Emma Thompson

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Did You Know?

• Emma was married to actor/director Kenneth Branagh between 1989 and 1994.
• Emma married actor Greg Wise in 2003. They have one daughter, Gaia Romilly Wise.
• Emma studied English Literature at Cambridge University.
• Emma co-wrote, co-produced and co-directed the first all-female revue at Cambridge University.
• Her father is stage director Eric Thompson and her mother is actress Phyllida Law.
• Emma is fluent in French.
• She is left-handed.
• QUOTE: “As far as I can see, from Sharon Stone's love scene in Basic Instinct, they molded her body out of tough Plasticine. She was shagging Michael Douglas like a donkey, and not an inch moved. If that had been me, there would have been things flying around hitting me in the eye.” When asked about her turning down the role.

Movie Highlights

Dogma (1999)
She was set to play God in Kevin Smith's Dogma, but had to give up the role when she became pregnant.

Anna And The King (1999)
Emma turned down the tutor role in Anna And The King and the part later went to Jodie Foster.

Actor Credits

1. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
2. Pirate Radio (2009)
3. An Education (2009)
4. Last Chance Harvey (2008)
5. Brideshead Revisited (2008)
6. Alfresco (2008)
7. Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
8. Nanny McPhee (2006)
9. Fortunes of War (2005)
10. Imagining Argentina (2005)
11. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004)
12. Angels In America (2004)
13. Love Actually (2003)
14. Treasure Planet (2002)
15. Maybe Baby (2002)
16. Judas Kiss (1998)
17. Primary Colors (1998)
18. The Winter Guest (1997)
19. Sense And Sensibility (1995)
20. Carrington (1995)
21. Junior (1994)
22. The Remains Of The Day (1993)
23. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
24. In The Name Of The Father (1993)
25. Howards End (1992)
26. Peter's Friends (1992)
27. Impromptu (1991)
28. Dead Again (1991)
29. Look Back in Anger (1989)
30. The Tall Guy (1989)
31. Henry V (1989)

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