Emma Thompson
Born in Paddington, London, England, UK — Apr 15 1959
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Dame Emma Thompson (born April 15, 1959) is a British actress and screenwriter. Her work spans over 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. In 2018, she was made a dame (DBE) 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 1…
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Emma Thompson's Credits
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Cheers
Nanny Gee
Ellen
Emma Thompson
The Oscars
Self
Screen Two
Marie
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Sybill Trelawney
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sybill Trelawney
Cruella
The Baroness
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Sybill Trelawney
The Comic Strip Presents...
Young Woman
Beauty and the Beast
Mrs. Potts
Brave
Elinor (voice)
Down Cemetery Road
Zoë Boehm
I Am Legend
Dr. Alice Krippin
The Young Ones
Miss Money-Sterling
Playhouse Presents
The Queen
Men in Black 3
Agent O
Years and Years
Vivienne Rook
Dolittle
Poly (voice)
Timeshift
self
Treasure Planet
Captain Amelia (voice)
Dead of Winter
Barb
Stranger Than Fiction
Karen Eiffel
Men in Black: International
Agent O
Love Actually
Karen
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Nanny McPhee
The Sheep Detectives
George's lawyer
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Nancy Stokes
Angels in America
Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Agatha Trunchbull
Sense and Sensibility
Elinor Dashwood
Fortunes of War
Harriet Pringle
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Lady Marcham
The Remains of the Day
Miss Kenton
Burnt
Dr. Rosshilde
In the Name of the Father
Gareth Peirce
Johnny English Strikes Again
Prime Minister
Saving Mr. Banks
P.L. Travers
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Dr. Rawlings
Bridget Jones's Baby
Dr Rawlings
Last Christmas
Petra Andrich
An Education
Headmistress
Funny Valentines
Debbie
Alfresco
Various
Henry V
Katherine
Alone in Berlin
Anna Quangel
Missing Link
Dora the Yeti Elder (voice)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Maureen Meyerowitz
What's Love Got to Do with It?
Cath Stevenson
The Val Doonican Music Show
Thompson
Self - Host
The Boat That Rocked
Charlotte
King Lear
Goneril
Much Ado About Nothing
Beatrice
A Walk in the Woods
Catherine Bryson
Late Night
Katherine Newbury
Beautiful Creatures
Mrs. Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes
Wit
Vivian Bearing
Men, Women & Children
Narrator (voice)
Effie Gray
Lady Eastlake
Brideshead Revisited
Lady Marchmain
Junior
Dr. Diana Reddin
Primary Colors
Susan Stanton
Howards End
Margaret Schlegel
The Tall Guy
Kate
Impromptu
Duchess D'Antan
E! True Hollywood Story
The Love Punch
Kate Jones
My Father the Hero
Isabel (uncredited)
The Crystal Cube
Jackie Meld / Various Roles
Last Chance Harvey
Kate Walker
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Various
When Harry Left Hogwarts
Self
Tutti Frutti
Suzi Kettles
Peter's Friends
Maggie Chester
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Children Act
Fiona Maye
Dead Again
Margaret Strauss / Grace
Carrington
Dora Carrington
The Winter Guest
Frances
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Self (archive footage)
Maybe Baby
Druscilla
Imagining Argentina
Cecilia Rueda
How to Build a Girl
Amanda
An Audience with Adele
Self
Sea Sorrow
Self
Ponyboi
Production
Merchant Ivory
Self
Eight
Crew
Slags
Young Woman
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
Mediha
Production
Bad Tidings
Self (archive footage)
Hear Me Roar
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss
The Song of Lunch
She
Junket Whore
Self
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Hospital!
Elephant Woman
Look Back in Anger
Alison Porter
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Self
Judas Kiss
FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Self
The Real Mary Poppins
Self
Sold
Production
The Legend of Barney Thomson
Cemolina
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Self
Tin Fish
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
Self (archive footage)
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
Self
The Blue Boy
Marie Bonnar
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
Self
The Winslow Boy
Catherine Winslow
Hollywood's Dark Secret
Self
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Mrs. Lovett
The Cellar Tapes
various
A Very Quiet Man
Self
A Sense of Character
Self
Extinction
Walking the Dogs
The Queen
Everybody to Kenmure Street
Van Guy
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
Self
Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity
Narrator (voice)
Elegance & Simplicity: The Wardrobe of Sense & Sensibility
Self
How to Stop a Nuclear War
Narrator (voice)
Locating the World of Sense & Sensibility
Self
Colleagues From Hell
Rabbit Ears - The White Cat
Narrator (voice)
Die vielen Gesichter der Emma Thompson
Elle-Même
James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty
Self
The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers' War on Climate Science
Narrator (voice)
Greenpeace: There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom
Narrator (voice)
To the Ends of the Earth
Narrator (voice)