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Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton, (born 9 January 1956) is an English actress of stage and screen. Staunton trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and began her career in repertory theatre. Since joining the National Theatre in 1982, she has performed in many plays and musicals in the UK. Staunton has been nominated for a total of eight Laurence Olivier Awards, winning two for Best Actress in a Musical in ''Into the Woods'' (1991) and in ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (2011) and one for Best Supporting Performance in her work in both ''A Chorus of Disapproval'' (1985) and ''The Corn is Green'' (1985). Other London stage roles include Adelaide in ''Guys and Dolls'' (1982), Sonia in ''Uncle Vanya'' (1988), Claire in ''A Delicate Balance'' (2011) and Rose in ''Gypsy'' (2014). Staunton gain critical acclaim for the title role in the 2004 film ''Vera Drake'', for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actress and earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. Her other film roles include Mrs. Blatherwick in ''Nanny McPhee'' (2005), Dolores Jane Umbridge in two of the Harry Potter films (2007–2010) and Hefina Headon in ''Pride'' (2014), for which she received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. On television, she starred in the sitcoms ''Up the Garden Path'' (1990–1993) and ''Is it Legal?'' (1995–1998). ==Early life and education== 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.〔(Imelda Staunton profile at BBC Radio 4 "Desert island Discs" )〕 Her parents were first-generation Catholic immigrants from County Mayo, Ireland, her father from Ballyvary and her mother from Bohola. Staunton's mother was a musician who could not read music, but could master almost any tune by ear on the accordion or fiddle and had played in Irish showbands.〔("Imelda Staunton: My Career Is Not About Looks" ) The Telegraph, 8 December 2008〕 Staunton attended La Sainte Union Convent School, an all-girls Catholic school on the edge of Parliament Hill, Highgate Road, from age 11 to 17. Her talent was spotted by Jacqueline Stoker, her elocution teacher. She starred as Polly Peachum in a school production of ''The Beggar's Opera''.〔 Staunton studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.〔〔(Irish News UK – News from the Irish Community in Britain )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Imelda Staunton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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