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Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Acting April 15, 1959 (67 years old) Paddington, London, England, UK

Biography

Dame Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is an English actress and screenwriter. Her work spans four decades of screen and stage, and her accolades include two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as a nomination for two Grammy Awards. In 2018, she was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions 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 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 saga (2004–2011), Nanny McPhee (2005) (which she also wrote), 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). She portrayed Mrs. Lovett in a Lincoln Center production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in 2014. Authorised by the publishers of Beatrix Potter, Thompson has also written three Peter Rabbit children's books. Description above from the Wikipedia article Emma Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 111

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 8.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

as Sybill Trelawney

2004
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 8.1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Sybill Trelawney

2011
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 7.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

as Sybill Trelawney

2007
The Sheep Detectives 7.9

The Sheep Detectives

as Lydia Harbottle

2026
Beauty and the Beast 7.0

Beauty and the Beast

as Mrs. Potts

2017
I Am Legend 7.2

I Am Legend

as Dr. Alice Krippin

2007
Brave 7.0

Brave

as Elinor (voice)

2012
Love Actually 7.1

Love Actually

as Karen

2003
Cruella 8.0

Cruella

as The Baroness

2021
Treasure Planet 7.6

Treasure Planet

as Captain Amelia (voice)

2002
Men in Black 3 6.6

Men in Black 3

as Agent O

2012
Sense and Sensibility 7.4

Sense and Sensibility

as Elinor Dashwood

1995
Men in Black: International 5.9

Men in Black: International

as Agent O

2019
Dolittle 6.6

Dolittle

as Poly (voice)

2020
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande 7.0

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

as Nancy Stokes

2022
Nanny McPhee 6.7

Nanny McPhee

as Nanny McPhee

2005
Johnny English Strikes Again 6.3

Johnny English Strikes Again

as Prime Minister

2018
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 6.3

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

as Nanny McPhee

2010
Bridget Jones's Baby 6.4

Bridget Jones's Baby

as Dr Rawlings

2016
Last Christmas 7.2

Last Christmas

as Petra Andrich

2019
Dead of Winter 6.5

Dead of Winter

as Barb

2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 6.3

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

as Dr Rawlings

2025
The Remains of the Day 7.4

The Remains of the Day

as Miss Kenton

1993
Missing Link 6.9

Missing Link

as Dora the Yeti Elder (voice)

2019
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical 6.8

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

as Agatha Trunchbull

2022
In the Name of the Father 7.9

In the Name of the Father

as Gareth Peirce

1993
Burnt 6.5

Burnt

as Dr. Rosshilde

2015
Much Ado About Nothing 6.9

Much Ado About Nothing

as Beatrice

1993
Howards End 7.0

Howards End

as Margaret Schlegel

1992
Beautiful Creatures 6.1

Beautiful Creatures

as Mrs. Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes

2013
Men, Women & Children 6.5

Men, Women & Children

as Narrator (voice)

2014
Junior 5.2

Junior

as Dr. Diana Reddin

1994
Saving Mr. Banks 7.3

Saving Mr. Banks

as P.L. Travers

2013
The Boat That Rocked 7.2

The Boat That Rocked

as Charlotte

2009
Stranger Than Fiction 7.3

Stranger Than Fiction

as Karen Eiffel

2006
My Father the Hero 5.3

My Father the Hero

as Isabel (uncredited)

1994
Brideshead Revisited 6.2

Brideshead Revisited

as Lady Marchmain

2008
What's Love Got to Do with It? 6.1

What's Love Got to Do with It?

as Cath Stevenson

2023
Henry V 7.1

Henry V

as Katherine

1989
A Walk in the Woods 6.1

A Walk in the Woods

as Catherine Bryson

2015
Dead Again 6.4

Dead Again

as Grace / Margaret Strauss

1991
Primary Colors 6.2

Primary Colors

as Susan Stanton

1998
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 6.5

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

as Maureen Meyerowitz

2017
An Education 6.9

An Education

as Headmistress

2009
Alone in Berlin 6.7

Alone in Berlin

as Anna Quangel

2016
Late Night 6.4

Late Night

as Katherine Newbury

2019
How to Build a Girl 5.8

How to Build a Girl

as Amanda

2020
Last Chance Harvey 6.3

Last Chance Harvey

as Kate Walker

2008
The Love Punch 6.0

The Love Punch

as Kate

2014
Effie Gray 6.0

Effie Gray

as Lady Eastlake

2014
Wit 7.3

Wit

as Vivian Bearing

2001
The Children Act 6.6

The Children Act

as Fiona Maye

2018
Everybody to Kenmure Street 8.4

Everybody to Kenmure Street

as Van Guy

2026
The Legend of Barney Thomson 6.1

The Legend of Barney Thomson

as Cemolina

2015
Judas Kiss 5.7

Judas Kiss

as FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins

1998
King Lear 6.0

King Lear

as Goneril

2018
Peter's Friends 6.6

Peter's Friends

as Maggie Chester

1992
Impromptu 6.1

Impromptu

as Duchess D'Antan

1991
Maybe Baby 5.5

Maybe Baby

as Druscilla

2000
Imagining Argentina 5.7

Imagining Argentina

as Cecilia Rueda

2003
An Audience with Adele 8.4

An Audience with Adele

as Self

2021
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony 4.8

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Carrington 6.2

Carrington

as Dora Carrington

1995
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic 8.1

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic

as Self / Mrs. Lovett

2014
When Harry Left Hogwarts 7.2

When Harry Left Hogwarts

as Self

2011
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special 7.0

The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special

as Self

2022
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal 5.4

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

as Self (archive footage)

2018
The Winter Guest 6.5

The Winter Guest

as Frances

1997
Merchant Ivory 7.7

Merchant Ivory

as Self

2024
Junket Whore 5.5

Junket Whore

as Self

1998
The Tall Guy 5.7

The Tall Guy

as Kate

1989
The Fringe, Fame and Me

The Fringe, Fame and Me

as Self

2022
The Song of Lunch 6.6

The Song of Lunch

as She

2010
More Great Comedy Moments

More Great Comedy Moments

as Miss Money-Sterling (archive footage)

2003
The Real Mary Poppins 4.0

The Real Mary Poppins

as Self

2014
Heart of the Festival 6.7

Heart of the Festival

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Hollywood's Dark Secret

Hollywood's Dark Secret

as Self

2019
Fry and Laurie Reunited 6.8

Fry and Laurie Reunited

as Self

2010
Royal Variety Performance 1984

Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984
Colleagues From Hell

Colleagues From Hell

1989
Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses

Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses

The Blue Boy 6.2

The Blue Boy

as Marie Bonnar

1994
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey 6.5

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

as Self

2001
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' 6.5

Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

as Self

2001
Slags 2.0

Slags

as Young Woman

1984
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw 7.0

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

as Self

2001
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out 8.0

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

as Self

2007
Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity 9.0

Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity

as Narrator (voice)

2015
Look Back in Anger 9.3

Look Back in Anger

as Alison Porter

1989
Brave: Brave Old World

Brave: Brave Old World

as Self

2012
A Very Quiet Man

A Very Quiet Man

as Self

2009
Die vielen Gesichter der Emma Thompson

Die vielen Gesichter der Emma Thompson

as Elle-Même

2016
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant 10.0

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

as Self (archive footage)

2005
Walking the Dogs

Walking the Dogs

as The Queen

2012
Elegance & Simplicity: The Wardrobe of Sense & Sensibility

Elegance & Simplicity: The Wardrobe of Sense & Sensibility

as Self

2009
A Sense of Character

A Sense of Character

as Self

2009
Locating the World of Sense & Sensibility

Locating the World of Sense & Sensibility

as Self

2009
We Know Where You Live. Live! 4.3

We Know Where You Live. Live!

as Self

2001
Extinction

Extinction

2019
Hospital! 6.0

Hospital!

as Elephant Woman

1997
Tin Fish

Tin Fish

1990
Sea Sorrow 5.3

Sea Sorrow

as Self

2017
Greenpeace: There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom

Greenpeace: There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom

as Narrator (voice)

2018
The Cellar Tapes 7.0

The Cellar Tapes

as various

1982
How to Stop a Nuclear War

How to Stop a Nuclear War

as Narrator (voice)

The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers' War on Climate Science

The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers' War on Climate Science

as Narrator (voice)

2016
The Winslow Boy 8.0

The Winslow Boy

as Catherine Winslow

1989
Hear Me Roar

Hear Me Roar

as Elizabeth Butler-Sloss

Rabbit Ears -  The White Cat

Rabbit Ears - The White Cat

as Narrator (voice)

1991
To the Ends of the Earth 7.0

To the Ends of the Earth

as Narrator (voice)

2016
James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty

James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty

as Self

TV Shows 51

The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Constance Clavinger (voice)

1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2015
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The View 4.3

The View

as Self - Guest

1997
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Leute heute 5.2

Leute heute

as Self

1997
Cheers 7.6

Cheers

as Nanny Gee

1982
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
QI 7.9

QI

as Self

2003
GMTV 5.8

GMTV

as Self

1993
Wetten, dass..? 5.6

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

1981
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Marie

1985
Parkinson

Parkinson

as Self

1998
The Tony Danza Show 6.4

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

2004
Ellen 6.2

Ellen

as Emma Thompson

1994
The Comic Strip Presents... 7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Young Woman

1982
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
The Jonathan Ross Show 5.2

The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self

2011
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross 6.1

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self - Guest

2001
The Young Ones 7.9

The Young Ones

as Miss Money-Sterling

1982
Sucré salé 9.3

Sucré salé

as Self

2002
Timeshift 7.0

Timeshift

as self

2002
Down Cemetery Road 6.8

Down Cemetery Road

as Zoë Boehm

2025
Playhouse Presents 6.0

Playhouse Presents

as The Queen

2012
Years and Years 7.5

Years and Years

as Vivienne Rook

2019
Alfresco 6.6

Alfresco

as Various

1983
Angels in America 7.6

Angels in America

as Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel

2003
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? 6.6

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

as Lady Marcham

2022
Friday Night, Saturday Morning 7.5

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

1979
Fortunes of War 6.3

Fortunes of War

as Harriet Pringle

1987
The Val Doonican Music Show

The Val Doonican Music Show

1977
E! True Hollywood Story 8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Catherine Winslow

1985
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Jenny Wilbur

1985
Tutti Frutti 7.1

Tutti Frutti

as Suzi Kettles

1987
Funny Valentines 6.0

Funny Valentines

as Debbie

2015
Thompson 5.0

Thompson

as Self - Host

1988
The Crystal Cube 7.3

The Crystal Cube

as Jackie Meld / Various Roles

1983
There's Nothing to Worry About! 5.0

There's Nothing to Worry About!

as Various

1982

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