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Place of birth Redruth, Cornwall, England
Year of debut 1986
Awards
- Academy Awards nominated1
- BAFTA Awards won1
- BAFTA Awards nominated4
- Golden Globe Awards nominated2
Kristin Scott Thomas grew up in Dorset. She moved to London after finishing school. At 19, she left her drama teacher training course to move to France. In Paris, she worked as an au pair and trained as an actor at ENSATT. After graduating she landed a lead role in Prince’s movie Under The Cherry Moon. She has since mixed French-speaking roles in movies such as Tell No One with British movies including The English Patient and Nowhere Boy. In 2003 she was awarded an OBE for her services to drama.
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£3.9915 Certificate 2011 77 MinsSubtitled. A woman (Kristin Scott Thomas) is kidnapped and forms a bond with the man responsible. Strong language and one scene of sexual assault.
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£3.4915 Certificate 2010 102 MinsSubtitled. A powerful businesswoman (Kristin Scott Thomas) toys with her younger protege (Ludivine Sagnier). Scenes of violence, sex and hard drug use.
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£3.4912 Certificate 2011 102 MinsA fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) is asked by a sheik to transport salmon to a river in the desert. With Emily Blunt. Some strong language & sexual references.
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£2.9915 Certificate 2012 98 Mins18th Century Paris. A man (Robert Pattinson) rises to power by seducing the wives of the city's most influential men. Strong sex and occasional strong language.
Did you know?
- In 2008, Kristin Scott Thomas won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Seagull.
- She grew up in naval bases. When she was five, her father, a Royal Navy pilot, died in a plane crash. Six years later her stepfather died in similar circumstances.
- When she first moved to London at 18, she lived above a fish and chip shop.
- She has lived in France since the age of 19. In 2010, she told The Independent “I can’t move back to the UK. My home is in France now”.
- She was married to Francois Olivennes, a fertility doctor, from 1987 to 2005. They have three children.
Awards
Academy Awards nominated1
- 1996 Actress in a Leading Role - The English Patient
BAFTA Awards won1
- 1994 Actress in a Supporting Role - Four Weddings And A Funeral
BAFTA Awards nominated4
- 2009 Supporting Actress - Nowhere Boy
- 2008 Leading Actress - I've Loved You So Long
- 1996 Actress in a Leading Role - The English Patient
- 1994 Actress in a Supporting Role - Four Weddings And A Funeral
Golden Globe Awards nominated2
- 2009 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - I've Loved You So Long
- 1997 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - The English Patient
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