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Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 07, 1950 (74)
Birthplace Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Oct 04, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. Du ... ncan'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.

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Filmography

Call Me Back

Call Me Back

2023

as Grace

Last Call

Last Call

2023

as Kate

A Banquet

A Banquet

2022

as June

No Ordinary Joe

No Ordinary Joe

2021

as Marion Barbara "Joe" Carstairs

Made in Italy

Made in Italy

2020

as Kate

National Theatre Live: Hansard

National Theatre Live: Hansard

2019

as Diana Hesketh

November 1st

November 1st

2019

as Bonnie

Blackbird

Blackbird

2019

as Liz

My Zoe

My Zoe

2019

as Kathy

Little Joe

Little Joe

2019

as Psychotherapist

Gifted

Gifted

2017

as Evelyn Adler

He Does Not Want Peace

He Does Not Want Peace

2016

as Rachel Englebright

Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret

2016

as Clemmie Churchill

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

as Helen Kingsleigh

Le Week-End

Le Week-End

2013

as Meg Burrows

Lawless

Lawless

2013

as Lady Justice MacNeil

Last Passenger

Last Passenger

2013

as Elaine Middleton

About Time

About Time

2013

as Mum

Amish: A Secret Life

Amish: A Secret Life

2012

as Narrator (voice)

Christopher and His Kind

Christopher and His Kind

2011

as Kathleen Isherwood

Burlesque Fairytales

Burlesque Fairytales

2010

as Ice Queen

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010

as Helen Kingsleigh

Margaret

Margaret

2009

as Margaret Thatcher

Margot

Margot

2009

as Madam

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

2009

as Captain Adelaide Brooke

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

2007

as Jane Pretorius

Longford

Longford

2006

as Lady Elizabeth Longford

Starter for 10

Starter for 10

2006

as Rose Harbison

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

2004

as Audrey Pretty

Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

2003

as Katherine

Hamilton Mattress

Hamilton Mattress

2002

as Beryl / Gertrude (voice)

Dirty Tricks

Dirty Tricks

2000

as Alison

Expelling the Demon

Expelling the Demon

1999

as Woman

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

1999

as Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

1999

as Lady Markby

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1996

as Hippolyta / Titania

City Hall

City Hall

1996

as Sydney Pappas

Body Parts

Body Parts

1991

as Dr. Agatha Webb

Redemption

Redemption

1991

as Kath Peachey

The Reflecting Skin

The Reflecting Skin

1990

as Dolphin Blue

The Childeater

The Childeater

1989

as Eirwen

Manifesto

Manifesto

1988

as Lily Sachor

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

1987

as Anthea Lahr

Loose Connections

Loose Connections

1984

as Sally

Rainy Day Women

Rainy Day Women

1984

as Karen Miller

On Approval

On Approval

1982

as Helen

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982

as (Archive Material)

Grown-Ups

Grown-Ups

1980

as Mrs Butcher

The Winkler

The Winkler

1979

as Diane

Further Up Pompeii

Further Up Pompeii

1975

as Scrubba

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Rome

as Servilia of the Junii

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Aug 28, 2005

A History of Britain

as Reader

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Sep 30, 2000

A Discovery of Witches

as Ysabeau de Clermont

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Sep 14, 2018

Travelling Man

as Andrea

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 07, 1984

Colin's Sandwich

as Rosemary

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Oct 18, 1988

A Year in Provence

as Annie Mayle

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Feb 28, 1993

The Honourable Woman

as Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 03, 2014

G.B.H.

as Barbara Douglas

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jun 06, 1991

Get Real

as Louise

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jul 06, 1998

Close to the Enemy

as Frau Bellinghausen

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 10, 2016

The Kit Curran Radio Show

as Pamela Scott

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 02, 1984

Traffik

as Helen Rosshalde

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 22, 1989

Jake's Progress

as Monica

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 12, 1995

Truelove

as Phil

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 03, 2024

Muck and Brass

as Jean Torrode

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 12, 1982

White Heat

as Lilly (present day)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 08, 2012

Criminal Justice

as Alison Slaughter

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 30, 2008

The Wheel of Time

as Anvaere Damodred

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 18, 2021

The Leftovers

as Grace Playford

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 29, 2014

Oliver Twist

as Elizabeth Leeford

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 28, 1999

The Rector's Wife

as Anna Bouverie

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 04, 1994

Dead Head

as Dana Cass

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 15, 1986

Lost in Austen

as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 03, 2008

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

as Lady Bellaston

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 09, 1997

Perfect Strangers

as Alice

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 10, 2001

Sherlock

as Lady Smallwood

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 25, 2010

Shooting the Past

as Marilyn Truman

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

His Dark Materials

as Octavia (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 03, 2019

Spooks

as Angela Wells

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Spy

as The Director

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 14, 2011

Merlin

as Queen Annis

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 2008

The Sinking of the Laconia

as Elisabeth Fullwood

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 06, 2011

Inside No. 9

as Loretta Lamb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 2014

TECX

as Laura Pellin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 1990

Black Mirror

as Alex Cairns

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 2011

Playhouse Presents

as Mrs. Dalloway

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 12, 2012

Doctor Who

as Adelaide Brooke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Marina Gregg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

Count Arthur Strong

as Dame Agnes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 2013

Around the World in 80 Days

as Jane Digby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 05, 2021

Against the Wall

as Faith Kowalski

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 31, 2011

The Morning Show

as Martha Ellison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 2019

Sherwood

as Jennifer Hale

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 13, 2022

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Lady Tamplin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

The Hollow Crown

as Duchess of York

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 30, 2012

The Play on One

as Gutrune Day

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1988

The Sinking of the Laconia

as Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 2011

Reilly: Ace of Spies

as Alexandra

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1983

The Death of Bunny Munro

as Doris Pennington

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The New Avengers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 22, 1976

Timewatch

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1982

Toast of London

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 20, 2013

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 19 25 11
2024 7 32 46 15
2024 8 24 43 15
2024 9 21 31 11
2024 10 14 24 9
2024 11 12 20 7
2024 12 17 24 7
2025 1 22 39 12
2025 2 10 20 2
2025 3 8 17 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 3 13 0
2025 9 1 1 0
2025 10 1 1 1

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2025 9 946 907
2025 10 547 458

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