Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | A Woman of Substance | Paula McGill Amory | TV |
| 1985 | Dance with a Stranger | Ruth Ellis | Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress Variety Club Award |
| Underworld | Oriel | ||
| The Innocent | Mary Turner | ||
| After Pilkington | Penny | Nominated — BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress | |
| 1986 | Blackadder II | Queen Elizabeth I ("Queenie") | TV |
| The Death of the Heart | Daphne Heccomb | ||
| 1987 | Blackadder the Third | Amy Hardwood | TV Episode: "Amy and Amiability" |
| Eat the Rich | DHSS Blonde | ||
| Empire of the Sun | Mrs. Victor | ||
| Sweet as You Are | Julia Perry | TV Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance - Female |
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| 1988 | Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Queen Elizabeth I/ Queen Asphyxia XIX | TV |
| 1989 | Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage | Early Bird | |
| Blackadder Goes Forth | Nurse Mary Fletcher-Brown | TV Episode: "General Hospital" |
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| The Mad Monkey | Marilyn | ||
| 1990 | Secret Friends | Olivia | TV |
| The Bachelor | Frederica | ||
| The Fool | Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia | ||
| Twisted Obsession | Marilyn | ||
| Old Times | Anna | ||
| Die Kinder | Sidonie Reiger | TV | |
| 1992 | The Crying Game | Jude O'Hara | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Damage | Ingrid Fleming | BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role London Critics Circle Film Award for Best British Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
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| Enchanted April | Rose Arbuthnot | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress |
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| 1993 | Century | Clara | |
| The Line, the Cross and the Curve | Mysterious woman | ||
| 1994 | Absolutely Fabulous | Bettina | TV |
| Tom & Viv | Vivienne Haigh-Wood | National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
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| Fatherland | Charlie Maguire | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | |
| The Night and the Moment | Julie | ||
| 1996 | The Evening Star | Patsy Carpenter | Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supproting Actress Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| Kansas City | Carolyn Stilton | Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supproting Actress | |
| 1997 | The Designated Mourner | Judy | |
| Saint-Ex | Consuelo | ||
| The Apostle | Toosie | Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female | |
| A Dance to the Music of Time | Pamela Flitton | TV Nominated — BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress Nominated — Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance - Female |
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| 1998 | St. Ives | Miss Gilchrist | |
| The Scold's Bridle | Dr Sarah Blakeney | ||
| Merlin | Queen Mab / The Lady of the Lake | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland | Queen of Hearts / Society Woman | |
| The Big Brass Ring | Dinah Pellarin | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | |
| Sleepy Hollow | Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress - Horror Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
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| Blackadder: Back & Forth | Queen Elizabeth I / Queenie | ||
| The King and I | Anna Leonowens | Voice Only Nominated — London Critics Circle Film Award for Best British Actress |
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| 2000 | Get Carter | Gloria Carter | |
| Chicken Run | Mrs. Tweedy | Voice Only | |
| The Miracle Maker | Mary Magdalene | Voice Only | |
| 2001 | Snow White: Fairest of Them All | Elspeth / Queen | |
| 2002 | The Hours | Vanessa Bell | Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| Spider | Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg | San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — London Critics Circle Film Award for Best British Actress Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
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| 2003 | The Lost Prince | Queen Mary | TV Nominated — BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
| The Rage in Placid Lake | Sylvia Lake | Nominated — Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated — Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Supporting Actor - Female |
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| Falling Angels | Mary Field | ||
| 2004 | The Prince and Me | Queen Rosalind | |
| Churchill: The Hollywood Years | Eva Braun | ||
| The Phantom of the Opera | Madame Giry | ||
| Absolutely Fabulous | Bettina | TV "White Box" | |
| 2005 | Midsummer Dream | Queen Titania | Voice Only |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Rita Skeeter | ||
| 2006 | Gideon's Daughter | Stella | TV Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
| Merlin's Apprentice | Lady of the Lake | TV | |
| Wah-Wah | Lauren Compton | ||
| Provoked | Veronica Scott | ||
| Paris, je t'aime | The Wife | Segment: "Bastille" | |
| 2007 | Puffball | Mabs Tucker | |
| Fred Claus | Mrs. Annette Claus | ||
| Southland Tales | Nana Mae Van Adler-Frost | ||
| Spinning Into Butter | Catherine Kenney | ||
| The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle | Helena | TV | |
| 2009 | The Young Victoria | Duchess of Kent | |
| 2010 | Made in Dagenham | Barbara Castle | Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Rita Skeeter | ||
| Rubicon | Katherine Rhumor | TV | |
| 2012 | Parade's End | TV | |
| World Without End | Mother Cecilia | TV | |
| Dead Boss | Jo | TV |
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