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Aliases: Lindsay Vere Duncan , Линдси Дункан , 린제이 던칸

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Homepage: https://www.42mp.com/talent/lindsay-duncan

Movie Involvements: 41

TV Involvements: 40


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Doctor Who
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8

Doctor Who

(2005) Adelaide Brooke
Spooks
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8

Spooks

(2002) Angela Wells
Agatha Christie's Poirot
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8

Agatha Christie's Poirot

(1989) Lady Tamplin
Merlin
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8

Merlin

(2008) Queen Annis
The Leftovers
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8

The Leftovers

(2014) Grace Playford
Black Mirror
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8

Black Mirror

(2011) Alex Cairns
Timewatch
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7

Timewatch

(1982) Self - Narrator (voice)
Sherlock
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9

Sherlock

(2010) Lady Smallwood

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Phil
2023 N/A
Grace
Kate
2022 Jennifer Hale
June
2021 Jane Digby
Anvaere Damodred
Marion Barbara "Joe" Carstairs
Loretta Lamb
2020 Kate
2019 Kathy
Diana Hesketh
Octavia (voice)
Martha Ellison
Psychotherapist
Bonnie
Liz
2018 Ysabeau de Clermont
2017 Evelyn Adler
Maude
2016 Frau Bellinghausen
Rachel Englebright
Helen Kingsleigh
Clemmie Churchill
2014 Tabitha Dickinson
Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle
Grace Playford
Loretta Lamb
2013 N/A
Elaine Middleton
Meg Burrows
Lady Justice MacNeil
Mum
Dame Agnes
2012 Narrator (voice)
Duchess of York
Mrs. Dalloway
Lilly (present day)
2011 Alex Cairns
The Director
Faith Kowalski
Kathleen Isherwood
Elisabeth Fullwood
Narrator
2010 Lady Smallwood
Helen Kingsleigh
Self
Ice Queen
2009 Madam
Captain Adelaide Brooke
Margaret Thatcher
2008 Queen Annis
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Alison Slaughter
2007 Jane Pretorius
2006 Lady Elizabeth Longford
Rose Harbison
2005 Servilia of the Junii
Adelaide Brooke
2004 Audrey Pretty
Marina Gregg
2003 Katherine
N/A
2002 Angela Wells
Beryl / Gertrude (voice)
2001 Narrator
Alice
2000 N/A
Reader
Alison
1999 Elizabeth Leeford
Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram
Woman
TC-14 (voice)
Lady Markby
Marilyn Truman
1998 Louise
1997 Lady Bellaston
1996 Hippolyta / Titania
Sydney Pappas
1995 Monica
Narrator
1994 Anna Bouverie
1993 Annie Mayle
1991 Dr. Agatha Webb
Kath Peachey
Barbara Douglas
1990 Dolphin Blue
Laura Pellin
1989 Helen Rosshalde
Gutrune Day
Lady Tamplin
Eirwen
1988 Rosemary
Lily Sachor
Gutrune Day
1987 Anthea Lahr
1986 Dana Cass
1984 Andrea
Sally
Karen Miller
Pamela Scott
1983 Alexandra
1982 Self - Narrator (voice)
(Archive Material)
Helen
Jean Torrode
1980 Mrs Butcher
1979 Diane
1976 N/A
1975 Scrubba
Year Character Movie/Tv

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