Imelda Staunton not initially thrilled about the role of Dolores Umbridge
Apparently Imelda Staunton was not very flattered at first by being picked to play Dolores Umbridge:
Oscar nominee Imelda Staunton wasn’t exactly flattered when a friend first suggested she’d be perfect for the part of Harry Potter’s first female nemesis, Dolores Umbridge.
"I read the book, and Umbridge is described as a short, ugly, toadlike woman," Staunton told Newsweek. "I thought, ‘Oh, thanks very much.’"
But Staunton ended up playing the villainess as an "apple-cheeked schoolmarm drenched in pink angora," the magazine says. In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the fifth movie based on the J.K. Rowling series, Umbridge is a new teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry bent on restricting free thought.
"There can’t be any mess or individuality," Staunton said. "But, of course, that leads to brainwashed people."
Staunton, who was nominated for a best-actress Academy Award for playing Vera Drake in the eponymous 2004 movie, says the Potter role is no joke.
"You may think that it’s just a bunch of hand-waving, but there’s a lot of proper acting going on," she said.
I think she’s going to do an incredible job with this very complicated, incredibly creepy character.
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