure, Family

    16

  17. Finding Your Feet

    2017 · ★ 7.0 (185 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Family

    17

  18. The Awakening

    2011 · ★ 6.4 (1,532 votes)

    Horror, Thriller, Mystery

    18

  19. Twelfth Night

    1996 · ★ 7.0 (95 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    19

  20. Peter's Friends

    1992 · ★ 6.6 (223 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    20

  21. The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

    2020 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    21

  22. Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

    2017 · ★ 7.3 (95 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. The Canterville Ghost

    2023 · ★ 6.7 (58 votes)

    Animation, Comedy, Family

    23

  24. My Family and Other Animals

    2005 · ★ 6.4 (26 votes)

    TV Movie, Comedy, Drama

    24

  25. & Sons

    2026

    Drama

    25

  26. A Masculine Ending

    1992

    Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

    26

  27. Gypsy

    2015 · ★ 7.8 (13 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    27

  28. Little Bird

    2017 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    28

  29. Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

    2007

    Documentary

    29

  30. National Theatre Live: Follies

    2017 · ★ 8.0 (6 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.