Emma Thompson on screen and stage

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British actress Dame Emma Thompson has appeared in many films, television programmes and stage productions. She has won and been nominated for many awards during her career, including five Academy Award nominations (winning two), nine Golden Globe Award nominations (winning two), seven BAFTA Award nominations (winning three), and six Emmy Award nominations (winning one). [1]

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She first came to prominence in 1987 in two BBC TV series, Tutti Frutti and Fortunes of War , winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her work in both series. Her first film role was in the 1989 romantic comedy The Tall Guy , and in the early 1990s, she and her then husband, actor and director Kenneth Branagh co-starred in several films, including Dead Again (1991) and Much Ado About Nothing (1993).

In 1992, Thompson won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress for the period drama Howards End . In 1993, she garnered dual Academy Award nominations for her roles in The Remains of the Day as the housekeeper of a grand household and In the Name of the Father as a lawyer. Thompson scripted and starred in Sense and Sensibility (1995), which earned her numerous awards. In 2013, she received acclaim and several award nominations for her portrayal of author P. L. Travers in Saving Mr. Banks . Other notable film and television credits include the Harry Potter film series (2004–2011), Wit (2001), Love Actually (2003), Angels in America (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Stranger than Fiction (2006), Last Chance Harvey (2008), Men in Black 3 (2012), Brave (2012), A Walk in the Woods (2015), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Late Night (2019), Years and Years written by Russell T. Davies (2019) and Cruella (2021).

Film

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
1989 Henry V Catherine of Valois Kenneth Branagh
The Tall Guy Kate Lemmon Mel Smith
1991 Dead Again Grace / Margaret StraussKenneth Branagh
Impromptu Claudette, Duchess d'Antan James Lapine
1992 Howards End Margaret Schlegel James Ivory
Peter's Friends Maggie ChesterKenneth Branagh
1993 Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice
The Remains of the Day Miss KentonJames Ivory
In the Name of the Father Gareth Peirce Jim Sheridan
1994 Junior Diana Reddin Ivan Reitman
1995 Carrington Dora Carrington Christopher Hampton
Sense and Sensibility Elinor Dashwood Ang Lee Also writer
1997 The Winter Guest Frances Alan Rickman
1998 Primary Colors Susan Stanton Mike Nichols
Judas Kiss Sadie Hawkins Sebastian Gutierrez
2000 Maybe Baby Druscilla Ben Elton
2002 Treasure Planet Captain Amelia (voice) Ron Clements
John Musker
2003 Imagining Argentina CeciliaChristopher Hampton
Love Actually Karen Richard Curtis
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Professor Sybill Trelawney Alfonso Cuarón
2005 Nanny McPhee Nanny McPhee Kirk Jones Also writer
2006 Stranger than Fiction Karen Eiffel Marc Forster
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Professor Sybill Trelawney David Yates
I Am Legend Alice Krippin Francis Lawrence Uncredited
2008 Brideshead Revisited Lady Marchmain Julian Jarrold
Last Chance Harvey Kate Walker Joel Hopkins
2009 An Education Headmistress Lone Scherfig
The Boat That Rocked CharlotteRichard Curtis
2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Nanny McPhee Susanna White Also writer; also known as Nanny McPhee Returns
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Professor Sybill TrelawneyDavid Yates
2012 Men in Black 3 Agent O Barry Sonnenfeld
Brave Queen Elinor (voice) Mark Andrews
Brenda Chapman
2013 Beautiful Creatures Mrs Lincoln / Sarafine Richard LaGravenese
Saving Mr. Banks P. L. Travers John Lee Hancock
The Love Punch Kate JonesJoel Hopkins
2014 Men, Women & Children Narrator (voice) Jason Reitman
Effie Gray Lady Eastlake Richard Laxton Also writer [2]
2015 A Walk in the Woods Catherine Bryson Ken Kwapis
The Legend of Barney Thomson Cemolina Robert Carlyle
Burnt Dr Rosshilde John Wells
2016 Alone in Berlin Anna Quangel Vincent Perez
Bridget Jones's Baby Doctor Rawlings Sharon Maguire Also writer
The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers' War on Climate ScienceNarrator (voice)Bruce LiveseyDocumentary
2017 Beauty and the Beast Mrs. Potts Bill Condon
Sea Sorrow Sylvia Pankhurst Vanessa Redgrave
The Meyerowitz Stories Maureen Noah Baumbach
The Children Act Fiona Maye Richard Eyre
2018 Johnny English Strikes Again The Prime Minister David Kerr
2019 Late Night Katherine Newbury Nisha Ganatra
Missing Link Dora the Yeti Elder (voice) Chris Butler
Men in Black: International [3] Agent O F. Gary Gray
How to Build a Girl Amanda Watson Coky Giedroyc
Last Christmas Petra Andrich Paul Feig Also writer and producer
2020 Dolittle Polynesia (voice) Stephen Gaghan
2021 Cruella Baroness von Hellman Craig Gillespie
2022 Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Nancy Stokes Sophie Hyde
What's Love Got to Do with It? Cath Shekhar Kapur
Matilda the Musical Miss Trunchbull Matthew Warchus
2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Doctor Rawlings Michael Morris Post-production
2026 Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie TBA Kyle Balda Filming
TBA The Fisherwoman TBA Brian Kirk Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Cambridge Footlights Revue Various rolesTV special
There's Nothing to Worry About! Mrs Wally3 episodes
1983–1984 Alfresco Various roles13 episodes
1984 The Comic Strip Presents Young WomanEpisode: "Slags"
The Young Ones Miss Money-SterlingEpisode: "Bambi"
1985Emma Thompson: Up for GrabsVariousTV film
1987 Tutti Frutti Suzi KettlesMiniseries; 6 episodes
Fortunes of War Harriet PringleMiniseries; 7 episodes
1988 Thompson Various roles6 episodes
1989 Look Back in Anger Alison PorterTV film
1990KnuckleJenny Wilbur
The Winslow Boy Catherine Winslow
1992 Cheers Nanette Guzman ("Nanny Gee")Episode: "One Hugs, the Other Doesn't"
1994 The Blue Boy Marie BonnarTV film
1997 Ellen HerselfEpisode: "Emma"
Hospital!Elephant WomanTV film
2001 Wit Vivian BearingTV film; also writer
2003 Angels in America Nurse Emily/Homeless Woman/The Angel AmericaMiniseries, 5 episodes
2009 QI HerselfSeries F, Episode: "Film"
2010 The Song of Lunch SheTV film
2012 Walking the Dogs Elizabeth II
2017 Upstart Crow Elizabeth I Episode: "A Christmas Crow"
2018 King Lear Goneril TV film
2019 Saturday Night Live Herself (host)Episode: "Emma Thompson/Jonas Brothers"
Years and Years Vivienne Rook MPMiniseries, 6 episodes
2022 Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Lady MarchamEpisode #1.1
TBA Down Cemetery Road ZoëTV series

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
1982 Not the Nine O'Clock News UK tour
Beyond the FootlightsPerformer; Playwright Lyric Theatre, London
1984Short Vehicle Edinburgh Festival
1984–1985 Me and My Girl Sally Smith Leicester Haymarket Theatre
Adelphi Theatre, London
[4]
1989 Look Back in Anger AlisonLyric Theatre, London
1990 King Lear Fool Dominion Theatre, London
Renaissance Theatre Company
U.S. National Tour
[5] [6]
A Midsummer Night's Dream Helena International tour
2014–2015 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Mrs. Lovett Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
London Coliseum
English National Opera
[7]
2022Whodunnit Unrehearsed 2The Inspector Park Theatre (London)

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References

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  2. Eden, Richard (23 December 2012). "Emma Thompson is kept waiting by John Ruskin film". The Telegraph . London. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. Chitwood, Adam (5 December 2018). "The Men in Black Reboot Is Titled Men in Black International". Collider . Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. "Emma Thompson Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". BroadwayWorld .
  5. Emma Thompson Biography (1959–)", filmreference.com
  6. "An Impressive King Lear Outshines A Flawed, Hilarious 'dream'" by Richard Christiansen, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 1990
  7. "Emma Thompson takes on role in Sweeney Todd musical in West End" by Mark Brown, The Guardian , 17 September 2014