Imelda Staunton in Harry Potter and THE... | 2007

Clip Name: I Will Not Tell Lies

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Imelda Staunton in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 2007

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Melling and Jason Boyd
Directed by: David Yates
About this actor

Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton, OBE (born 9 January 1956) is an English actress. She is best known for her performances in the British comedy television series Up the Garden Path and the films Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (in which she plays Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge) and Vera Drake. She drew widespread critical acclaim as Vera Drake, earning her a Best Actress Oscar nomination and a number of wins including the BAFTA and Venice Film Festival Awards for best actress in a leading role. Staunton was born in Archway, north London, the only child of Bridie (née McNicholas), a hairdresser, and Joseph Staunton, a road-worker and labourer. The family lived over Staunton's mother's hair dressing salon while Staunton’s father worked on the roads. Both of her parents were first-generation Catholic immigrants from County Mayo, Ireland, with her father coming from Ballyvary and her mother from Bohola. Staunton's mother was a musician who could not read music, but...

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