Emma Thompson
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Female
Birthday 1959-04-15 (65 years old)
Place of Birth Paddington, London, England, UK
Also Known As 엠마 톰슨, Эмма Томпсон, 艾玛·汤普森
Emma Thompson
Biography
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.
Known For
Actor
as Narrator
as Zoë Boehm
as Dr. Rawlings
as Self
as Cath
as Agatha Trunchbull
as Self
as Nancy Stokes
as Lady Marcham
as Self
as The Baroness
as Self (archive footage)
as Amanda
as Poly (voice)
as Petra Andrich
as Self
as Agent O
as Dora the Yeti Elder (voice)
as Katherine Newbury
as Vivienne Rook
as Prime Minister
as Self (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice)
as Fiona Maye
as Goneril
as Self
as Maureen Meyerowitz
as Mrs. Potts
as Elle-Même
as Narrator (voice)
as Dr. Rawlings
as Anna Quangel
as Queen Elizabeth I
as Narrator (voice)
as Dr. Rosshilde
as Catherine Bryson
as Cemolina
as Debbie
as Narrator (voice)
as Mrs. Lovett
as Lady Eastlake
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Kate Jones
as Self
as P.L. Travers
as Mrs. Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes
as Elinor (voice)
as The Queen
as Agent O
as Self
as Sybill Trelawney
as Self
as Self
as She
as Nanny McPhee
as Headmistress
as Charlotte
as Kate Walker
as Lady Marchmain
as Dr. Alice Krippin
as Self
as Sybill Trelawney
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Karen Eiffel
as Lesa (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Nanny McPhee
as Self
as Sybill Trelawney
as Self
as Cecilia Rueda
as Karen
as Homeless Woman / The Angel
as Self
as Self
as Captain Amelia (voice)
as self
as Self
as Vivian Bearing
as Self - Guest
as Druscilla
as Self
as FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins
as Susan Stanton
as Self
as Frances
as Elephant Woman
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Elinor Dashwood
as Dora Carrington
as Dr. Diana Reddin
as Marie Bonnar
as Isabel (uncredited)
as Emma Thompson
as Gareth Peirce
as Miss Kenton
as Beatrice
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Maggie Chester
as Margaret Schlegel
as Narrator (voice)
as Margaret Strauss / Grace
as Duchess D'Antan
as Alison Porter
as Katherine
as Catherine Winslow
as Kate
as Self - Host
as Self - Guest
as Harriet Pringle
as Suzi Kettles
as Young Woman
as Jackie Meld / Various Roles
as Various
as various
as Miss Money-Sterling
as Young Woman
as Various
as Nanny Gee
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
Writer
as Screenplay
as Screenplay
as Screenplay
as Screenplay
as Screenplay
as Writer
as Teleplay
as Screenplay
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Co-Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Crew
as Thanks
Creator
as Creator