Emma Thompson (I)

Actress | Writer | Producer

Emma Thompson was born on April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London, into a family of actors - father ...

Born: April 15, 1959

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Filmography

Known For

Sense and Sensibility Elinor Dashwood (1995)
Saving Mr. Banks P.L. Travers (2013)
Love Actually Karen (2003)
Known For

The Remains of the Day Miss Kenton (1993)
Actress

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Lady Marcham (2022)
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Nancy Stokes (2022)
Twelve Nights Narrator (2021)
Cruella The Baroness (2021)
Dolittle Poly (2020)
Last Christmas Petra (2019)
Extinction (2019)
How to Build a Girl Amanda Watson (2019)
Years and Years Vivienne Rook (2019)
Men in Black: International Agent O (2019)
Missing Link The Elder (2019)
Late Night Katherine Newbury (2019)
Johnny English Strikes Again Prime Minister (2018)
Greenpeace: There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom Narrator (2018)
King Lear Goneril (2018)
Upstart Crow Queen Elizabeth (2017)
The Children Act Fiona Maye (2017)
The Meyerowitz Stories Maureen (2017)
Beauty and the Beast Mrs. Potts (2017)
High Road Emma Thompson (2016)
The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers' War on Climate Science Narrator (2016)
Bridget Jones's Baby Dr Rawlings (2016)
Alone in Berlin Anna Quangel (2016)
Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity Narrator (2015)
Burnt Dr Rosshilde (2015)
Barney Thomson Cemolina (2015)
Love Song Debbie (2015)
Funny Valentines (2015)
A Walk in the Woods Catherine Bryson (2015)
Effie Gray Lady Eastlake (2014)
Live from Lincoln Center Mrs. Lovett (2014)
Men, Women & Children Narrator (2014)
Saving Mr. Banks P.L. Travers (2013)
The Love Punch Kate (2013)
Beautiful Creatures Mavis Lincoln / Sarafine (2013)
Brave Elinor (2012)
Playhouse Presents The Queen (2012)
Men in Black 3 Agent O (2012)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Professor Sybil Trelawney (2011)
The Song of Lunch She (2010)
Nanny McPhee Returns Nanny McPhee (2010)
The Boat That Rocked Charlotte (2009)
An Education Headmistress (2009)
Last Chance Harvey Kate Walker (2008)
Brideshead Revisited Lady Marchmain (2008)
I Am Legend Dr. Alice Krippin (2007)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Sybil Trelawney (2007)
Stranger Than Fiction Karen Eiffel (2006)
Nanny McPhee Nanny McPhee (2005)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Professor Sybil Trelawney (2004)
Treasure Planet Read-Along DVD Captain Amelia (2003)
Angels in America Nurse Emily (2003)
Love Actually Karen (2003)
Imagining Argentina Cecilia Rueda (2003)
Sense and Sensibility: Deleted Scenes Elinor Dashwood (2002)
Treasure Planet Captain Amelia (2002)
Treasure Planet Captain Amelia (2002)
Wit Vivian Bearing (2001)
Maybe Baby Druscilla (2000)
Judas Kiss FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins (1998)
Primary Colors Susan Stanton (1998)
Ellen Emma Thompson (1997)
The Winter Guest Frances (1997)
Hospital! Elephant Woman (1997)
Sense and Sensibility Elinor Dashwood (1995)
Carrington Dora Carrington (1995)
Junior Dr. Diana Reddin (1994)
The Blue Boy Marie Bonnar (1994)
My Father the Hero Isabel (1994)
In the Name of the Father Gareth Peirce (1993)
The Remains of the Day Miss Kenton (1993)
Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice (1993)
Peter's Friends Maggie Chester (1992)
Howards End Margaret Schlegel (1992)
Cheers Nanny Gee (1992)
Dead Again Grace / Margaret Strauss (1991)
Impromptu Duchess D'Antan (1991)
Look Back in Anger Alison Porter (1989)
Henry V Princess Katherine de Valois (1989)
Theatre Night Jenny Wilbur (1989)
The Tall Guy Kate (1989)
Managing Problem People. Behavioral Skills for Leaders Moaning Minnie (1988)
Thompson Various Roles (1988)
Fortunes of War Harriet Pringle (1987)
Tutti Frutti Suzi Kettles (1987)
Saturday Live (1986)
Assaulted Nuts Various (1984)
Alfresco Various Characters (1983-1984)
The Young Ones Miss Money-Sterling (1984)
The Comic Strip Presents Young Woman (1984)
The Crystal Cube Jackie Meld / Various Roles (1983)
Carrott's Lib (1983)
Actress

There's Nothing to Worry About! Mrs. Wally (1982)
Writer

Last Christmas (2019)
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
Effie Gray (2014)
Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
Nanny McPhee (2005)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Wit (2001)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Thompson (1988)
Emma Thompson: Up for Grabs (1985)
Alfresco (1983-1984)
An Evening for Nicaragua (1983)
There's Nothing to Worry About! (1982)
Writer

Cambridge Footlights Revue (1982)
Soundtrack

Nostalgia Critic (2018)
The Children Act (2017)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Brave (2012)
Peter's Friends (1992)
Cheers (1992)
Thompson (1988)
Soundtrack

Alfresco (1983)
Producer

The Man with His Fingers in His Ears (2020)
Last Christmas (2019)
Ponyboi (2019)
Sold (2014)
Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
Producer

The Journey (2009)
Archive footage

Entertainment Tonight (2016-2021)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021)
What's the Matter with Tony Slattery? (2020)
A Saturday Night Live Mother's Day (2020)
2019: A Year in the Life of a Year (2020)
D'Astrain No Cinema - Christmas Special (2018)
Celebrity Page (2018)
Jeremy Vine (2018)
Arena (2018)
Granada Reports (2018)
Good Morning Britain (2018)
The Graham Norton Show (2014-2018)
Talking Pictures (2017)
Welcome to the Basement (2015)
Effie Gray: Interview with Dakota Fanning (2014)
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
And the Oscar Goes to... (2014)
My Favourite Joke (2011)
The Many Faces of... (2010)
Del corto a Hollywood (2008)
Premio Donostia a Antonio Banderas (2008)
Strictly Courtroom (2008)
TV's Believe It or Not (2008)
A Brief History of Merchant and Ivory (2007)
Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007)
Comedy Connections (2007)
Room 101 (2007)
University Challenge: The Story So Far (2006)
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006)
Cinema mil (2005)
Creating the Vision (2004)
Words in Progress (2004)
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004)
Histoires de festival (2002)
Before They Were Stars (1996)
Archive footage

60 Minutes (1993)
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass (1990)

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Awards

Did You Know

Trivia

Used to keep her Oscar statuettes in her bathroom but had to move her Oscars to make room for her daughter Gaia's artwork. She now keeps them in her office.

My appearance has changed a lot over the years, but it has far more to do with how I feel about being a woman. I've never thought of myself as vain. When I was at Cambridge, I shaved my head and wore baggy clothes. What I did was to desexualise ...