It’s been announced that British actress Imelda Staunton will play Professor Umbridge in the movie of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. Imelda Staunton recently received an Oscar nomination for her stunning performance as the title character in the movie “Vera Drake”. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” will be directed by David Yates, and is due to be released in June 2007.
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