Miranda Raison is currently starring as Anne in Strangers On A Train at the Gielgud Theatre which officially opens on Tuesday 19th November 2013.
Miranda has enjoyed a varied career spanning film and TV as well as theatre. She is well known for playing Jo Portman in Spooks and Harriet Hammond in Silk. Miranda has recently filmed two movies, After Death and I Am Soldier, which are due to be released next year.
Her theatre credits include: The River (Royal Court), The Physicists (Donmar Warehouse), 66 Books: A Response To Daniel (The Bush Theatre) and Shakespeare’s Globe’s productions of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII.
Miranda’s film credits include: My Week With Marilyn, Heaven And Earth, Match Point, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Susie Q. Her TV credits include: Lewis: Intelligent Design, Vexed, Sinbad, Dirk Gently, Merlin, Death In Paradise, Sugartown, Married Single Other, Plus One, Poirot: Cat Among The Pigeons, Doctor Who, Holby City and Perfect Strangers.
Recently I spoke to Miranda about how she prepared for her role in Strangers On A Train, first night nerves and why theatre is so important to her...
What was it that attracted you to the role and production?
Everything that was in the first email and onwards really! I love the American Fifties time period and anything that looks vaguely Hitchcock and also it’s a fantastic part. It’s a very different part to the role in the film, she plays a much greater part in Guy and Bruno’s lives and she’s a society girl. Patricia Highsmith was ahead of her time. You would usually think that the posh fiancée would be a doormat but she’s a really interesting character and a very clever woman.
