Emma Thompson

Also known as Dame Emma Thompson

Dame Emma Thompson 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 by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to drama.

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Emma Thompson is a British actor, comedian, and writer born in 1959. She is educated at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, and has been active in her profession since 1979. Her notable screen works include Sense and Sensibility, Beauty and the Beast, Saving Mr. Banks, and Brave. She is also an author with works such as The Further Tale Of Peter Rabbit and Nanny McPhee Returns.

Thompson has received several major awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Academy Award for Best Writing for an Adapted Screenplay, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, and an Emmy Award. She is recognized in the Academy Award Best Actress collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. She speaks English, British English, French, and Spanish.

She resides in West Hampstead and is the mother of two children. Her family includes her mother Phyllida Law, father Eric Thompson, and sibling Sophie Thompson. She has been married to Greg Wise and Kenneth Branagh.

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The Further Tale Of Peter Rabbit
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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…

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The Sheep Detectives — Lydia Harbottle2026
Everybody to Kenmure Street — Van Guy2026
Dead of Winter — Barb2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy — Dr Rawlings2025
Down Cemetery Road — Zoë Boehm2025
Merchant Ivory — Self2024
What's Love Got to Do with It? — Cath Stevenson2023
The Fringe, Fame and Me — Self2022
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special — Self2022
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande — Nancy Stokes2022

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Instance of: human
Given name: Emma
Family name: Thompson
Gender: female
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Spouse: Kenneth Branagh
Father: Eric Thompson
Mother: Phyllida Law
Sibling: Sophie Thompson
Languages spoken: Spanish
Native language: English language
Notable work: Brave
Field of work: children's literature
Image: Emma Thompson at the 78th Locarno Film Festival photocall 01.jpg
Number of children: 2
Residence: West Hampstead

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Commons category: Emma Thompson
date of birth: 1959-04-00
topic's main category: Category:Emma Thompson
start of work period: 1979-00-00
name in native language: Emma Thompson
filmography: Emma Thompson on stage and screen
birth name: Emma Thompson
related category: Category:Films with screenplays by Emma Thompson
nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

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Dame Emma Thompson (born 15 April 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 as well as a nomination for two Grammy Awards. In 2018, she was made a dame 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 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 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).

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