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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. 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...
Known for
Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989
Black MirrorSeries • 2011
SherlockSeries • 2010
The Wheel of TimeSeries • 2021
SpooksSeries • 2002
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
The LeftoversSeries • 2014
The Morning ShowSeries • 2019
MerlinSeries • 2008
Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries • 2004
His Dark MaterialsSeries • 2019
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
Absolutely FabulousSeries • 1992
PlayhouseSeries • 1974
RomeSeries • 2005
Inside No. 9Series • 2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Movie • 2014
Alice in WonderlandMovie • 2010
A Discovery of WitchesSeries • 2018
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceMovie • 1999
Playhouse PresentsSeries • 2012
About TimeMovie • 2013
ScreenPlaySeries • 1986