Which actor plays Paddington’s Aunt Lucy in the 2017 film Paddington 2?

Imelda Staunton plays Paddington’s Aunt Lucy in the 2017 film Paddington 2.

Aunt Lucy is Paddington’s beloved aunt in Peru and an important emotional figure in the film. Paddington wants to buy her a special pop-up book for her birthday, but the expensive book is stolen before he can obtain it.

Staunton’s performance is heard and seen through Aunt Lucy’s appearances and memories, while the film follows Paddington’s efforts to clear his name after he is wrongly imprisoned. The story combines a mystery plot with the series’ familiar themes of kindness, family and belonging.

Staunton is sometimes confused with Julie Walters, who plays Mrs Bird, the Brown family’s housekeeper. They are separate characters performed by different actors.