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Emma Thompson

Actor, Writer Date of birth 15th April 1959
Place of birth London, England
Year of debut 1989
First feature film The Tall Guy

Awards

  • Academy Awards won2
  • Academy Awards nominated5
  • BAFTA Awards won2
  • BAFTA Awards nominated5
  • Golden Globe Awards won2
  • Golden Globe Awards nominated7
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Biography

Emma Thompson studied English at the University of Cambridge. She was an active member of the Cambridge Footlights comedy society. After graduating, she acted in TV shows such as The Young Ones. In 1988, she had her own TV sketch show, Thompson. She made in impact in movies with roles in Howard’s End and In The Name Of The Father. She is also a screenwriter and won an Oscar for her adaptation of Sense And Sensibility. She has also written and starred in the Nanny McPhee movies.

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  • Emma Thompson is the daughter of Eric Thompson, a stage director. He also wrote and narrated the children’s TV series The Magic Roundabout. Her mother, Phyllida Law, is an actress.
  • She starred as Hugh Grant’s love interest in Sense And Sensibility and as his sister in Love Actually.
  • She was married to Kenneth Branagh from 1989 to 1995. She met Greg Wise on the set of Sense And Sensibility. They went on to marry in 2003. They have a son and daughter together.
  • At Cambridge she shaved her head. She later shaved her head again for her role as a Cancer patient in the TV adaptation Wit.
  • It allegedly took her nine years to write the first Nanny McPhee movie.

Awards

  • Academy Awards won2

    • 1995 Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Sense And Sensibility
    • 1992 Actress in a Leading Role - Howard's End

  • Academy Awards nominated5

    • 1995 Actress in a Leading Role - Sense And Sensibility
    • 1995 Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Sense And Sensibility
    • 1993 Actress in a Leading Role - The Remains Of The Day
    • 1993 Actress in a Supporting Role - In The Name Of The Father
    • 1992 Actress in a Leading Role - Howard's End

  • BAFTA Awards won2

    • 1995 Actress in a Leading Role - Sense And Sensibility
    • 1992 Actress in a Leading Role - Howard's End

  • BAFTA Awards nominated5

    • 2003 Actress in a Supporting Role - Love Actually
    • 1995 Actress in a Leading Role - Sense And Sensibility
    • 1995 Adapted Screenplay - Sense And Sensibility
    • 1993 Actress in a Leading Role - The Remains Of The Day
    • 1992 Actress in a Leading Role - Howard's End

  • Golden Globe Awards won2

    • 1996 Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Sense And Sensibility
    • 1993 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Howard's End

  • Golden Globe Awards nominated7

    • 2009 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Last Chance Harvey
    • 1996 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Sense And Sensibility
    • 1996 Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Sense And Sensibility
    • 1995 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Junior
    • 1994 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - The Remains Of The Day
    • 1994 Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - In The Name Of The Father
    • 1993 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Howard's End

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