Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton CBE was born in Archway, London, England, on January 9, 1956. Imelda is a vocalist and actress from England. Staunton started her work in repertory theater in 1976, after studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She subsequently appeared in many plays in the UK.
Imelda Staunton Family
Staunton was the only child of Bridie ( 1934-2004), a hairdresser, and Joseph Staunton (1933-2010), a worker. They lived above Staunton’s mom’s hair shop. Her parents were the first Catholics to come to the United States from County Mayo, Ireland. Her father came from Ballyvary and her mother arrived from Bohola.
Her musician mother could not read music but could play almost any tune by ear on the fiddle or accordion. She had also performed with Irish showbands. Staunton is married to actor Jim Carter, and they have a daughter named Bessie. She was born in 1993. Carter played Captain Brown on the BBC show Cranford in 2007, and Bessie played a maid. West Hampstead is where they live.
Imelda Education
Staunton took acting classes with her speaking teacher at La Sainte Union Catholic School and played lead parts in school plays, such as Polly Peachum in The Beggar’s Opera. Her teacher pushed her to try out for acting schools, and when she reached the age of 18, she got into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She also tried out for the Central School of Speech and Drama and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, but neither school accepted her.
Imelda Staunton Net Worth
Imelda Staunton has accumulated a $10 million net worth as an English actress. Staunton received nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her part as Vera Drake, but she didn’t win either time. Some people also know her from movies like Pride, Shakespeare in Love, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and many more.
Staunton Career
She began her career in London theater in The Beggar’s Opera at the National Theatre, where she won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. The next year, she appeared in Guys and Dolls at the National Theatre. She played the same part again in 1995 with Sharon D. Clarke, and that year she received a nomination for an Olivier Award. In 1985, she won her first Laurence Olivier Award for her roles in The Corn is Green and A Chorus of Disapproval.
Later, she got another Olivier for Best Actor in a Musical for her roles as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and as the Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods. She played Sonya in Uncle Vanya at the Vaudeville Theatre, Kath in Entertaining Mr. Sloane at Trafalgar Studios, and a character named Good People. Staunton is now one of the best musical theater performers of all time.
At the moment, she holds the record for most Olivier Awards in the Best Actress in a Musical category. Her roles as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd at the Adelphi Theatre and Mama Rose in Gypsy at the Savoy Theatre earned her Olivier Awards. As Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Harold Pinter Theatre and as Sally Plummer in Follies at the National Theatre, Staunton played two revivals in 2017.
Staunton received a nomination for her eighth Best Actress in a Musical award for Follies.Staunton worked as a movie star outside of the West End. For her role as Vera Drake, she won a BAFTA award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She also played Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter movie series.
Imelda Staunton Career As A Writter
In addition to other children’s books, Staunton has read many of Julia Donaldson’s full-length books for children, such as The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, Monkey Puzzle, The Snail and the Whale, Stick Man, and Zog. In 2014, she and her spouse, Jim Carter, released Centenary: Words and Music of the Great War. That album of melodies and poetry influenced by and originating from World War I, in collaboration with Show of Hands. Staunton is also one of the patrons of the Milton Rooms, a new arts center in Malton, North Yorkshire. Bill Nighy, Jools Holland, and Kathy Burke are also patrons.
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