The Resume

(January 9, 1956- )
Birth name is Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton
Acted in 'Sense and Sensibility (1995),' 'Shakespeare In Love (1998),' 'Bright Young Things (2003)' and 'Vera Drake (2004)'
Voice of Bunty in 'Chicken Run (2000)'

Why she might be annoying:

She looks a lot like Emily Watson.
She has three middle names.
The movie that made her famous, 'Vera Drake (2004),' angered people who believed it made a hero out of a woman who performed illegal abortions.

Why she might not be annoying:

She's both a graduate and an associate member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
She acted in theatre for many years before acting in film and television.
Her performance in 'Vera Drake (2004)' earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Her performance in 'Vera Drake' also earned her the Coppa Volpi award at the 2004 Venice Film Festival.
She doesn't look at auditioning as a competition.
She said: 'We're all unique as actors. To yourself, you are unique, you have to think 'I'm me, I'm not going to bunch myself with other people.' Agents and producers have to get you into a box, to accommodate their limited imaginations.'

Credit: Nebraska Boy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BAFTA - Best Actress Winners (Ranked: 2005)
• Harry Potter [Series]
• I Attended RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts)
• I Portrayed Mama Rose in Broadway's 'Gypsy'
• I Portrayed Queen Elizabeth II
• I Was Brainwashed
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Female L-Z
• Long Names
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I'm Doing Housework
• Look at Me, I'm in Agony
• Look at Me, Oh!
• Look at My Tongue
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (Ranked: 2004)
• Profiles 14001-14250 (Ranked: 14166)
• Rotten Tomato's Top 5 Teachers in the Movies (Ranked: 3)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 20 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 79 Votes: 53.16% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 71 Votes: 45.07% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 193 Votes: 66.32% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 37.04% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 48 Votes: 52.08% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 99 Votes: 47.47% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 91 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 283 Votes: 45.94% Annoying