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Dame Emma Thompson DBE (born 15 April 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.
Sep 19, 2024 · Emma Thompson, English actress and screenwriter, noted for her sophisticated and witty performances and later for her award-winning scripts. She won Academy Awards for best actress for Howards End (1992) and for adapted screenplay for Sense and Sensibility (1995).
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May 7, 2021 · Thompson plays Baroness von Hellman, the chic, mean overlord of London’s 1970s fashion scene, who mentors Emma Stone’s young De Vil with life advice such as, “You can’t care about anyone else, everyone else is an obstacle,” while wearing a selection of towering wigs.
Jun 17, 2019 · Awarded Best Actress for her performance as Margaret Schlegel in Howards End, Thompson had just beat out Catherine Deneuve, Mary McDonnell, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Susan Sarandon. Thompson is...
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Apr 15, 2019 · On her 60th birthday, we toast the finest performances by British acting treasure – and the holder of a unique Oscars record – Emma Thompson. Emma Thompson ’s path to national treasurehood has often been rocky. Adored as ‘Emma Talented’ by her Cambridge Footlights pals, she was derided as a ‘luvvie’ while part of the Ken’n’Em ...
Actress: Sense and Sensibility. Emma Thompson was born on April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London, into a family of actors - father Eric Thompson and mother Phyllida Law, who has co-starred with Thompson in several films. Her sister, Sophie Thompson, is an actor as well.
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Actress: Sense and Sensibility. Emma Thompson was born on April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London, into a family of actors - father Eric Thompson and mother Phyllida Law, who has co-starred with Thompson in several films. Her sister, Sophie Thompson, is an actor as well.
