Emma Thompson biography
Emma Thompson is an English actress and screenwriter (born 1959), born on 15 April 1959 in Paddington.
Emma Thompson's screen career began in 1989 with The Tall Guy.
Emma Thompson has 65 screen credits.
The most recent films are The Sheep Detectives (2026), Dead of Winter (2025), Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025).
Emma Thompson is best known for Sense and Sensibility, Beauty and the Beast, Saving Mr. Banks, Brave.
Honours include Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , Motion Picture Drama.
- Also known as
- Dame Emma Thompson
- Born
- 15 April 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Paddington
- Work
- Actor, Television actor, Film actor, Comedian, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1982 to present
- Known for
- Sense and Sensibility, Beauty and the Beast, Saving Mr. Banks, Brave
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , Motion Picture Drama
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Emma Thompson filmography
65 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Sheep Detectives | English | ||
| 2025 | Dead of Winter | English | ||
| 2025 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy | English | ||
| 2022 | Matilda | English | ||
| 2022 | What's Love Got to Do With It? | English | ||
| 2022 | Good Luck to You, Leo Grande | English | ||
| 2021 | Cruella | English | ||
| 2020 | Dolittle | English | ||
| 2019 | Last Christmas | English | ||
| 2019 | Men in Black: International | English | ||
| 2019 | Missing Link | English | ||
| 2019 | Late Night | English | ||
| 2019 | How to Build a Girl | English | ||
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again | English | ||
| 2018 | King Lear | English | ||
| 2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories | English | ||
| 2017 | Beauty and the Beast | English | ||
| 2017 | The Children Act | English | ||
| 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby | English | ||
| 2016 | Alone in Berlin | English | ||
| 2016 | To the Ends of the Earth | |||
| 2015 | The Legend of Barney Thomson | English | ||
| 2015 | Burnt | English | ||
| 2015 | A Walk in the Woods | English | ||
| 2014 | Lennon or McCartney | English |
Show all 65 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Men, Women & Children | English | ||
| 2014 | Effie | English | ||
| 2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | English | ||
| 2013 | The Love Punch | English | ||
| 2013 | Beautiful Creatures | English | ||
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 | English | ||
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , Part 2 | English | ||
| 2010 | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | English | ||
| 2010 | The Song of Lunch | |||
| 2009 | Pirate Radio | English | ||
| 2009 | An Education | English | ||
| 2008 | Brideshead Revisited | English | ||
| 2008 | Last Chance Harvey | English | ||
| 2007 | I Am Legend | English | ||
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | English | ||
| 2006 | Stranger than Fiction | English | ||
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee | English | ||
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | English | ||
| 2003 | Love Actually | English | ||
| 2002 | Imagining Argentina | English | ||
| 2001 | Wit | English | ||
| 2000 | Maybe Baby | English | ||
| 1998 | Judas Kiss | English | ||
| 1998 | Primary Colors | English | ||
| 1998 | Junket Whore | English | ||
| 1997 | The Winter Guest | English | ||
| 1995 | Sense and Sensibility | English | ||
| 1995 | Carrington | English | ||
| 1994 | The Blue Boy | English | ||
| 1994 | My Father the Hero | English | ||
| 1994 | Junior | English | ||
| 1993 | In the Name of the Father | English | ||
| 1993 | The Remains of the Day | English | ||
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | English | ||
| 1992 | Peter's Friends | English | ||
| 1992 | Howards End | English | ||
| 1991 | Impromptu | English | ||
| 1991 | Dead Again | English | ||
| 1989 | Henry V | English | ||
| 1989 | The Tall Guy | English |