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Emma Thompson

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1959-04-15

Birth Place

Paddington, London, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

2005

10.0

Movie
A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

2015

6.1

Movie
poster

Alfresco

1983

6.0

TV
Alone in Berlin

Alone in Berlin

2016

6.7

Movie
An Audience with Adele

An Audience with Adele

2021

8.3

Movie
An Education

An Education

2009

6.9

Movie
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

7.0

Movie
poster

Angels in America

2003

7.6

TV
Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

2013

6.0

Movie
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

2017

7.0

Movie
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

2018

5.7

Movie
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

2001

6.0

Movie
Brave

Brave

2012

7.0

Movie
Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

2008

6.4

Movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

2025

0.0

Movie
Bridget Jones's Baby

Bridget Jones's Baby

2016

6.4

Movie
Burnt

Burnt

2015

6.5

Movie
Carrington

Carrington

1995

6.2

Movie
poster

Cheers

1982

7.6

TV
Cruella

Cruella

2021

8.0

Movie
Dead Again

Dead Again

1991

6.4

Movie
Die vielen Gesichter der Emma Thompson

Die vielen Gesichter der Emma Thompson

2016

0.0

Movie
Dolittle

Dolittle

2020

6.6

Movie
poster

Down Cemetery Road

0.0

TV
poster

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.0

TV
Effie Gray

Effie Gray

2014

5.9

Movie
poster

Ellen

1994

6.4

TV
Extinction

Extinction

2019

0.0

Movie
poster

Fortunes of War

1987

6.4

TV
poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

5.9

TV
Fry and Laurie Reunited

Fry and Laurie Reunited

2010

6.8

Movie
poster

Funny Valentines

2015

6.0

TV
poster

GMTV

1993

5.8

TV
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

2022

6.9

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

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

2018

0.0

Movie
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021

4.3

Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

8.1

Movie
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

7.7

Movie
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

8.0

Movie
Henry V

Henry V

1989

7.2

Movie
Hollywood's Dark Secret

Hollywood's Dark Secret

2019

0.0

Movie
Hoodwinked!

Hoodwinked!

2005

6.2

Movie
Hospital!

Hospital!

1997

5.0

Movie
How to Build a Girl

How to Build a Girl

2020

5.8

Movie
How to Stop a Nuclear War

How to Stop a Nuclear War

0.0

Movie
Howards End

Howards End

1992

7.0

Movie
I Am Legend

I Am Legend

2007

7.2

Movie
Imagining Argentina

Imagining Argentina

2003

5.6

Movie
Impromptu

Impromptu

1991

6.0

Movie
In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

1993

7.9

Movie
James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty

James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty

0.0

Movie
Johnny English Strikes Again

Johnny English Strikes Again

2018

6.3

Movie
Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss

1998

5.6

Movie
Junior

Junior

1994

5.2

Movie
Junket Whore

Junket Whore

1998

0.0

Movie
King Lear

King Lear

2018

5.9

Movie
Last Chance Harvey

Last Chance Harvey

2008

6.3

Movie
Last Christmas

Last Christmas

2019

7.2

Movie
Late Night

Late Night

2019

6.4

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
poster

Leute heute

1997

3.0

TV
poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger

1989

9.0

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

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

2001

6.0

Movie
Love Actually

Love Actually

2003

7.1

Movie
Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby

2000

5.4

Movie
Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3

2012

6.5

Movie
Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International

2019

5.9

Movie
Men, Women & Children

Men, Women & Children

2014

6.5

Movie
Merchant Ivory

Merchant Ivory

2024

7.5

Movie
Missing Link

Missing Link

2019

7.0

Movie
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1993

6.9

Movie
My Father the Hero

My Father the Hero

1994

5.3

Movie
Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

2005

6.7

Movie
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

2010

6.3

Movie
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

2005

0.0

Movie
poster

Parkinson

1998

0.0

TV
Peter's Friends

Peter's Friends

1992

6.5

Movie
Primary Colors

Primary Colors

1998

6.3

Movie
poster

QI

2003

8.0

TV
Rabbit Ears -  The White Cat

Rabbit Ears - The White Cat

1991

0.0

Movie
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

2022

6.8

Movie
Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity

Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity

2015

9.0

Movie
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks

2013

7.3

Movie
Sea Sorrow

Sea Sorrow

2017

5.3

Movie
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

1995

7.4

Movie
Slags

Slags

1984

0.0

Movie
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

2007

0.0

Movie
Stranger Than Fiction

Stranger Than Fiction

2006

7.3

Movie
poster

Sucré salé

2002

9.3

TV
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2014

8.1

Movie
The Blue Boy

The Blue Boy

1994

5.3

Movie
The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked

2009

7.2

Movie
The Cellar Tapes

The Cellar Tapes

1982

6.8

Movie
The Children Act

The Children Act

2018

6.6

Movie
poster

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982

7.3

TV
poster

The Crystal Cube

1983

6.5

TV
poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

5.8

TV
The Fisherwoman

The Fisherwoman

0.0

Movie
The Fringe, Fame and Me

The Fringe, Fame and Me

2022

0.0

Movie
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
poster

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011

4.8

TV
poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later

The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later

2022

0.0

Movie
The Legend of Barney Thomson

The Legend of Barney Thomson

2015

6.1

Movie
The Love Punch

The Love Punch

2014

6.0

Movie
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

2017

6.5

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Real Mary Poppins

The Real Mary Poppins

2014

3.5

Movie
The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

1993

7.4

Movie
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

2001

6.0

Movie
The Song of Lunch

The Song of Lunch

2010

6.8

Movie
The Tall Guy

The Tall Guy

1989

5.7

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
poster

The Tony Danza Show

2004

6.1

TV
The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20

The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20

2024

5.7

Movie
poster

The Val Doonican Music Show

1977

0.0

TV
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1989

0.0

Movie
The Winter Guest

The Winter Guest

1997

6.5

Movie
poster

The Young Ones

1982

7.9

TV
poster

There's Nothing to Worry About!

1982

5.0

TV
poster

Thompson

1988

1.0

TV
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie

Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie

2026

0.0

Movie
poster

Timeshift

2002

7.0

TV
To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

2016

0.0

Movie
Treasure Planet

Treasure Planet

2002

7.6

Movie
poster

Tutti Frutti

1987

7.1

TV
poster

Upstart Crow

2016

7.2

TV
Walking the Dogs

Walking the Dogs

2012

0.0

Movie
poster

Wetten, dass..?

1981

5.5

TV
What's Love Got to Do with It?

What's Love Got to Do with It?

2023

6.0

Movie
When Harry Left Hogwarts

When Harry Left Hogwarts

2011

6.6

Movie
poster

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

2022

6.5

TV
Wit

Wit

2001

7.4

Movie
poster

Years and Years

2019

7.6

TV