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  • BIRTH 15/04/1959
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 19
  • MOVIES 67
  • SCRIPT 7
  • PRODUCTION 3

Emma Thompson

Dame Emma Thompson (born April 15, 1959) is a British actress and screenwriter. Regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation, she has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2018, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.

Born to actors Eric Thompson and Phyllida Law, Thompson was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, where she became a member of the Footlights troupe, and appeared in the comedy sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984). In 1985, she starred in the West End revival of the musical Me and My Girl, which was a breakthrough in her career. In 1987, she came to prominence for her performances in two BBC TV series, Tutti Frutti and Fortunes of War, winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her work on both series. In the early 1990s, she often collaborated with then-husband, actor and director Kenneth Branagh, in films such as Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), and Much Ado About Nothing (1993).

For her performance in the Merchant-Ivory period drama Howards End (1992), Thompson won the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1993, she received two Academy Award nominations—Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress—for the respective roles of the housekeeper of a grand household in The Remains of the Day and a lawyer in In the Name of the Father, becoming one of the few actors to achieve this feat. Thompson wrote and starred in Sense and Sensibility (1995), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay—making her the only person in history to win Oscars for both acting and writing—and once again won the BAFTA. Further critical acclaim came for her roles in Primary Colors (1998), Love Actually (2003), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Late Night (2019), and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022).

Other notable film credits include the Harry Potter series (2004–2011), Nanny McPhee (2005), Stranger than Fiction (2006), An Education (2009), Men in Black 3 (2012) and the spin-off Men in Black: International (2019), Brave (2012), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Cruella (2021), and Matilda the Musical (2022). Her television credits include Wit (2001), Angels in America (2003), The Song of Lunch (2010), King Lear (2018) and Years and Years (2019). Authorised by the publishers of Beatrix Potter, Thompson has also written three Peter Rabbit children's books.

Emma Thompson

Shows (19)

Years and Years
Years and Years
Vivienne Rook
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Lady Marcham
Angels in America
Angels in America
Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
The View
The View
Self / Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self / Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
QI
QI
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The Young Ones
The Young Ones
Miss Money-Sterling
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Comic Strip Presents
The Comic Strip Presents
Young Woman
Funny Valentines
Funny Valentines
Debbie
Fortunes of War
Fortunes of War
Harriet Pringle
Timeshift
Timeshift
self

Movies (67)

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Dr. Rawlings
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sybill Trelawney
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Sybill Trelawney
Love Actually
Love Actually
Karen
Cruella
Cruella
The Baroness
Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget Jones's Baby
Dr Rawlings
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
Dr. Alice Krippin
Brave
Brave
Elinor (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
Mrs. Potts
Last Christmas
Last Christmas
Petra Andrich
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3
Agent O
Treasure Planet
Treasure Planet
Captain Amelia (voice)
Men in Black: International
Men in Black: International
Agent O
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
Elinor Dashwood
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Nanny McPhee
Dolittle
Dolittle
Poly (voice)
The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked
Charlotte
Burnt
Burnt
Dr. Rosshilde
Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks
P.L. Travers
Johnny English Strikes Again
Johnny English Strikes Again
Prime Minister
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Agatha Trunchbull
Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Creatures
Mrs. Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes
Junior
Junior
Dr. Diana Reddin
In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father
Gareth Peirce
Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby
Druscilla
What's Love Got to Do with It?
What's Love Got to Do with It?
Cath
The Love Punch
The Love Punch
Kate Jones
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Beatrice
Late Night
Late Night
Katherine Newbury
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
Miss Kenton
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Nancy Stokes
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
Susan Stanton
Howards End
Howards End
Margaret Schlegel
Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger Than Fiction
Karen Eiffel
Peter's Friends
Peter's Friends
Maggie Chester
The Children Act
The Children Act
Fiona Maye
Dead Again
Dead Again
Margaret Strauss / Grace
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Maureen Meyerowitz
Henry V
Henry V
Katherine
The Legend of Barney Thomson
The Legend of Barney Thomson
Cemolina
Effie Gray
Effie Gray
Lady Eastlake
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
Last Chance Harvey
Last Chance Harvey
Kate Walker
Alone in Berlin
Alone in Berlin
Anna Quangel
Missing Link
Missing Link
Dora the Yeti Elder (voice)
A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods
Catherine Bryson
King Lear
King Lear
Goneril
Wit
Wit
Vivian Bearing
How to Build a Girl
How to Build a Girl
Amanda
The Winter Guest
The Winter Guest
Frances
Men, Women & Children
Men, Women & Children
Narrator (voice)
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited
Lady Marchmain
The Song of Lunch
The Song of Lunch
She
Hospital!
Hospital!
Elephant Woman
Carrington
Carrington
Dora Carrington
Sea Sorrow
Sea Sorrow
Self
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
Alison Porter
The Tall Guy
The Tall Guy
Kate
Impromptu
Impromptu
Duchess D'Antan
An Audience with Adele
An Audience with Adele
Self
An Education
An Education
Headmistress
Imagining Argentina
Imagining Argentina
Cecilia Rueda
The Crystal Cube
The Crystal Cube
Jackie Meld
Judas Kiss
Judas Kiss
FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein…
Self (archive footage)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet…
Mrs. Lovett

Script (7)

Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget Jones's Baby
Last Christmas
Last Christmas
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Effie Gray
Effie Gray
Wit
Wit

Production (3)

Last Christmas
Last Christmas
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Sold
Sold