Miranda Richardson she prefers new work rather than the classics because of the history which goes with them. In 1985, Richardson made her film debut as Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom, in the biographical drama "Dance with a Stranger". Around the same time, Richardson played a comedic Queen Elizabeth I, aka Queenie, in the British television comedy "Blackadder II". Following "Dance with a Stranger", Richardson turned down numerous parts in which her character was unstable or disreputable, including the Glenn Close role in "Fatal Attraction". In this period, she appeared in "Empire of the Sun"
Lee Richardson (actor) October 2, 1999 in New York City, aged 73. Lee Richardson (actor) Lee Richardson (September 11, 1926, Chicago, Illinois – October 2, 1999, New York City) was an American character actor who frequently appeared in the films of Sidney Lumet. Richardson appeared in such films as "Brubaker", "Prince of the City", "Prizzi's Honor", "Tiger Warsaw", "The Fly II", "Q&A", "The Exorcist III", "Daniel" and "A Stranger Among Us" and such television series as "Law & Order" and "Hearts and Minds". He also narrated "Network" and appeared in the television film "Skylark". He appeared in an uncredited role as Franklin D.