Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Pattern of Roses, AA Pattern of Roses | Netty Bellinger | |
| 1985 | Room with a View, AA Room with a View | Lucy Honeychurch | |
| 1986 | Lady Jane | Lady Jane Grey | |
| 1987 | Maurice | Lady at Cricket Match | (cameo role) |
| 1987 | Hazard of Hearts, AA Hazard of Hearts | Serena Staverley | |
| 1988 | Mask, TheThe Mask | Iris | |
| 1988 | Six Minutes with Ludwig | The Star | |
| 1989 | Francesco | Chiara Offreduccio | |
| 1989 | Getting It Right | Lady Minerva Munday | |
| 1990 | Hamlet | Ophelia | |
| 1990 | Early Life of Beatrix Potter, TheThe Early Life of Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter | |
| 1991 | Where Angels Fear to Tread | Caroline Abbott | |
| 1991 | Brown Bear's Wedding | White Bear | |
| 1992 | Howards End | Helen Schlegel | Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| 1993 | Dancing Queen | Pandora/Julie | aka Rik Mayall Presents Dancing Queen |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Elizabeth Frankenstein | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress |
| 1994 | Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald | Marina Oswald | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 1994 | Dark-Adapted Eye, AA Dark-Adapted Eye | Faith Severn (adult) | |
| 1994 | Butter | Dorothy | |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Amanda Weinrib | |
| 1995 | Margaret's Museum | Margaret MacNeil | Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Fantasporto International Fantasy Film Award for Best Actress |
| 1995 | Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex | Herself | |
| 1996 | Twelfth Night: Or What You Will | Olivia | |
| 1996 | Portraits chinois | Ada | |
| 1997 | Petticoat Expeditions, TheThe Petticoat Expeditions | Narrator | |
| 1997 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Rosemary | aka A Merry War |
| 1997 | Wings of the Dove, TheThe Wings of the Dove | Kate Croy | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Actress Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1998 | Merlin | Morgan le Fay | Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| 1998 | Sweet Revenge | Karen Knightly | |
| 1998 | Theory of Flight, TheThe Theory of Flight | Jane Thatchard | Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama |
| 1999 | Fight Club | Marla Singer | Empire Award for Best British Actress |
| 1999 | Women Talking Dirty | Cora | |
| 1999 | Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything, TheThe Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | Lily | |
| 2000 | Carnivale | Milly | |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | Ari | Nominated—Empire Award for Best British Actress Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2001 | Novocaine | Susan Ivey | |
| 2001 | Football | Mum | |
| 2002 | Heart of Me, TheThe Heart of Me | Dinah | Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Actress |
| 2002 | Live from Baghdad | Ingrid Formanek | Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2002 | Till Human Voices Wake Us | Ruby | |
| 2003 | Big Fish | Jennifer Hill/The Witch | |
| 2003 | Henry VIII | Anne Boleyn | Fantasporto Award for Best Actress |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Beatrice Baudelaire | Uncredited cameo |
| 2005 | Conversations with Other Women | Woman | Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Actress |
| 2005 | Magnificent 7 | Maggi Jackson | |
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Lady Tottington | Nominated—Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production |
| 2005 | Corpse Bride | Emily the Corpse Bride |
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| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Mrs. Bucket | |
| 2006 | Sixty Six | Esther Reubens | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Bellatrix Lestrange | Nominated—Fantasporto Award for Best Actress Nominated—Scream Award for Scream Queen |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Mrs. Lovett | Empire Award for Best Actress Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Italian Online Movie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year Nominated—National Movie Award for Best Performance – Female Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress Nominated—Scream Award for Best Actress in a Horror Movie or Show |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Bellatrix Lestrange | Scream Award for Best Ensemble Nominated—Scream Award for Best Villain |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | Dr. Serena Kogan | Nominated—Scream Award for Best Cameo |
| 2009 | Enid | Enid Blyton | International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress Nominated—BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress Nominated—Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actress |
| 2009 | Gruffalo, TheThe Gruffalo | Mother Squirrel | |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | The Red Queen | Nominated—Comedy Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Supporting Actress of the Year Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nominated—National Movie Award for Performance of the Year |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Bellatrix Lestrange | |
| 2010 | King's Speech, TheThe King's Speech | Queen Elizabeth | American Film Institute Award – A Year of Excellence Award BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress British Independent Film Award – The Richard Harris Award Hollywood Award for Best Supporting Actress Italian Online Movie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated—Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Irish Film & Television Award for Best International Actress Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year Nominated—National Movie Award for Performance of the Year Nominated—North Texas Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2010 | Toast | Joan Potter | Nominated—Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actress |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Bellatrix Lestrange | MTV Movie Award for Best Cast People's Choice Award for Favourite Ensemble Film Cast San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated—IGN Movie Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated—Scream Award for Best Ensemble Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast |
| 2011 | Gruffalo's Child, TheThe Gruffalo's Child | Mother Squirrel | |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | Dr. Julia Hoffman | |
| 2012 | A Therapy | Patient | |
| 2012 | Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | Post-production |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Mme. Thénardier | Post-production |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Red | Filming |
| 2013 | The Young and Prodigious Spivet | Dr. Clair | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Miami Vice | Dr. Theresa Lyons | Multiple Guest Arc - "Duty and Honor" - "Theresa" |
| 1987 | Screen Two | Jo Marriner | Episode: "The Vision" |
| 1989 | Theatre Night | Raina Petkoff | Episode: "Arms and the Man" |
| 1991 | Jackanory | Reader | Multiple Guest Arc - "The Way to Sattin Shore: Part 1" - "The Way to Sattin Shore: Part 2" - "The Way to Sattin Shore: Part 3" - "The Way to Sattin Shore: Part 4" - "The Way to Sattin Shore: Part 5" |
| 1994 | Absolutely Fabulous | Dream Saffron | Episode: "Hospital" |
| 1994 | Good Sex Guide, TheThe Good Sex Guide | Herself | Episode: "Episode No.2.1" |
| 1996 | Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century, TheThe Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century | Vera Brittain | Multiple Guest Arc - "Slaughter" - "Explosion" |
| 2011 | Life's Too Short | Herself | Cameo |
| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Reluctant Debutante, TheThe Reluctant Debutante | Unknown | Performed on BBC Radio 4 |
| 1987 | Tempest, TheThe Tempest | Unknown | Performed at Oxford Playhouse |
| 1988 | Woman in White, TheThe Woman in White | Laura Fairlie | Performed at Greenwich Theatre, London |
| 1989 | Happiest of All Princesses, TheThe Happiest of All Princesses | Unknown | Performed on BBC Radio 4 |
| 1989 | Chalk Garden, TheThe Chalk Garden | Unknown | Performed at Windsor/Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford |
| 1991 | House of Bernarda Alba, TheThe House of Bernarda Alba | Magdalena | Performed at Nottingham Playhouse |
| 1992 | Barber of Seville, TheThe Barber of Seville | Rosina | Performed at Palace Theatre, Watford |
| 1992 | Trelawney of the Wells | Imogen Parrot | Performed at Comedy Theatre, London |
| 1993 | Secret Garden, TheThe Secret Garden | Narrator | by Frances Burnett |
| 1993 | Whales' Song, TheThe Whales' Song | Narrator | by Dyan Sheldon |
| 1994 | Seagull, TheThe Seagull | Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya | Performed on BBC Radio 4 |
| 1994 | Dog So Small, AA Dog So Small | Narrator | by Philippa Pearce |
| 1994 | Way to Sattin Shore, TheThe Way to Sattin Shore | Narrator | by Philippa Pearce |
| 1995 | Song of Love | Unknown | Performed on BBC Radio 4 |
| 1995 | Remember Me | Narrator | |
| 1996 | Capture the Castle, II Capture the Castle | Rose | Performed on BBC Radio 4 |
| 1997 | House by the Sea, AA House by the Sea | Unknown | Performed on BBC Radio 4 |
| 1997 | Diary of Anne Frank, TheThe Diary of Anne Frank | Narrator | |
| 1998 | Lantern Slides | Violet Bonham Carter | Performed on BBC Radio 4 |
| 2000 | As You Like It | Rosalind | Performed on BBC Radio 4 |
| 2004 | Rubenstein Kiss, TheThe Rubenstein Kiss | Unknown | Postponed |
| 2010 | Private Lives | Amanda | Performed on BBC Radio 4 |
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