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"
Susan Richardson Susan Richardson Susan Richardson (born March 11, 1952) is a retired American actress, best known for her role as Susan Bradford on the television series "Eight Is Enough", which she played from 1977 to 1981. Born in Bath, Maine, Richardson first started acting in plays in high school. She graduated from Coatesville Area Senior High School in Coatesville, Pennsylvania in 1969, and moved to Hollywood in 1971. Initially, Richardson played bit roles in feature films "American Graffiti" and "A Star Is Born", and she guest-starred on the television series "Happy Days" and "The Streets of San Francisco". Shortly before her