04/15/1959
Paddington, London, England, UK:
Dame Emma Thompson, DBE (* 15. April 1959 in Paddington, London) ist eine britische Schauspielerin, Filmproduzentin, Drehbuchautorin sowie unter anderem mehrfache Golden-Globe- und Oscar-Preisträgerin. Schon während ihres Englischstudiums am Newnham College in Cambridge spielte Thompson Theater und trat zusammen mit Stephen Fry und Hugh Laurie in Sketchen auf, 1992 spielten die drei neben Thompsons damaligen Ehemann Kenneth Branagh die Hauptrollen in dessen Tragikomödie Peter’s Friends. Nach der Ausbildung wurde sie professionelle Schauspielerin. Sie trat in der britischen Comedy-Sendung Alfresco und dem Musical Me and My Girl auf. 1986 spielte sie in der BBC-Fernsehserie Fortunes of War, wo sie ihren späteren Ehemann Kenneth Branagh kennenlernte. 1987 bekam sie ihre eigene TV-Sitcom Thompson. Mit Wiedersehen in Howards End (1992) hatte Thompson ihren ersten großen Erfolg, wofür sie mit dem Golden Globe und dem Oscar ausgezeichnet wurde. 1994 bekam sie in Junior mit Arnold Schwarzenegger erstmals eine Rolle in einem Hollywood-Streifen. Sie schreibt auch Drehbücher, so für den mehrfach preisgekrönten Kinohit Sinn und Sinnlichkeit (1995), für den sie in der Kategorie Bestes adaptiertes Drehbuch ihren zweiten Oscar erhielt. Thompson hält einen Rekord bei den Academy Awards: Sie ist die bislang einzige Person, die sowohl einen Oscar für Schauspiel (Beste Hauptdarstellerin für Wiedersehen in Howards End, 1992) als auch für ein Drehbuch (Bestes adaptiertes Drehbuch für Sinn und Sinnlichkeit, 1995) gewinnen konnte. Am 6. August 2010 wurde sie mit einem Stern auf dem Walk of Fame in Los Angeles geehrt. 2013 stand sie für Saving Mr. Banks, die Hintergrundgeschichte zur Autorin von „Mary Poppins“, sowie für die Romanverfilmung von Beautiful Creatures vor der Kamera.
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The Sheep Detectives (2026) as Lydia Harbottle |
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Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026) as Van Guy |
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Dead of Winter (2025) as Barb |
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) as Dr. Rawlings |
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Bad Tidings (2024) as Self (archive footage) |
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Merchant Ivory (2024) as Self |
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What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023) as Cath Stevenson |
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The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special (2022) as Self |
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022) as Agatha Trunchbull |
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The Fringe, Fame and Me (2022) as Self |
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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) as Nancy Stokes |
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An Audience with Adele (2021) as Self |
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Cruella (2021) as The Baroness |
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Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony (2021) as Self (archive footage) |
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How to Build a Girl (2020) as Amanda |
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Dolittle (2020) as Poly (voice) |
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Last Christmas (2019) as Petra Andrich |
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Extinction (2019) as |
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Hollywood's Dark Secret (2019) as Self |
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Men in Black: International (2019) as Agent O |
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Missing Link (2019) as Dora the Yeti Elder (voice) |
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Late Night (2019) as Katherine Newbury |
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Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) as Prime Minister |
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Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018) as Self (archive footage) |
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Greenpeace: There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom (2018) as Narrator (voice) |
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The Children Act (2018) as Fiona Maye |
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King Lear (2018) as Goneril |
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Sea Sorrow (2017) as Self |
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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) as Maureen Meyerowitz |
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Beauty and the Beast (2017) as Mrs. Potts |
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Die vielen Gesichter der Emma Thompson (2016) as Elle-Même |
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The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers' War on Climate Science (2016) as Narrator (voice) |
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To the Ends of the Earth (2016) as Narrator (voice) |
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Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) as Dr Rawlings |
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Alone in Berlin (2016) as Anna Quangel |
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Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity (2015) as Narrator (voice) |
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Burnt (2015) as Dr. Rosshilde |
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A Walk in the Woods (2015) as Catherine Bryson |
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The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015) as Cemolina |
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Men, Women & Children (2014) as Narrator (voice) |
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2014) as Mrs. Lovett |
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Effie Gray (2014) as Lady Eastlake |
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The Real Mary Poppins (2014) as Self |
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The Love Punch (2014) as Kate Jones |
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Saving Mr. Banks (2013) as P.L. Travers |
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Beautiful Creatures (2013) as Mrs. Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes |
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Brave (2012) as Elinor (voice) |
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Walking the Dogs (2012) as The Queen |
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Men in Black 3 (2012) as Agent O |
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When Harry Left Hogwarts (2011) as Self |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) as Sybill Trelawney |
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Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010) as Self |
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The Song of Lunch (2010) as She |
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010) as Nanny McPhee |
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An Education (2009) as Headmistress |
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The Boat That Rocked (2009) as Charlotte |
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A Sense of Character (2009) as Self |
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A Very Quiet Man (2009) as Self |
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Locating the World of Sense & Sensibility (2009) as Self |
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Elegance & Simplicity: The Wardrobe of Sense & Sensibility (2009) as Self |
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Last Chance Harvey (2008) as Kate Walker |
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Brideshead Revisited (2008) as Lady Marchmain |
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I Am Legend (2007) as Dr. Alice Krippin |
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Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (2007) as Self |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) as Sybill Trelawney |
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Stranger Than Fiction (2006) as Karen Eiffel |
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A Tribute To Ismail Merchant (2005) as Self (archive footage) |
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Nanny McPhee (2005) as Nanny McPhee |
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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005) as Self (archive footage) |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) as Sybill Trelawney |
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Imagining Argentina (2003) as Cecilia Rueda |
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Love Actually (2003) as Karen |
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Treasure Planet (2002) as Captain Amelia (voice) |
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Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' (2001) as Self |
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Wit (2001) as Vivian Bearing |
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Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw (2001) as Self |
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The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey (2001) as Self |
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Maybe Baby (2000) as Druscilla |
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Junket Whore (1998) as Self |
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Judas Kiss (1998) as FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins |
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Primary Colors (1998) as Susan Stanton |
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The Winter Guest (1997) as Frances |
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Hospital! (1997) as Elephant Woman |
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Sense and Sensibility (1995) as Elinor Dashwood |
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Carrington (1995) as Dora Carrington |
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Junior (1994) as Dr. Diana Reddin |
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The Blue Boy (1994) as Marie Bonnar |
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My Father the Hero (1994) as Isabel (uncredited) |
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In the Name of the Father (1993) as Gareth Peirce |
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The Remains of the Day (1993) as Miss Kenton |
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Much Ado About Nothing (1993) as Beatrice |
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Peter's Friends (1992) as Maggie Chester |
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Howards End (1992) as Margaret Schlegel |
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Rabbit Ears - The White Cat (1991) as Narrator (voice) |
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Dead Again (1991) as Margaret Strauss / Grace |
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Impromptu (1991) as Duchess D'Antan |
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Tin Fish (1990) as |
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Look Back in Anger (1989) as Alison Porter |
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Henry V (1989) as Katherine |
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The Winslow Boy (1989) as Catherine Winslow |
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The Tall Guy (1989) as Kate |
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Colleagues From Hell (1989) as |
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Royal Variety Performance 1984 (1984) as |
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Slags (1984) as Young Woman |
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The Cellar Tapes (1982) as various |
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How to Stop a Nuclear War () as Narrator (voice) |
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Hear Me Roar () as Elizabeth Butler-Sloss |
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James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty () as Self |
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Dead of Winter (2025) Executive Producer |
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المديحة (2024) Executive Producer |
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Last Christmas (2019) Screenplay |
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Last Christmas (2019) Producer |
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Ponyboi (2019) Co-Producer |
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Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) Screenplay |
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Sold (2016) Executive Producer |
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Effie Gray (2014) Screenplay |
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010) Screenplay |
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010) Executive Producer |
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Nanny McPhee (2005) Screenplay |
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Wit (2001) Teleplay |
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Wit (2001) Writer |
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Eight (1998) Thanks |
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Sense and Sensibility (1995) Screenplay |
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The Cellar Tapes (1982) Writer |