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What Do You Think Of Dolores Umbridge?, Is Imelda Staunton the perfect "toad"?!!
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MaraudingDon
post Oct 19 2006, 10:00 AM
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It was one of the most hotlly anticipated images from the forthcoming OotP film - Imelda Staunton as Dolores Jane Umbridge!

In the books, she is described as follows..

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She looked just like a large, pale toad. She was rather squat with a broad, flabby face, as little neck as Uncle Vernon and a very wide, slack mouth. Her eyes were large, round and slightly bulging. Even the little black velvet bow perched on top of her short curly hair put him in mind of a large fly she was about to catch on a long sticky tongue.


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She looked "like somebody's maiden aunt: squat, with short, curly, mouse-brown hair in which she had placed a horrible pink Alice band that matched the fluffy pink cardigan she wore over her robes.


So does Imelda stand up to your vision of one of the most stadistic teachers ever to enter Hogwarts?

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She is the type of actor that will get the role just right, I think. She is quite versatile and will be able to add the right Hem, Hem and nastiness to the look, which I'll agree is not quite perfect without the Alice band. Still, every time I look at that picture of her in her office, I have a mad desire to curl my hands around her throat...

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- MaraudingDon   What Do You Think Of Dolores Umbridge?   Oct 19 2006, 10:00 AM
- - i.am.lost   to be honest, i imagined dolores umbridge to be ot...   Oct 19 2006, 10:10 AM
- - Josiane   I think she's too petite/pretty for Umbridge -...   Oct 19 2006, 10:11 AM
|- - MaraudingDon   QUOTE(Josiane @ Oct 19 2006, 04:11 PM) 98...   Oct 20 2006, 10:00 AM
|- - Whisperwing   QUOTE(Josiane @ Oct 19 2006, 11:11 AM) 98...   Oct 20 2006, 06:29 PM
|- - Princess PickledOnion   QUOTE(Josiane @ Oct 19 2006, 04:11 PM) 98...   Apr 13 2007, 06:33 PM
- - loufoca   she doesn't look evil but know i think of it, ...   Oct 19 2006, 10:18 AM
- - Moose_Starr   I'm not sure whether to vote perfect or almost...   Oct 19 2006, 10:38 AM
|- - vandy   QUOTE(Moose_Starr @ Oct 19 2006, 08:38 PM...   Apr 23 2007, 02:28 AM
- - calalily   I think at the moment she looks almost perfect - m...   Oct 19 2006, 11:11 AM
|- - Zaela   QUOTE(calalily @ Oct 19 2006, 10:11 AM) 9...   Oct 19 2006, 09:38 PM
- - hedwig2323   I voted none of the above. If there had been a ...   Oct 19 2006, 11:24 AM
- - mammaprince   Well, I may very well be one in a million, but I...   Oct 19 2006, 11:52 AM
- - ~Mrs.Brisby~   I voted almost perfect. I do like the look a lot. ...   Oct 19 2006, 01:53 PM
- - Magical Kreacher   I'm not quite a fan of her look. She is not ...   Oct 19 2006, 01:58 PM
- - Wyn   Just from that picture, I think she's doing a ...   Oct 19 2006, 02:12 PM
- - Madsdagirl   She's not my Umbridge but she does make a very...   Oct 19 2006, 03:58 PM
- - ~JulieNeola~   Umbridge isn't "perfect" but I do li...   Oct 19 2006, 04:33 PM
- - PotterPhreak   I went with the second one, cause no matter what i...   Oct 19 2006, 09:10 PM
- - Gryffindor51   Well I don't think any person on Earth could a...   Oct 19 2006, 09:41 PM
- - Wyn   Yea, Gryffindor51, the voice is defintely going to...   Oct 19 2006, 09:51 PM
- - i-who-must-not-be-named   she's a toad who does'nt know anything exc...   Oct 19 2006, 10:45 PM
- - JaneMarple9   She looks pretty much like how I imagined Umbridge...   Oct 20 2006, 02:42 AM
- - YummyCookies   I also think she is too pretty. But I think we...   Oct 20 2006, 11:05 AM
- - Willser   I don't think she looks toad-like enough for t...   Oct 20 2006, 02:42 PM
- - 62442al_Man   I love her, she is very good for the role. I voted...   Oct 20 2006, 06:46 PM
- - elizabeth18   I loooove her - think she looks absolutely 100% sp...   Oct 22 2006, 12:54 AM
- - Ginnyous   I don't think she quite fits the part as Dolor...   Oct 23 2006, 01:02 PM
|- - Ginnyous   QUOTE(Ginnyous @ Oct 23 2006, 11:02 AM) 9...   Oct 24 2006, 06:13 PM
- - huntersmoon   She has that maiden aunt thing about her going on ...   Oct 24 2006, 05:39 PM
- - Brice Reid   For me this is one of the few casting faux paus. ...   Oct 24 2006, 05:48 PM
- - Mustelidae   I agree it's not perfect. She's not round ...   Oct 25 2006, 02:00 PM
- - helyx   When I saw the picture of Dolores Umbridge in her ...   Oct 27 2006, 12:19 AM
- - Mustelidae   I think it may come down to the quality of her ...   Oct 29 2006, 08:07 PM
- - Prongs Patronus   There are several female heads of state or near-he...   Nov 5 2006, 01:55 AM
|- - WaggaWaggaWerewolf   QUOTE(Prongs Patronus @ Nov 5 2006, 05:55...   Nov 19 2006, 04:18 AM
- - LadyBluJJ   She's a very good actress that I look forward ...   Nov 5 2006, 05:16 PM
- - PumpkinPasties   I voted the first option, she does look pink, squa...   Nov 10 2006, 02:15 PM
- - MaraudingDon   We have some more glimpses of Umbridge now, and I ...   Nov 19 2006, 01:51 AM
- - Shalanarah   she looks kinda perfect to me, just like i imagine...   Nov 19 2006, 03:39 AM
- - Evreka   I don't know... I usually reserve judgement un...   Nov 19 2006, 09:48 AM
- - Dreamweaver   Yes, they may have done better with the costumes a...   Nov 19 2006, 12:11 PM
- - obbsessedwithhp   i'm really sorry, but i was really dissapointe...   Nov 19 2006, 02:27 PM
- - LizetM   You know, i pictured her more fat. Really, I think...   Nov 19 2006, 04:08 PM
- - nimbus-xl   After seeing the HBO preview I think they have don...   Nov 22 2006, 03:35 PM
- - Madsdagirl   I agree with nimbus-xl We actually see a fraction ...   Nov 22 2006, 03:41 PM
- - NYBookworm   I think she looks ok as umbridge. She's not q...   Nov 25 2006, 04:34 PM
- - Scatterbrained   After seeing the previews I think she’ll do excell...   Dec 1 2006, 02:38 AM
- - adamgryff   I will have to wait and see more of her before I c...   Dec 3 2006, 12:42 PM
- - elizabeth18   QUOTEThe kitten plate thing is driving me crazy th...   Dec 4 2006, 09:27 PM
|- - adamgryff   QUOTE(elizabeth18 @ Dec 4 2006, 08:27 PM)...   Dec 7 2006, 10:17 PM
- - heathermichelle   She's not quite Umbridge, but I do rather like...   Dec 5 2006, 10:26 AM
- - crazyfish   I voted other. I love the clothes, except for I d...   Dec 8 2006, 12:22 AM
|- - Madsdagirl   QUOTE(crazyfish @ Dec 8 2006, 04:22 PM) 1...   Dec 8 2006, 04:04 AM
|- - Mustelidae   QUOTE(Madsdagirl @ Dec 8 2006, 09:04 AM) ...   Jan 2 2007, 05:55 PM
- - canarycream   Well, the actress doesn't look anything like t...   Jan 13 2007, 11:59 AM
- - potter_1221   well i think she is kinda too pretty for the umbri...   Jan 13 2007, 12:04 PM
- - theonlysong   I think she is too skinny and pretty for it but i ...   Jan 13 2007, 01:03 PM
|- - weirdsis   QUOTE(theonlysong @ Jan 13 2007, 12:03 PM...   Jan 13 2007, 04:18 PM
- - Professor Pete   I think Emelda Staunton will claim the character b...   Jan 13 2007, 05:21 PM
- - redshelle74   I voted "Rubbish" ! She is way to yo...   Jan 13 2007, 07:29 PM
|- - ~Mrs.Brisby~   QUOTE(redshelle74 @ Jan 13 2007, 06:29 PM...   Jan 14 2007, 11:42 AM
- - The Sportz Freak   I voted ' i like the look' I was hoping s...   Jan 13 2007, 08:19 PM
- - Hagiographer13   I was elated when I heard that the inimitable Imel...   Jan 18 2007, 02:51 AM
- - The Sportz Freak   Umbridge is 1.52 m, thats heaps short.. I think I...   Jan 18 2007, 03:09 AM
- - mystic angel 46   I voted for " I like the look". I think ...   Jan 18 2007, 07:06 AM
- - MaraudingDon   As others pointed out when this official image was...   Feb 12 2007, 09:36 AM
- - dumbleydore18   QUOTE(MaraudingDon @ Oct 19 2006, 07:00 A...   Feb 26 2007, 03:43 AM
- - birthday twins   I agree with Hagiographer13, I was completely sold...   Feb 27 2007, 02:44 AM
- - Mustelidae   QUOTE(dumbleydore18 @ Feb 26 2007, 08:43 ...   Mar 15 2007, 08:45 AM
- - *ellen marine*   I really think the choice of Imelda Staunton (and ...   Mar 15 2007, 08:53 AM
- - rjsgirl   QUOTEI do agree that Imelda Staunton is a lot pret...   Mar 15 2007, 11:33 AM
- - MirandaV   I don't think the look is perfect, but I think...   Mar 15 2007, 09:15 PM
- - Wriggly_Wrackspurt   I actually think that she's going to be a grea...   Mar 24 2007, 11:33 PM
- - Sofie   We have a new picture of Umbridge! I think...   Mar 30 2007, 07:33 AM
- - yellowpepper2311   After seeing the new pic, I really have to say tha...   Mar 30 2007, 10:59 AM
- - hedwig2323   I think that little curly Q in the front of her ha...   Mar 30 2007, 11:21 AM
- - TulipEvans   I went with option two - she's not quite like ...   Mar 30 2007, 11:43 AM
- - birthday twins   ROTFL Sofie thanks for pointing out her wand I had...   Mar 30 2007, 12:20 PM
- - Sofie   If you click here and then on "click to expa...   Mar 30 2007, 12:25 PM
- - Mustelidae   I think that picture is awesome! The cat ring ...   Apr 2 2007, 04:42 AM
- - weasleyismyking15   I think she looks awesomely creepy and sweetly sic...   Apr 2 2007, 05:11 AM
- - Mary Wanguard   Well, I hadn't imagined Umbridge like that. Sh...   Apr 13 2007, 04:07 PM
- - George Weasley's Girlfriend   Although I think Imelda will pull of Umbridge quit...   Apr 13 2007, 05:09 PM
- - Deathly Hallower   Imelda Staunton is a good Umbridge, but it could...   Apr 13 2007, 05:11 PM
- - Sofie   In this new picture, she looks really evil. The im...   Apr 14 2007, 05:52 AM
|- - Ziw   QUOTE(Sofie @ Apr 14 2007, 08:52 PM) 1180...   Apr 15 2007, 01:42 AM
- - Mary Wanguard   QUOTE(George Weasley's Girlfriend @ Apr 1...   Apr 14 2007, 02:19 PM
- - weirdsis   In the photo Sofie posted, if you hadn't read ...   Apr 14 2007, 08:44 PM
- - dragon_of destiny   QUOTEQUOTE(George Weasley's Girlfriend @ Apr 1...   Apr 15 2007, 01:59 AM
- - kamion   Imelda Staunton is definetely not my choice for Um...   Apr 22 2007, 06:11 PM
- - bellatrix66   I actually like the choice of Umbridge! But sh...   Apr 22 2007, 06:18 PM
- - wicked_witch_of_the_west   I was a bit surprised when I saw the first picture...   Apr 23 2007, 04:32 AM
- - Mustelidae   Although 'my' Umbridge bears a striking re...   Apr 23 2007, 04:19 PM
- - 4Cools   I don't think she's fat enough, or short e...   Apr 25 2007, 11:50 AM
- - Hagiographer13   I find it absolutely fascinating that in this new ...   May 5 2007, 12:59 AM
- - Kneazel Tamer   I voted good but not perfect, but that may change ...   May 5 2007, 02:30 AM
- - moony_lupin   I voted for the second option, because I think the...   May 5 2007, 03:42 PM
- - PAM2002   As soon as I heard Imelda Staunton was doing Umbri...   May 16 2007, 09:35 AM
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