Actor
Emma Thompson
109 movies as actor
Born Apr 15, 1959 (age 67)From Paddington, London, England, UKAlso known as Dame Emma Thompson
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 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 became famous 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).
Thompson won the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the Merchant-Ivory period drama Howards End (1992). In 1993, she received two…
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Adventure, Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · Adventure, Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Adventure, Fantasy
I Am Legend
2007 · Drama, Sci-Fi
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Family, Fantasy
Brave
2012 · Adventure, Animation
Men in Black 3
2012 · Action, Comedy
Cruella
2021 · Comedy, Crime
Love Actually
2003 · Comedy, Romance
Men in Black: International
2019 · Comedy, Sci-Fi
Treasure Planet
2002 · Sci-Fi, Adventure
Dolittle
2020 · Family, Comedy
Emma Thompson movies
How to Stop a Nuclear War
How to Stop a Nuclear War
Narrator (voice)
James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beaut
James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty
Self
Hear Me Roar
Hear Me Roar
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss
The Sheep Detectives
2026 · Lydia Harbottle
Everybody to Kenmure Street
2026 · Van Guy
Dead of Winter
2025 · Barb
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025 · Dr Rawlings
Merchant Ivory
2024 · Self
What's Love Got to Do with It?
2023 · Cath Stevenson
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
2022 · Self
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
2022 · Agatha Trunchbull
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022 · Self
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
2022 · Nancy Stokes
An Audience with Adele
2021 · Self
Cruella
2021 · The Baroness
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021 · Self (archive footage)
How to Build a Girl
2020 · Amanda
Dolittle
2020 · Poly (voice)
Last Christmas
2019 · Petra Andrich
Extinction
2019
Hollywood's Dark Secret
2019 · Self
Men in Black: International
2019 · Agent O
Missing Link
2019 · Dora the Yeti Elder (voice)
Late Night
2019 · Katherine Newbury
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018 · Prime Minister
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Greenpeace: There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom
2018 · Narrator (voice)
The Children Act
2018 · Fiona Maye
King Lear
2018 · Goneril
Sea Sorrow
2017 · Self
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017 · Maureen Meyerowitz
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Mrs. Potts
Die vielen Gesichter der Emma Thompson
2016 · Elle-Même
The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Broth
The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers' War on Climate Science
2016 · Narrator (voice)
To the Ends of the Earth
2016 · Narrator (voice)
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016 · Dr Rawlings
Alone in Berlin
2016 · Anna Quangel
Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity
2015 · Narrator (voice)
Burnt
2015 · Dr. Rosshilde
A Walk in the Woods
2015 · Catherine Bryson
The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015 · Cemolina
Men, Women & Children
2014 · Narrator (voice)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
2014 · Self / Mrs. Lovett
Effie Gray
2014 · Lady Eastlake
The Real Mary Poppins
2014 · Self
The Love Punch
2014 · Kate
Saving Mr. Banks
2013 · P.L. Travers
Beautiful Creatures
2013 · Mrs. Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes
Brave
2012 · Elinor (voice)
Walking the Dogs
2012 · The Queen
Men in Black 3
2012 · Agent O
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011 · Self
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · Sybill Trelawney
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010 · Self
The Song of Lunch
2010 · She
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010 · Nanny McPhee
An Education
2009 · Headmistress
The Boat That Rocked
2009 · Charlotte
A Sense of Character
A Sense of Character
2009 · Self
A Very Quiet Man
A Very Quiet Man
2009 · Self
Locating the World of Sense & Sensibilit
Locating the World of Sense & Sensibility
2009 · Self
Elegance & Simplicity: The Wardrobe of S
Elegance & Simplicity: The Wardrobe of Sense & Sensibility
2009 · Self
Last Chance Harvey
2008 · Kate Walker
Brideshead Revisited
2008 · Lady Marchmain
I Am Legend
2007 · Dr. Alice Krippin
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
2007 · Self
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Sybill Trelawney
Stranger Than Fiction
2006 · Karen Eiffel
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Nanny McPhee
2005 · Nanny McPhee
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Sybill Trelawney
Imagining Argentina
2003 · Cecilia Rueda
Love Actually
2003 · Karen
Treasure Planet
2002 · Captain Amelia (voice)
Heart of the Festival
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
2001 · Self
We Know Where You Live. Live!
2001 · Self
Wit
2001 · Vivian Bearing
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
2001 · Self
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
2001 · Self
Maybe Baby
2000 · Druscilla
Junket Whore
1998 · Self
Judas Kiss
1998 · FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins
Primary Colors
1998 · Susan Stanton
The Winter Guest
1997 · Frances
Hospital!
1997 · Elephant Woman
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Elinor Dashwood
Carrington
1995 · Dora Carrington
Junior
1994 · Dr. Diana Reddin
The Blue Boy
1994 · Marie Bonnar
My Father the Hero
1994 · Isabel (uncredited)
In the Name of the Father
1993 · Gareth Peirce
The Remains of the Day
1993 · Miss Kenton
Much Ado About Nothing
1993 · Beatrice
Peter's Friends
1992 · Maggie Chester
Howards End
1992 · Margaret Schlegel
Rabbit Ears - The White Cat
Rabbit Ears - The White Cat
1991 · Narrator (voice)
Dead Again
1991 · Grace / Margaret Strauss
Impromptu
1991 · Duchess D'Antan
Tin Fish
1990
Look Back in Anger
1989 · Alison Porter
Henry V
1989 · Katherine
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy
1989 · Catherine Winslow
The Tall Guy
1989 · Kate
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Slags
1984 · Young Woman
The Cellar Tapes
1982 · various
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