Mrs Umney — The Canterville Ghost Character Profile

About Mrs Umney

The long-serving housekeeper of the manor. She provides crucial backstory to Virginia by identifying the woman in the locket as Lady Elenore and clarifying that the supposed gardener does not actually exist on the estate.

Character Facts

Played by

Imelda Staunton

Appears in

The Canterville Ghost (2023)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Canterville Ghost

• Sir Simon de Canterville (Stephen Fry)
• Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (Hugh Laurie)
• Henry Duke of Cheshire (Freddie Highmore)
• Virginia Otis (Emily Carey)
• Kent Otis (voice) (Bennett Miller)
• The Colonel / Guests (voice) (Giles New)
• Lucretia Otis (Meera Syal)
• Lord Monroe (voice) (Bill Lobley)
• Professor Borsakov / Guests (voice) (Keiron Self)
• Lady Eleanor de Canterville / Lady Erlynne / Guests (voice) (Elizabeth Sankey)
• Mrs Borsakov / Guests (voice) (Lynne Seymour)
• Marjorie Fairfax / Guests (voice) (Georgia Small)