Emma Thompson
Birthday: 1959-04-15
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England, UK
Gender: Female
Drafted: 200
Drafted By: The Free Refills
Owned By: Goutbreak
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 5
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0
Dame Emma Thompson (born April 15, 1959) is a British actress and screenwriter. Regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation, she has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including 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 services 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 TV 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).
For her performance in the Merchant-Ivory period drama Howards End (1992), Thompson won the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1993, she received two Academy Award nominations—Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress—for the respective roles of the housekeeper of a grand household in The Remains of the Day and a lawyer in In the Name of the Father, becoming one of the few actors to achieve this feat. Thompson wrote and starred in Sense and Sensibility (1995), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay—making her the only person in history to win Oscars for both acting and writing—and once again won the BAFTA. Further critical acclaim came for her roles in Primary Colors (1998), Love Actually (2003), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Late Night (2019), and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022).
Other notable film credits include the Harry Potter series (2004–2011), Nanny McPhee (2005), Stranger than Fiction (2006), An Education (2009), Men in Black 3 (2012) and the spin-off Men in Black: International (2019), Brave (2012), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Cruella (2021), and Matilda the Musical (2022). Her television credits include Wit (2001), Angels in America (2003), The Song of Lunch (2010), King Lear (2018) and Years and Years (2019). Authorised by the publishers of Beatrix Potter, Thompson has also written three Peter Rabbit children's books.
Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34 | Howards End (1992) | Leading Actress | Win | 0 | |
| 1994 | 35 | In the Name of the Father (1993) | Supporting Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| 1994 | 35 | The Remains of the Day (1993) | Leading Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| 1996 | 37 | Sense and Sensibility (1995) | Leading Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| Career | 0 |
Transaction History
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Credits
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The Fisherwoman | ||
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Hear Me Roar | Elizabeth Butler-Sloss | |
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2026-02-20 | Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie | |
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2025-02-12 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy | Dr. Rawlings |
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2023-01-26 | What's Love Got to Do with It? | Cath |
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2022-11-25 | Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical | Agatha Trunchbull |
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2022-06-16 | Good Luck to You, Leo Grande | Nancy Stokes |
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2021-05-26 | Cruella | The Baroness |
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2020-09-24 | How to Build a Girl | Amanda |
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2020-01-02 | Dolittle | Poly (voice) |
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2019-11-07 | Last Christmas | Petra Andrich |
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2019-09-01 | Extinction | |
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2019-06-12 | Men in Black: International | Agent O |
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2019-04-04 | Missing Link | Dora the Yeti Elder (voice) |
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2019-01-25 | Late Night | Katherine Newbury |
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2018-09-13 | Johnny English Strikes Again | Prime Minister |
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2018-08-01 | The Children Act | Fiona Maye |
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2018-05-28 | King Lear | Goneril |
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2017-10-13 | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) | Maureen Meyerowitz |
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2017-03-16 | Beauty and the Beast | Mrs. Potts |
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2016-11-20 | Die vielen Gesichter der Emma Thompson | Elle-Même |
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2016-09-14 | Bridget Jones's Baby | Dr. Rawlings |
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2016-02-15 | Alone in Berlin | Anna Quangel |
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2015-10-02 | Burnt | Dr. Rosshilde |
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2015-09-02 | A Walk in the Woods | Catherine Bryson |
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2015-07-24 | The Legend of Barney Thomson | Cemolina |
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2014-09-26 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Mrs. Lovett |
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2014-03-08 | Effie Gray | Lady Eastlake |
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2014-01-13 | The Love Punch | Kate Jones |
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2013-11-29 | Saving Mr. Banks | P.L. Travers |
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2013-02-13 | Beautiful Creatures | Mrs. Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes |
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2012-06-21 | Brave | Elinor (voice) |
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2012-05-31 | Walking the Dogs | The Queen |
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2012-05-23 | Men in Black 3 | Agent O |
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2011-07-12 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Sybill Trelawney |
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2010-10-08 | The Song of Lunch | She |
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2010-03-26 | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | Nanny McPhee |
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2009-10-29 | An Education | Headmistress |
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2009-04-01 | The Boat That Rocked | Charlotte |
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2008-12-25 | Last Chance Harvey | Kate Walker |
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2008-07-25 | Brideshead Revisited | Lady Marchmain |
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2007-12-12 | I Am Legend | Dr. Alice Krippin |
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2007-07-08 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Sybill Trelawney |
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2006-09-09 | Stranger Than Fiction | Karen Eiffel |
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2005-12-16 | Hoodwinked! | Lesa (voice) |
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2005-10-21 | Nanny McPhee | Nanny McPhee |
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2004-05-31 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Sybill Trelawney |
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2003-09-13 | Imagining Argentina | Cecilia Rueda |
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2003-09-07 | Love Actually | Karen |
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2002-11-26 | Treasure Planet | Captain Amelia (voice) |
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2001-02-09 | Wit | Vivian Bearing |
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2000-06-02 | Maybe Baby | Druscilla |
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1998-09-16 | Judas Kiss | FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins |
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1998-03-20 | Primary Colors | Susan Stanton |
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1997-12-27 | The Winter Guest | Frances |
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1997-03-30 | Hospital! | Elephant Woman |
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1995-12-13 | Sense and Sensibility | Elinor Dashwood |
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1995-05-25 | Carrington | Dora Carrington |
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1994-11-22 | Junior | Dr. Diana Reddin |
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1994-07-02 | The Blue Boy | Marie Bonnar |
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1994-02-04 | My Father the Hero | Isabel (uncredited) |
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1993-12-12 | In the Name of the Father | Gareth Peirce |
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1993-11-05 | The Remains of the Day | Miss Kenton |
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1993-05-07 | Much Ado About Nothing | Beatrice |
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1992-09-18 | Peter's Friends | Maggie Chester |
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1992-03-13 | Howards End | Margaret Schlegel |
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1991-08-23 | Dead Again | Margaret Strauss / Grace |
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1991-04-12 | Impromptu | Duchess D'Antan |
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1989-12-28 | Look Back in Anger | Alison Porter |
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1989-10-05 | Henry V | Katherine |
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1989-04-30 | The Winslow Boy | Catherine Winslow |
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1989-02-01 | The Tall Guy | Kate |
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1984-02-11 | Slags | Young Woman |
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1982-05-20 | The Cellar Tapes | various |