Trivia

Raised over £1 million for Sports Relief in 2010 by cycling the length of Britain (John O'Groats in Scotland to Lands End in England) along with David Walliams, Jimmy Carr, Fearne Cotton, Patrick Kielty, Davina McCall and Russell Howard.

Once had severe agoraphobia.

As a guest on The Graham Norton Show (2007) (2010), the comedienne revealed that, because of her loftiness, she is occasionally addressed as "Sir" or "Mr".

She is a fourth cousin, twice removed, of Princess Diana. Miranda's five times maternal great-grandparents, George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer and Lady Lavinia Bingham, were also Diana's three times paternal great-grandparents.

Can trace her family tree back to the 12th century, and descends from Earls, Barons, Marquesses, and Dukes, as well as from many prominent military figures. Her grandfather was Admiral Sir David Luce, her great-grandfather was Vice Admiral Trevylyan Napier, and her great-great-grandfather was Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 3rd Baronet, who was the Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1920. Miranda's ancestry includes English, as well as small amounts of Scottish, German, Irish, and Dutch.

Graduated with a 2:1 in Politics from the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol.

Before making a living out of acting she worked as an office manager and PA for the charities Macmillan Cancer Relief and Comic Relief.

Her uncle is Lord Luce, her grandfather was Sir William Luce.

Completed a PostGrad Acting Course at ALRA in London.

Was on the tribute show to mark the BBC Television Centre's closing in 2012, as well as David Jason, Ronnie Corbett and John Cleese.

At school (Downe House in Berkshire), her head girl was Clare Balding. Another famous alumna is Catherine Princess of Wales.