Who's That Girl?

You've just finished watching all the episodes of the British miniseries "Cranford" based on Elizabeth Gaskill's book. You loved it, but you KNOW you’ve seen the actress who played Miss Pole before...but she wasn't sweet and goofy. You know you've seen her being evil. What are you going to do?

I've got the website of your dreams. Just go to the Internet Movie Database www.imdb.com You’ll be amazed at what this site can tell you. To answer your question, enter the title of the movie ("Cranford" in this case) in the search box. The results list includes the miniseries you just watched (filmed in 2007). Click the title and there's the whole cast list. Scroll down and you'll see that Miss Pole was played by Imelda Staunton. When you click on her name, your question is answered...under the biographical information, there's a list of every movie and television series she's ever been in. Lo and behold, she was Dolores Umbridge in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." THAT'S where you saw her be so evil!

IMDB is the perfect go-to website when you have any question about movies, television series, or actors. Say you've just watched "Then She Found Me" and you think the lead guy is so cute and funny you want to see all his movies...Click on his name (Colin Firth) on the cast list & you can watch everything he ever committed to film! You can search the writers, directors, character names, quotes, keywords, titles, series titles (even episode titles if the series has them). There is also a wealth of knowledge about how the movie was filmed and what it cost, how much it made, etc. through the links at the left. Use it once or twice and you WILL be addicted...and well informed!