Imelda Staunton

Personal context

Summary

Imelda Staunton is an English actor known for a long stage and screen career, including Vera Drake, the Harry Potter films, Downton Abbey and The Crown. Her roles often draw on class and working women; for Vera Drake, she drew inspiration from her mother and women she saw going to work. Staunton is an ambassador for Crisis and has publicly supported its campaign for safe, permanent housing for people fleeing domestic abuse, as well as fundraising for disaster relief charity ShelterBox. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or party politics are on record.