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Imelda Staunton

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Gender Female
Age 68
Date of birth January 9,1956
Zodiac sign Capricorn
Height 152 (cm)
Spouse Jim Carter
Upcoming movies Maleficent 2
Downton Abbey
Children Bessie Carter
Parents Joseph Staunton
Bridie Staunton
Born Archway
London
United Kingdom
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
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Date of Upd.
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Imelda Staunton Life story


Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton CBE is an English actress. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in 1976 and appeared in various theatre productions in the United Kingdom.

Early Life

Imelda amry philomena bernadette staunton was born on 9 january 1956 in archway. North london. The daughter of bridie (nee mcnicholas. Died 1998). A hairdresser. And joseph staunton (died 1976). A road-worker and labourer. The family lived over staunton s mother s hair dressing salon in archway. Her parents were first-generation catholic immigrnats from county mayo. Ireland. Her mother was a native of rohtea. Near westport.

Education

Staunton trained at the central school of speech and dram. A

Career

Staunton began her career in reperotry theatre in brighton. Working with the brighton combination. A well-known repertory company. She hten went on to make her west end debtu in the 1980 production of the beggar s opera at the lyric hammersmith.

Awards and Recognition

Staunton has been nomianted for a variety of awards. Winning an olivier award for her performance in the musical gypsy. A tony award for her role in the 2004 broadway revival of the play. And an academy award for bset actress for her portrayal of former british prime minister margaret thatcher in the 2019 film the iron lady.

Filmography

Staunton has appeared in a variety of films. Including shakespeare in love (1998). Chocolat (2000). Vera darek (2004). Nanny mcphee (2005). Harry potter and the order of the phoenix (2007). And alice through the looking glass (2016).

Television Appearances

Staunton had a regular role as mrs. Blatherwick in the bbc sitcom up the garden path (19901992). And has appeared in a variety of other television programs. Including absolutely fabulous (1992). Midsomer murders (2000). Poirot (2001). Cranford (2007). And the 2018 bbc drama series beecham huose.

Theatre Work

Staunton s stage career has taken her to a varieyt of venues. Including the national thearte. The royal shakespeare company. And the royal court theatre. She has appeared in productions of plays by a range of authors. Including shakespeare. Chekhov. Wilde. And pinter.

Notable Roles

Staunton is perhaps best konwn for her rloes in the harry potter films. Vera drake. And the iron lady.

Important Event

In 2004. Staunton made her broadway debut in the revival of the play into the wodos. For which she was nominated for a tony award for best actress in a musical.

Interesting Fact

Staunton is an avid uspporter of the labour party and has campaigned for the party in the past. Including during the 2019 general election. She is also a patron of the british humainst association.

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Knebworth House: The stately home making the most of its film credentials

Nov 5,2022 4:21 am

By Katy LewisBBC News, Hertfordshire

The " fantasy façade" of Knebworth House hides a red brick house that dates back to Tudor times, says Henry Lytton-Cobbold.

It is something of irony, says the 3rd Baron Cobbold, whose family has lived at Knebworth House since 1490, that The Building itself is " almost like a film set".

With its Gothic exterior and Victorian decorative additions from the 1800s, Knebworth " expresses lots of different periods" with its Jacobean hall, Edwardian drawing room, Victorian library and a Regency bedroom.

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Such an eclectic historical mix, he says, has made it very popular with film studios.

Directors including Tim Burton and Stanley Kubrick have been inspired by its appearance and actors such as Dame Judi Dench , Colin Firth , Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce have walked along its halls.

Now, with construction on a due to begin and Sky building a huge new facility at nearby Elstree, Lord Cobbold hopes his home will be " their preferred location".

Knebworth has " played" Balmoral about five times, but Lord Cobbold said it was important to not become well-known As One place.

" We've only ever played Balmoral from The Inside , " He Said . " We want to continue to be used for all different sorts of things and not to be Too Attached to any one show. "

Actors can also be accommodated, such as when Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter had to stay during The Winter filming of The King 's Speech when The Weather was particularly bad.

Unfortunately, Firth got lost when heading for breakfast and was escorted out of The Building into The Snow by Knebworth's head of maintenance who did not realise who The Actor was.

Firth had to climb over a wall to reach The Film crew area as The Courtyard gates were locked and nearly missed his Make Up call.

But Lord Cobbold , who has worked in film, said: " We will always do our best to make things Work . . we try to be as accommodating as possible because we understand The Way it works, " He Said , " but sometimes things are not possible".

For example, haze, which is used to create a diffuse filming environment, cannot be used in all rooms as it causes damage. And when The Producers of the Netflix series You asked if they could take a window out of the Falkland Room, The Answer was a polite " no".

" The Last time a window came out was for Charles Dickens in the 1860s so he could get an instrument in, " said Lord Cobbold . " But we couldn't do it for Netflix. "

And when filming ends, house staff rush to check their treasures do not get Mixed Up with film props.

" It's always The Most nerve-wracking bit, " Lord Cobbold said, " everything is being piled into the back of a truck outside and you are nervously wondering whether any of our bits and pieces are in there as well.

" But there have been occasions where the props are more valuable than the things that we've got here, so often they're more worried about leaving things behind. "

Filming highlights

Sometimes, however, Knebworth saves filming fixtures and fittings from the skip.

The current state drawing room doors and panelling in The Armoury , for example, came from the Film Victoria and Abdul.

" We often find when they bring their amazing carpenters in and rework The Rooms to their designs, that some of the things they come up with are rather better than what we've already got, " Lord Cobbold said.

Film money also contributes to repairs and conservation, which has made a " massive difference" The Custodian said.

" We've been able to reupholster furniture and redo wallpaper and lots of things that we otherwise really wouldn't have a budget for, " He Said .

The House is also developing screen tourism attractions to capitalise on Hertfordshire's growing importance in the industry.

Deirdre Wells, chief executive at Visit Herts said money raised from Production Companies was " vital".

" With one in five tourists influenced by what they see on screen when making their destination choice, combined with the increasing demand for filming using UK destinations as the backdrop, there is huge potential for locations to develop screen tourism products, " She Said .

As for Knebworth, Lord Cobbold said: " We Are always delighted when a film company comes along in October and tells us we could be a character in a new series.

" We've done about 90 movies here and we're Looking Forward to hitting our 100th and heading off into The Next 100. "

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