04/15/1959
Paddington, London, England, UK:
Dame Emma Thompson (Londra, 15 aprile 1959) è un'attrice e sceneggiatrice britannica. Il suo lavoro abbraccia oltre quattro decenni di schermo e teatro e i suoi riconoscimenti includono due Academy Awards, tre BAFTA Awards, due Golden Globe Awards e un Primetime Emmy Award. Nel 2018 è stata nominata dama (DBE) dalla regina Elisabetta II per il suo contributo al teatro. Nata dagli attori Eric Thompson e Phyllida Law, la Thompson ha studiato al Newnham College di Cambridge, dove è diventata membro della troupe Footlights ed è apparsa nella serie di sketch comici Alfresco (1983-1984). Nel 1985, ha recitato nel revival del musical Me and My Girl nel West End, che è stato una svolta nella sua carriera. Nel 1987 è diventata famosa per le sue interpretazioni in due serie della BBC, Tutti Frutti e Fortunes of War, vincendo il BAFTA TV Award come migliore attrice per il suo lavoro in entrambe le serie. All'inizio degli anni '90, ha spesso collaborato con l'allora marito, l'attore e regista Kenneth Branagh in film come Enrico V (1989), Morto di nuovo (1991) e Molto rumore per nulla (1993). La Thompson ha vinto il BAFTA Award e l'Oscar come migliore attrice per la sua interpretazione nel dramma d'epoca Howards End (1992). Nel 1993, ha ricevuto due nomination all'Oscar, come migliore attrice e come migliore attrice non protagonista, per i rispettivi ruoli della governante di una grande casa in Quel che resta del giorno e di un avvocato in In the Name of the Father, diventando una delle poche attrici a raggiungere questa impresa. Thompson ha scritto e recitato in Ragione e sentimento (1995), per il quale ha vinto l'Oscar per la migliore sceneggiatura non originale, diventando così l'unica persona nella storia a vincere l'Oscar sia per la recitazione che per la scrittura, e ancora una volta ha vinto il BAFTA. Un ulteriore plauso della critica è arrivato per i suoi ruoli in Primary Colors (1998), Love Actually (2003), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Late Night (2019) e Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022). Altri crediti cinematografici degni di nota includono la serie di Harry Potter (2004-2011), Nanny McPhee (2005), Stranger than Fiction (2006), An Education (2009), Men in Black 3 (2012) e lo spin-off Men in Black: International (2019), Brave (2012), La bella e la bestia (2017), Crudelia (2021) e Matilda the Musical (2022). I suoi crediti televisivi includono Wit (2001), Angels in America (2003), The Song of Lunch (2010), King Lear (2018) e Years and Years (2019). Ha interpretato la signora Lovett in una produzione del Lincoln Center di Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street di Stephen Sondheim nel 2014. Autorizzato dagli editori di Beatrix Potter, Thompson ha anche scritto tre libri per bambini di Peter Rabbit.
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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 |