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Emma Thompson (I)
Actress | Writer | Soundtrack
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, ...
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Known for
Sense and Sensibility (1995),
Saving Mr. Banks (2013),
Love Actually (2003),
Howards End (1992)
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Apr
15,
1959 (age 61)
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5' 8"
(1.72m)
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Last Christmas (2019)
Petra, Producer (produced by) (p.g.a.), Writer (screenplay by), Writer (story by) |
$25MM
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The Children Act (2017)
Fiona Maye, Soundtrack ("Partita No 2 in C Minor"), Performer ("Down by the Salley Gardens"), Performer ("My Funny Valentine") |
$76K
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$548K
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$18MM
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Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Mrs. Potts, Performer ("Be Our Guest", "Days In The Sun", "Something There", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Mob Song") |
$160MM
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$504MM
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$1.26B
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$9K
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$1.2MM
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The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers' War on Climate Science (2016)
(Short) - Narrator (voice) |
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Peter's Friends (1992)
Maggie Chester, Performer ("The Way You Look Tonight", "Orpheus In the Underworld") |
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Live from Lincoln Center (2014)
(TV Series) - Mrs. Lovett (1 episode, 2014)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - In Concert with the New York Philharmonic (Sep
26,
2014)
Season 40,
Episode 1
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Angels in America (2003)
(TV Mini-series) - Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel (5 episodes, 2003)
Perestroika: Heaven, I'm in Heaven (Dec
14,
2003)
Season 1,
Episode 6
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Cheers (1992)
(TV Series) - Nanny Gee (1 episode, 1992), Performer ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Tickle Your Tummy and Laugh a Lot", "I Wanna Shake Your Hand", "Who Is Turning Two Today?", "555-6792") (1 episode, 1992)
One Hugs, the Other Doesn't (Jan
30,
1992)
Season 10,
Episode 16
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Performer ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Tickle Your Tummy and Laugh a Lot", "I Wanna Shake Your Hand", "Who Is Turning Two Today?", "555-6792") (uncredited)
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Thompson (1988)
(TV Series) - Various Roles (6 episodes, 1988), Writer (5 episodes, 1988), Performer ("Have a Little Faith in Me") (1 episode, 1988), Writer (1 episode, 1988) |
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Alfresco (1983–1984)
(TV Series) - Various Characters / Patronising Woman / Sherri / Jill / Woman on Train / … (13 episodes, 1983), Writer (additional material) (2 episodes, 1983), Performer ("Hey Diddle Diddle") (1 episode, 1983), Performer ("Yesterday", "Hey Jude", "Let It Be", "When I'm 64") (1 episode, 1983) See more |
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There's Nothing to Worry About! (1982)
(TV Series) - Writer (3 episodes, 1982), Sue / Receptionist / Sister Resistor / Felicity Monty / Actor / … (3 episodes, 1982) See more
Episode #1.3 (Jun
24,
1982)
Season 1,
Episode 3
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Sue / Receptionist / Sister Resistor / Felicity Monty / Actor / Susan Harman,
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The Graham Norton Show (2013–2020)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (4 episodes, 2013)
Robert Downey Jr./Emma Thompson/Hugh Laurie/Terry Gilliam/Sara Bareilles (Jan
24,
2020)
Season 26,
Episode 17
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Good Morning Britain (2019)
(TV Series) - Self - Writer and Stars in Last Christmas (1 episode, 2019)
Episode dated 12 November 2019 (Nov
12,
2019)
Self - Writer and Stars in Last Christmas (as Dame Emma Thompson)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014–2019)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - Guest (4 episodes, 2014) |
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The Ms. Moviefone Show (2019)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2019)
Talking Honestly with Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling (May
24,
2019)
Season 1,
Episode 3
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Skavlan (2017)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2017)
Emma Thompson/Erik Thorstvedt/Sofia Helin/Jesper Rönndahl/Anne Lundberg (Mar
24,
2017)
Season 17,
Episode 11
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The Jonathan Ross Show (2012)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2012)
Paddy McGuinness, Emma Thompson, Brooke Shields, Petr Spatina and Florence and the Machine (Jan
14,
2012)
Season 2,
Episode 2
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Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 6: Magical Effects (2011)
(Video) - Self - 'Sybill Trelawney' |
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Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 2: Characters (2009)
(Video) - Self - 'Professor Trelawney' |
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(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2004)
'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban': Something Wicked this Way Comes (May
25,
2004)
Season 11,
Episode 12
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60 Minutes (1992)
(TV Series) - Self - Actress (segment "Movie Mavericks") (1 episode, 1992)
Saddam's Banker/Clean Air, Clean Water, Dirty Fight/Movie Mavericks (Sep
20,
1992)
Season 25,
Episode 2
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Self - Actress (segment "Movie Mavericks")
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2014)
Amanda Seyfried/Will Ferrell and Chad Smith/Red Hot Chili Peppers (May
22,
2014)
Season 1,
Episode 64
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Cosby/Joby Ogwyn/Nathan East (Mar
26,
2014)
Season 1,
Episode 28
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Effie Gray: Interview with Dakota Fanning (2014)
(Video) - Lady Eastlake (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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A Brief History of Merchant and Ivory (2007)
(Video) - Margaret Schlegel (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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University Challenge: The Story So Far (2006)
(TV Movie) - Miss Money Sterling (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004)
(TV Special) - Self - #93 Celebrity Rejections: Basic Instinct (archive footage) |
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60 Minutes (1993)
(TV Series) - Self - Actress (segment "Movie Mavericks") (1 episode, 1993)
The Cure That Killed/Movie Mavericks/The Year of the Woman (Jun
13,
1993)
Season 25,
Episode 39
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Self - Actress (segment "Movie Mavericks") (archive footage)
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