Lindsay Duncan
Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Born: November 7, 1950 (75 years)
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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.

Movies as Actor (68)
H Is for Hawk

H Is for Hawk

as Mum

Nov 26, 2025

National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

as Dora

Jul 19, 2024

Doctor Jekyll

Doctor Jekyll

as Sandra Poole

Oct 27, 2023

Call Me Back

Call Me Back

as Grace

Sep 29, 2023

Last Call

Last Call

as Kate

Jun 9, 2023

A Banquet

A Banquet

as June

Feb 18, 2022

No Ordinary Joe

No Ordinary Joe

as Marion Barbara "Joe" Carstairs

Sep 6, 2021

Made in Italy

Made in Italy

as Kate

Jul 9, 2020

My Zoe

My Zoe

as Kathy

Nov 14, 2019

National Theatre Live: Hansard

National Theatre Live: Hansard

as Diana Hesketh

Nov 7, 2019

Little Joe

Little Joe

as Psychotherapist

Nov 1, 2019

November 1st

November 1st

as Bonnie

Nov 1, 2019

Blackbird

Blackbird

as Liz

Sep 6, 2019

Gifted

Gifted

as Evelyn Adler

Apr 7, 2017

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

as Maude

Mar 19, 2017

He Does Not Want Peace

He Does Not Want Peace

as Rachel Englebright

Aug 11, 2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

as Helen Kingsleigh

May 25, 2016

Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret

as Clemmie Churchill

Feb 29, 2016

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

as Tabitha

Oct 17, 2014

Last Passenger

Last Passenger

as Elaine Middleton

Oct 18, 2013

Le Week-End

Le Week-End

as Meg Burrows

Oct 4, 2013

Lawless

Lawless

as Lady Justice MacNeil

Oct 3, 2013

About Time

About Time

as Mum

Sep 4, 2013

Amish: A Secret Life

Amish: A Secret Life

as Narrator (voice)

Aug 2, 2012

Christopher and His Kind

Christopher and His Kind

as Kathleen Isherwood

Mar 19, 2011

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

as Helen Kingsleigh

Mar 3, 2010

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

as Self

Jan 24, 2010

Burlesque Fairytales

Burlesque Fairytales

as Ice Queen

Jan 1, 2010

Margot

Margot

as Madam

Nov 30, 2009

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

as Captain Adelaide Brooke

Nov 15, 2009

Margaret

Margaret

as Margaret Thatcher

Mar 26, 2009

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

as Jane Pretorius

Oct 24, 2007

Longford

Longford

as Lady Elizabeth Longford

Oct 26, 2006

Starter for 10

Starter for 10

as Rose Harbison

Sep 13, 2006

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

as Audrey Pretty

Dec 25, 2004

Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

as Katherine

Sep 20, 2003

AfterLife

AfterLife

Aug 19, 2003

Hamilton Mattress

Hamilton Mattress

as Beryl / Gertrude (voice)

Jan 1, 2002

Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders

as Narrator

Dec 11, 2001

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

as Pauline

Dec 25, 2000

Dirty Tricks

Dirty Tricks

as Alison

Sep 24, 2000

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

as Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram

Nov 12, 1999

Expelling the Demon

Expelling the Demon

as Woman

Jun 19, 1999

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

as TC-14 (voice)

May 19, 1999

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

as Lady Markby

Jan 14, 1999

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Hippolyta / Titania

Nov 29, 1996

City Hall

City Hall

as Sydney Pappas

Feb 16, 1996

Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair

as Narrator

Mar 11, 1995

Body Parts

Body Parts

as Dr. Agatha Webb

Aug 2, 1991

Redemption

Redemption

as Kath Peachey

Jul 3, 1991

The Reflecting Skin

The Reflecting Skin

as Dolphin Blue

Aug 28, 1990

These Foolish Things

These Foolish Things

as Gutrune Day

Feb 28, 1989

The Childeater

The Childeater

as Eirwen

Jan 1, 1989

Manifesto

Manifesto

as Lily Sachor

Jan 27, 1988

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

as Anthea Lahr

Apr 17, 1987

Loose Connections

Loose Connections

as Sally

Apr 13, 1984

Rainy Day Women

Rainy Day Women

as Karen Miller

Apr 10, 1984

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

as Alice

Jan 1, 1984

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

as Self (archive footage)

Sep 4, 1982

On Approval

On Approval

as Helen

Jun 21, 1982

Grown-Ups

Grown-Ups

as Mrs Butcher

Nov 27, 1980

The Winkler

The Winkler

as Diane

Apr 3, 1979

Further Up Pompeii

Further Up Pompeii

as Scrubba

Mar 31, 1975

These Foolish Things

These Foolish Things

The Entertainment System Is Down

The Entertainment System Is Down

Alma

Alma

Daughter of Eden

Daughter of Eden

as Emer

RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare

RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare

as Self

TV Shows as Actor (60)
Mint

Mint

as Ollie

Apr 20, 2026

The Death of Bunny Munro

The Death of Bunny Munro

as Doris Pennington

Nov 20, 2025

Truelove

Truelove

as Phil

Jan 3, 2024

Sherwood

Sherwood

as Jennifer Hale

Jun 13, 2022

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

as Jane Digby

Dec 5, 2021

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time

as Anvaere Damodred

Nov 18, 2021

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

as Octavia (voice)

Nov 3, 2019

The Morning Show

The Morning Show

as Martha Ellison

Nov 1, 2019

A Discovery of Witches

A Discovery of Witches

as Ysabeau de Clermont

Sep 14, 2018

Close to the Enemy

Close to the Enemy

as Frau Bellinghausen

Nov 10, 2016

The Honourable Woman

The Honourable Woman

as Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle

Jul 3, 2014

The Leftovers

The Leftovers

as Grace Playford

Jun 29, 2014

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

as Loretta Lamb

Feb 5, 2014

Toast of London

Toast of London

Oct 20, 2013

Count Arthur Strong

Count Arthur Strong

as Dame Agnes

Jul 8, 2013

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

as Duchess of York

Jun 30, 2012

Playhouse Presents

Playhouse Presents

as Mrs Dalloway

Apr 12, 2012

White Heat

White Heat

as Lilly (present day)

Mar 8, 2012

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

as Alex Cairns

Dec 4, 2011

Spy

Spy

as The Director

Oct 14, 2011

Against the Wall

Against the Wall

as Faith Kowalski

Jul 31, 2011

The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia

as Elisabeth Fullwood

Jan 6, 2011

Sherlock

Sherlock

as Lady Smallwood

Jul 25, 2010

Merlin

Merlin

as Queen Annis

Sep 20, 2008

Lost in Austen

Lost in Austen

as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Sep 3, 2008

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

as Alison Slaughter

Jun 30, 2008

Rome

Rome

as Servilia of the Junii

Aug 28, 2005

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Marina Gregg

Dec 12, 2004

Working Shakespeare

Working Shakespeare

Jul 15, 2003

Spooks

Spooks

as Angela Wells

May 13, 2002

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

as Alice

May 10, 2001

A History of Britain

A History of Britain

as Reader

Sep 30, 2000

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

as Elizabeth Leeford

Nov 28, 1999

Shooting the Past

Shooting the Past

as Marilyn Truman

Jan 10, 1999

Get Real

Get Real

as Louise

Jul 6, 1998

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

as Lady Bellaston

Nov 9, 1997

Jake's Progress

Jake's Progress

as Monica

Oct 12, 1995

The Rector's Wife

The Rector's Wife

as Anna Bouverie

Mar 4, 1994

A Year in Provence

A Year in Provence

as Annie Mayle

Feb 28, 1993

Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous

as Jeanne Durand

Nov 12, 1992

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

as Medea

Dec 1, 1991

G.B.H.

G.B.H.

as Barbara Douglas

Jun 6, 1991

TECX

TECX

as Laura Pellin

Mar 22, 1990

Traffik

Traffik

as Helen Rosshalde

Jun 22, 1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Lady Tamplin

Jan 8, 1989

Colin's Sandwich

Colin's Sandwich

as Rosemary

Oct 18, 1988

The Play on One

The Play on One

as Gutrune Day

Jan 19, 1988

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

as Kath Peachey

Jul 9, 1986

Dead Head

Dead Head

as Dana Cass

Jan 15, 1986

Screen Two

Screen Two

as Dolphin Blue

Jan 6, 1985

Travelling Man

Travelling Man

as Andrea

Nov 7, 1984

The Kit Curran Radio Show

The Kit Curran Radio Show

as Pamela Scott

Apr 2, 1984

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

as Alexandra

Sep 5, 1983

Muck and Brass

Muck and Brass

as Jean Torrode

Jan 12, 1982

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

as Catherine Langford

Jan 6, 1979

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

as Jane

Oct 22, 1976

One-Upmanship

One-Upmanship

Mar 10, 1976

Playhouse

Playhouse

as Christine Butcher

Mar 13, 1974

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

as Diane

Sep 25, 1967

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Helen Hayle

Oct 19, 1965