Imelda Staunton

Encouraged by her elocution teacher to pursue acting. Won three Olivier Awards (the British equivalent of the Tonys) for stage performances in A Chorus of Disapproval (with the National Theatre), The Corn Is Green (with the Old Vic) and Into the Woods (the original London production). Met her future husband, Jim Carter, when they appeared together in Guys and Dolls at London's National Theatre.  In 1987, she played the lead role of Dorothy in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production… Show more of The Wizard of Oz . Voiced the bossy hen Bunty in the 2000 animated comedy Chicken Run . ~ Rovi

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