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Emma Thompson

Acting

Born April 15, 1959 · Paddington, London, England, UK

Biography

Dame Emma Thompson is an English 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.

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Awards & recognition

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature · 2021
  • Emmy Award · 1998
  • Primetime Emmy Award · 1998
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · 1998
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1996
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  • Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay · 1996
  • BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 1995
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1993
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1993
  • Golden Globe Awards · 1993
  • BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 1992
  • Audie Award — Narration by the Author or Authors
  • Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Order of the British Empire
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 2023 · nominated
  • European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2017 · nominated
  • European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award · 1998 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Actress · 1997 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1996 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1994 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1994 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1993 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Sucré salé

2002as Self

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2014as Self / Mrs. Lovett

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011as Sybill Trelawney

Cruella

2021as The Baroness

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004as Sybill Trelawney

The Simpsons

1989as Constance Clavinger (voice)

The Sheep Detectives

2026as Lydia Harbottle

QI

2003as Self

In the Name of the Father

1993as Gareth Peirce

The Young Ones

1982as Miss Money-Sterling

Merchant Ivory

2023as Self

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007as Sybill Trelawney

Angels in America

2003as Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel

Treasure Planet

2002as Captain Amelia (voice)

Cheers

1982as Nanny Gee

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Years and Years

2019as Vivienne Rook

Sense and Sensibility

1995as Elinor Dashwood

The Remains of the Day

1993as Miss Kenton

Saving Mr. Banks

2013as P.L. Travers

Stranger Than Fiction

2006as Karen Eiffel

Wit

2001as Vivian Bearing

Last Christmas

2019as Petra Andrich

Pirate Radio

2009as Charlotte

I Am Legend

2007as Dr. Alice Krippin

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Love Actually

2003as Karen

Henry V

1989as Katherine

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

2022as Nancy Stokes

Beauty and the Beast

2017as Mrs. Potts

Brave

2012as Elinor (voice)

Much Ado About Nothing

1993as Beatrice

Howards End

1992as Margaret Schlegel

Missing Link

2019as Dora the Yeti Elder (voice)

An Education

2009as Headmistress

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Host

Down Cemetery Road

2025as Zoë Boehm

Matilda: The Musical

2022as Agatha Trunchbull

Alone in Berlin

2016as Anna Quangel

Nanny McPhee

2005as Nanny McPhee

Dolittle

2020as Poly (voice)

The Children Act

2017as Fiona Maye

Men in Black 3

2012as Agent O

The Song of Lunch

2010as She

Peter's Friends

1992as Maggie Chester

Alfresco

1983as Various

Bad Tidings

2024as Self (archive footage)

The Meyerowitz Stories

2017as Maureen Meyerowitz

Burnt

2015as Dr. Rosshilde

Men, Women & Children

2014as Narrator (voice)