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Phyllida Law

 
Actor: Phyllida Law
 
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  • Born: 1932
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '90s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: L'Amante Perduto, Peter's Friends, Two Men Went to War
  • First Major Screen Credit: Peter's Friends (1992)

Biography

An esteemed actress, known both for her portrayals of flinty, dry-witted women and her real-life role as the mother of actresses Emma and Sophie Thompson, Phyllida Law has been acting in her native Britain for over 40 years. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1932 and married to fellow actor Eric Thompson until his death in 1982, Law has spent much of her career working as a character actress both on television and in film. She has done particularly notable work in Douglas McGrath's 1996 adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, which cast her as the meddlesome Mrs. Bates (and daughter Sophie Thompson as her equally meddlesome daughter Miss Bates); Alan Rickman's acclaimed drama The Winter Guest, in which she and daughter Emma starred as an estranged mother and daughter; and Nigel Cole's Saving Grace (2000), a comedy in which she portrayed the busybody neighbor of a woman (Brenda Blethyn) who has taken to growing pot in her backyard. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
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Phyllida Law

Law at the Nanny McPhee London premiere in 2005
Born Phyllida Ann Law
8 May 1932 (1932-05-08) (age 77)
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Occupation Actress
Years active 1961–present
Spouse(s) Eric Thompson
(? - 30 November 1982)
(His death)

Phyllida Ann Law[1] (born 8 May 1932) is a Scottish actress.

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Personal life

Law was born in Glasgow, the daughter of William and Megsie Law,[1] who divorced after World War II. She was married to Eric Thompson until his death in 1982. Their two children Emma and Sophie Thompson are both actresses. She has appeared in many documentaries and interviews concerning her late husband's work on The Magic Roundabout.

Career

Law has worked extensively in television, including appearances in Dixon of Dock Green, Rumpole of the Bailey and the 1972 adaptation of the Lord Peter Wimsey tale The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club.

She has appeared in films such as Peter's Friends (1992), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and The Winter Guest (1997).

In 2007 she guest-starred in two Doctor Who spin-off adventures - as Bea Nelson-Stanley in The Sarah Jane Adventures story Eye of the Gorgon and as Beldonia in the audio drama Doctor Who: The Bride of Peladon. Also in 2007 she played Aunt Auriel in the drama Kingdom starring Stephen Fry. In 2008 she appeared as a guest star in Foyle's War.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Phyllida Law Biography (1932-)

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