Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Dog Eat Dog	Bouncer
2005	Valiant	Bugsy
2006	For Your Consideration	Martin Gibb
2006	Night at the Museum	Dr. McPhee
2007	Stardust	Ferdy the Fence
2008	Ghost Town	Dr. Bertram Pincus
2009	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Dr. McPhee
2009	The Invention of Lying	Mark Bellison	Also director, writer, producer
2010	Cemetery Junction	Len Taylor	Also director, writer, executive producer
2011	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World	Argonaut (voice)
2011	The Muppets	Himself	Deleted scenes only (cut from theatrical release)
2013	The Unbelievers	Himself	Documentary
2013	Escape from Planet Earth	Mr. James Bing (voice)
2014	Muppets Most Wanted	Dominic Badguy
2014	Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb	Dr. McPhee
2015	The Little Prince	The Conceited Man (voice)
2016 2020	Special Correspondents Molly enchanted	Ian Finch	In post-production; also director, writer

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1989	Henry V	Catherine of Valois
1989	The Tall Guy	Kate Lemmon
1991	Dead Again	Grace/Margaret Strauss
1991	Impromptu	Claudette, Duchess d'Antan
1992	Howards End	Margaret Schlegel	Academy Award for Best Actress
1992	Peter's Friends	Maggie Chester
1993	Much Ado About Nothing	Beatrice
1993	The Remains of the Day	Miss Kenton	Nominated: Academy Award for Best Actress
1993	In the Name of the Father	Gareth Peirce	Nominated: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1994	Junior	Dr. Diana Reddin
1995	Carrington	Dora Carrington
1995	Sense and Sensibility	Elinor Dashwood	Also writer Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated: Academy Award for Best Actress
1997	The Winter Guest	Frances
1998	Primary Colors	Susan Stanton
1998	Judas Kiss	Sadie Hawkins
2000	Maybe Baby	Druscilla
2002	Treasure Planet	Captain Amelia	Voice only Nominated: Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
2003	Imagining Argentina	Cecilia
2003	Love Actually	Karen
2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Professor Sybill Trelawney
2005	Nanny McPhee	Nanny McPhee	Also writer
2006	Stranger than Fiction	Karen Eiffel
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Professor Sybill Trelawney
2007	I Am Legend	Dr. Alice Krippin	Uncredited
2008	Brideshead Revisited	Lady Marchmain
2008	Last Chance Harvey	Kate Walker
2009	An Education	Headmistress
2009	The Boat That Rocked	Charlotte
2010	Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang	Nanny McPhee	Alternative title:Nanny McPhee Returns Also Writer
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2	Professor Sybill Trelawney
2012	Men in Black 3	Agent O
2012	Brave	Queen Elinor	Voice only
2013	Beautiful Creatures	Mrs. Lincoln/Sarafine	Dual Role
2013	Saving Mr. Banks	P.L. Travers
2013	The Love Punch	Kate Jones
2014	Effie Gray	Lady Eastlake	Also writer[1]
2014	Men, Women & Children	Narrator
2015	A Walk in the Woods	Catherine Bryson
2015	Burnt	Dr. Rosshilde	Filming
2015	The Legend of Barney Thomson	Cemolina
2016	Alone in Berlin		Filming
2016	Bridget Jones's Baby	—	Only writer, filming
2017 2020	Beauty and the Beast Molly enchanted	Mrs. Potts Queen Roberta	Post production voice only

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Dreamgirls	Effie White	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Austin Film Critics Association Award for Breakout Artist BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role BET Award for Best Actress BET Award for Best New Artist Black Reel Award: Best Supporting Actress Black Reel Award: Best Breakthrough Performance Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Central Ohio Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Central Ohio Film Critics Award for Breakthrough Film Artist Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Pauline Kael Breakout Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Hollywood Life Award for Breakthrough of the Year Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture National Board of Review Award for Best Female Breakthrough Performance New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Online Award for Breakthrough Performer North Texas Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award for Breakout Performance Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Breakthrough Performance Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakthrough Performance – On Screen Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role ShoWest Female Star of Tomorrow Award Soul Train Award for Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Drama Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated—BET Award for Best Female R&B Artist Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Breakout Female Nominated—Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
2008	Sex and the City	Louise
2008	The Secret Life of Bees	Rosaleen Daise	Nominated—BET Award for Best Actress Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actress Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Movie
2009	Fragments – Winged Creatures	Kathy Archenault	Also known as Fragments
2011	Winnie Mandela	Winnie Mandela	Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Movie
2012	The Three Stooges	Sister Rosemary
2013	The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete	Gloria
2013	Black Nativity	Naima Cobbs[111]
2014	Lullaby	Nurse Carrie
2016 2020	Chiraq Molly enchanted		Filming voice only