Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is a British actress, comedian, and writer. She is known for her portrayals of reticent women, often in period dramas and literary adaptations, and playing haughty or matronly characters with a sense of irony. She is considered one of Britain's most accomplished actresses.

Born in London to English actor Eric Thompson and Scottish actress Phyllida Law, Thompson was educated at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, where she became a member of the Footlights troupe. After appearing in several comedy programmes, 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. Her first film role came in the 1989 romantic comedy The Tall Guy, and in the early 1990s she frequently collaborated with her then husband, actor and director Kenneth Branagh. The pair became popular in the British media, and co-starred in several films including Dead Again (1991) and Much Ado About Nothing (1993).

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Why I will no longer take parts where my character dies – Anne Reid

Belfast Telegraph 07 May 2019

Years And Years star Dame Emma Thompson at the Extinction Rebellion demonstration (Jonathan Brady/PA) ... Years And Years, which also stars Dame Emma Thompson, follows the Lyons family as they attempt to survive the future when Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances....

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Tribeca, ‘The Kings’ And Much More: Hollywood- Bollywood Shorts

News India Times 07 May 2019

Mindy Kaling’s first full-length movie “Late Night” where she stars alongside Emma Thompson, is gearing up for its June 7 release in theaters nationwide under the banner of Amazon Studios....

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'Aladdin,' 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix,' 'Toy Story 4' and 15 other movies to hit theaters this summer

Deseret News 07 May 2019

The title of the popular alien-buddy cop franchise doesn't really work with this new spinoff, now that Tessa Thompson and Emma Thompson are joining the ranks of the alien law enforcement agency....

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Sorry, Emma Thompson, but you’ll never be perfect enough to save the planet | Zoe Williams

The Guardian 06 May 2019

The actor and climate-change protester has been condemned for flying ... Emma Thompson, protester against climate change, scourge of the fossil fuel industry, herself takes aeroplanes....

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Sorry, Emma Thompson, but you’ll never be perfect enough to save the planet

The Observer 06 May 2019

Hold the front page. Emma Thompson, protester against climate change, scourge of the fossil fuel industry, herself takes aeroplanes ... Liberals, paradoxically, need to become much more absolute about what they will and will not accept, right down to – though it may sound unlikely – what can and cannot be levelled against someone like Emma Thompson ... ....

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Evangeline Lilly, Ike Barinholtz to Star in Comedy 'Happy Life'

The Hollywood Reporter 06 May 2019

Highland Film Group will shop David Stassen's debut feature, which he will write and direct, at Cannes ... sale ... Endgame and The Hobbit ... Barinholtz's film credits include Suicide Squad, Blockers and Neighbors, and he will next appear in Amazon’s upcoming film Late Night, alongside Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling ... ....

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Here's what's playing at the movies this summer

Observer-Reporter 06 May 2019

Also in select theaters ... “Late Night” (June 7) – Mindy Kaling wrote and stars in this comedy about an aspiring comedy writer who gets the dream job on the writing staff of Emma Thompson’s late night show ... International” (June 14) – Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth take up the mantle of this franchise with “Straight Outta Compton” director F ... Hall....

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Two men dead and two injured after wall collapses at farm near Falkirk

The Independent 06 May 2019

British actress Emma Thompson gives an address from the stage atop the pink boat to climate change activists occupying the road junction at Oxford Circus in central London during the fifth day of environmental protests by the Extinction Rebellion group ... British actress Emma ......

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