Actor
Emma Thompson
- Born: 15 April 1959, Paddington, London, England
- Estimated net worth: $50 million
Emma Thompson is a versatile British actress, screenwriter, and author known for her work in both comedic and dramatic roles. She gained fame for films like 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Love Actually.' Renowned for her distinctive voice and sharp wit…
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About Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson is a versatile British actress, screenwriter, and author known for her work in both comedic and dramatic roles. She gained fame for films like 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Love Actually.' Renowned for her distinctive voice and sharp wit, Thompson has received numerous accolades, including Academy Awards, showcasing her ability to bring depth to her characters.
- Born
- 15 April 1959, Paddington, London, England
- Height
- 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
- Spouses
- Greg Wise (2003-present)
- Children
- 1, Gaia Wise
- Parents
- Phyllida Law, Eric Thompson
- Estimated net worth
- $50 million
Fun facts about Emma Thompson
- Emma Thompson was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 2018 for her services to drama.
- She has written several screenplays, including the adaptation of 'Sense and Sensibility' for which she won an Academy Award.
Famous Emma Thompson quotes
“I think the best way to achieve your own success is to be very, very nice to other people.”
“You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.”
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Emma Thompson filmography
Cast (160)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Sheep Detectives Movie | Lydia Harbottle | 7.9 |
| 2026 | Everybody to Kenmure Street Movie | Van Guy | 8.4 |
| 2025 | Down Cemetery Road TV | Zoë Boehm | 6.8 |
| 2025 | Dead of Winter Movie | Barb | 6.5 |
| 2025 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Movie | Dr Rawlings | 6.3 |
| 2024 | Merchant Ivory Movie | Self | 7.7 |
| 2023 | What's Love Got to Do with It? Movie | Cath Stevenson | 6.1 |
| 2022 | The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later - A Diane Sawyer Special Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2022 | Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Movie | Agatha Trunchbull | 6.8 |
| 2022 | The Fringe, Fame and Me Movie | Self |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Movie | Nancy Stokes | 7.0 |
| 2022 | Why Didn't They Ask Evans? TV | Lady Marcham | 6.6 |
| 2021 | An Audience with Adele Movie | Self | 8.4 |
| 2021 | Cruella Movie | The Baroness | 8.0 |
| 2021 | Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony Movie | Self (archive footage) | 4.7 |
| 2020 | How to Build a Girl Movie | Amanda | 5.8 |
| 2020 | Dolittle Movie | Poly (voice) | 6.6 |
| 2019 | Last Christmas Movie | Petra Andrich | 7.2 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self | 6.2 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self - Guest | 6.2 |
| 2019 | Extinction Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2019 | Hollywood's Dark Secret Movie | Self | |
| 2019 | Men in Black: International Movie | Agent O | 5.9 |
| 2019 | Years and Years TV | Vivienne Rook | 7.5 |
| 2019 | Missing Link Movie | Dora the Yeti Elder (voice) | 6.9 |
| 2019 | Late Night Movie | Katherine Newbury | 6.4 |
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again Movie | Prime Minister | 6.3 |
| 2018 | Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal Movie | Self (archive footage) | 5.4 |
| 2018 | Greenpeace: There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom Movie | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2018 | The Children Act Movie | Fiona Maye | 6.6 |
| 2018 | King Lear Movie | Goneril | 6.0 |
| 2017 | Sea Sorrow Movie | Self | 5.3 |
| 2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Movie | Maureen Meyerowitz | 6.5 |
| 2017 | Beauty and the Beast Movie | Mrs. Potts | 7.0 |
| 2016 | Die vielen Gesichter der Emma Thompson Movie | Elle-Même | |
| 2016 | The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers' War on Climate Science Movie | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2016 | To the Ends of the Earth Movie | Narrator (voice) | 7.0 |
| 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby Movie | Dr Rawlings | 6.4 |
| 2016 | Alone in Berlin Movie | Anna Quangel | 6.7 |
| 2015 | Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity Movie | Narrator (voice) | 9.0 |
| 2015 | Burnt Movie | Dr. Rosshilde | 6.5 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self | 6.1 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self - Guest | 6.1 |
| 2015 | A Walk in the Woods Movie | Catherine Bryson | 6.1 |
| 2015 | The Legend of Barney Thomson Movie | Cemolina | 6.1 |
| 2015 | Funny Valentines TV | Debbie | 6.0 |
| 2014 | Men, Women & Children Movie | Narrator (voice) | 6.5 |
| 2014 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - In Concert with the New York Philharmonic Movie | Self / Mrs. Lovett | 8.1 |
| 2014 | Effie Gray Movie | Lady Eastlake | 6.0 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self | 5.1 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self - Guest | 5.8 |
| 2014 | The Real Mary Poppins Movie | Self | 4.0 |
| 2014 | The Love Punch Movie | Kate | 6.0 |
| 2013 | Saving Mr. Banks Movie | P.L. Travers | 7.3 |
| 2013 | Beautiful Creatures Movie | Mrs. Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes | 6.1 |
| 2012 | Brave Movie | Elinor (voice) | 7.0 |
| 2012 | Walking the Dogs Movie | The Queen | |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 Movie | Agent O | 6.6 |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents TV | The Queen | 6.0 |
| 2011 | When Harry Left Hogwarts Movie | Self | 7.2 |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show TV | Self | 5.2 |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Movie | Sybill Trelawney | 8.1 |
| 2010 | Fry and Laurie Reunited Movie | Self | 6.8 |
| 2010 | The Song of Lunch Movie | She | 6.6 |
| 2010 | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Movie | Nanny McPhee | 6.3 |
| 2009 | An Education Movie | Headmistress | 6.9 |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked Movie | Charlotte | 7.2 |
| 2009 | A Very Quiet Man Movie | Self | |
| 2009 | A Sense of Character Movie | Self | |
| 2009 | Locating the World of Sense & Sensibility Movie | Self | |
| 2009 | Elegance & Simplicity: The Wardrobe of Sense & Sensibility Movie | Self | |
| 2008 | Last Chance Harvey Movie | Kate Walker | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Brideshead Revisited Movie | Lady Marchmain | 6.3 |
| 2007 | I Am Legend Movie | Dr. Alice Krippin | 7.2 |
| 2007 | Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Movie | Sybill Trelawney | 7.7 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show TV | Self - Guest | 7.2 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show TV | Self | 7.2 |
| 2006 | Stranger Than Fiction Movie | Karen Eiffel | 7.3 |
| 2005 | A Tribute To Ismail Merchant Movie | Self (archive footage) | 10.0 |
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee Movie | Nanny McPhee | 6.7 |
| 2005 | Nos Bastidores de Hollywood Movie | Self (archive footage) | 10.0 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show TV | Self | 6.4 |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Movie | Sybill Trelawney | 8.0 |
| 2003 | Angels in America TV | Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel | 7.6 |
| 2003 | Imagining Argentina Movie | Cecilia Rueda | 5.7 |
| 2003 | QI TV | Self | 7.9 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV | Self | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Love Actually Movie | Karen | 7.1 |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet Movie | Captain Amelia (voice) | 7.6 |
| 2002 | Timeshift TV | self | 7.0 |
| 2002 | Sucré salé TV | Self | 9.3 |
| 2002 | Heart of the Festival Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.7 |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross TV | Self - Guest | 6.1 |
| 2001 | Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' Movie | Self | 6.5 |
| 2001 | We Know Where You Live. Live! Movie | Self | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Wit Movie | Vivian Bearing | 7.3 |
| 2001 | Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2001 | The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey Movie | Self | 6.5 |
| 2000 | Maybe Baby Movie | Druscilla | 5.5 |
| 1998 | Junket Whore Movie | Self | 5.5 |
| 1998 | Judas Kiss Movie | FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins | 5.7 |
| 1998 | Primary Colors Movie | Susan Stanton | 6.2 |
| 1998 | Parkinson TV | Self | |
| 1997 | The Winter Guest Movie | Frances | 6.5 |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self | 4.3 |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self - Guest | 4.3 |
| 1997 | Leute heute TV | Self | 5.2 |
| 1997 | Hospital! Movie | Elephant Woman | 6.0 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story TV | Unknown character | 8.1 |
| 1995 | Sense and Sensibility Movie | Elinor Dashwood | 7.4 |
| 1995 | Carrington Movie | Dora Carrington | 6.2 |
| 1994 | Junior Movie | Dr. Diana Reddin | 5.2 |
| 1994 | The Blue Boy Movie | Marie Bonnar | 6.2 |
| 1994 | Ellen TV | Emma Thompson | 6.2 |
| 1994 | My Father the Hero Movie | Isabel (uncredited) | 5.3 |
| 1993 | In the Name of the Father Movie | Gareth Peirce | 7.9 |
| 1993 | The Remains of the Day Movie | Miss Kenton | 7.4 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV | Self - Guest | 7.3 |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing Movie | Beatrice | 7.0 |
| 1993 | GMTV TV | Self | 5.8 |
| 1992 | Peter's Friends Movie | Maggie Chester | 6.6 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV | Unknown character | 5.3 |
| 1992 | Howards End Movie | Margaret Schlegel | 7.0 |
| 1991 | Rabbit Ears - The White Cat Movie | Narrator (voice) | |
| 1991 | Dead Again Movie | Grace / Margaret Strauss | 6.4 |
| 1991 | Impromptu Movie | Duchess D'Antan | 6.1 |
| 1990 | Tin Fish Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1989 | Look Back in Anger Movie | Alison Porter | 9.3 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons TV | Constance Clavinger (voice) | 8.0 |
| 1989 | Henry V Movie | Katherine | 7.1 |
| 1989 | The Winslow Boy Movie | Catherine Winslow | 8.0 |
| 1989 | The Tall Guy Movie | Kate | 5.7 |
| 1989 | Colleagues From Hell Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1988 | Thompson TV | Self - Host | 5.0 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV | Self - Guest | 5.6 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV | Unknown character | 5.6 |
| 1987 | Fortunes of War TV | Harriet Pringle | 6.3 |
| 1987 | Tutti Frutti TV | Suzi Kettles | 7.1 |
| 1985 | Theatre Night TV | Catherine Winslow | |
| 1985 | Theatre Night TV | Jenny Wilbur | |
| 1985 | Screen Two TV | Marie | 7.1 |
| 1984 | Royal Variety Performance 1984 Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1984 | Slags Movie | Young Woman | 2.0 |
| 1983 | The Crystal Cube TV | Jackie Meld / Various Roles | 7.3 |
| 1983 | Alfresco TV | Various | 6.6 |
| 1982 | The Young Ones TV | Miss Money-Sterling | 7.9 |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... TV | Young Woman | 7.4 |
| 1982 | There's Nothing to Worry About! TV | Various | 5.0 |
| 1982 | Cheers TV | Nanny Gee | 7.6 |
| 1982 | The Cellar Tapes Movie | various | 7.0 |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? TV | Self | 5.6 |
| 1979 | Friday Night, Saturday Morning TV | Unknown character | 7.5 |
| 1977 | The Val Doonican Music Show TV | Unknown character | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live TV | Self - Host | 6.9 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self | 7.6 |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self | 7.1 |
| TBA | Hear Me Roar Movie | Elizabeth Butler-Sloss | |
| TBA | How to Stop a Nuclear War Movie | Narrator (voice) | |
| TBA | James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty Movie | Self |
Crew (23)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cairn Movie | Thanks · Crew | |
| 2026 | Everybody to Kenmure Street Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 8.4 |
| 2025 | Down Cemetery Road TV | Executive Producer · Production | 6.8 |
| 2025 | Dead of Winter Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.5 |
| 2024 | Mediha Movie | Executive Producer · Production |
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| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Last Christmas Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 7.2 |
| 2019 | Last Christmas Movie | Producer · Production | 7.2 |
| 2019 | Ponyboi Movie | Co-Producer · Production | 8.0 |
| 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 6.4 |
| 2016 | Sold Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.4 |
| 2014 | Effie Gray Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 6.0 |
| 2010 | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 6.3 |
| 2010 | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.3 |
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 6.7 |
| 2001 | Wit Movie | Writer · Writing | 7.3 |
| 2001 | Wit Movie | Teleplay · Writing | 7.3 |
| 1998 | Eight Movie | Thanks · Crew | 6.1 |
| 1995 | Sense and Sensibility Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 7.4 |
| 1983 | Alfresco TV | Writer · Writing | 6.6 |
| 1982 | There's Nothing to Worry About! TV | Writer · Writing | 5.0 |
| 1982 | There's Nothing to Worry About! TV | Creator · Creator | 5.0 |
| 1982 | The Cellar Tapes Movie | Writer · Writing | 7.0 |
| TBA | Short Stay Movie | Thanks · Crew |
Latest releases
- The Sheep Detectives2026 / TMDB 7.9
- Everybody to Kenmure Street2026 / TMDB 8.4
- Dead of Winter2025 / TMDB 6.5
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy2025 / TMDB 6.3
- Merchant Ivory2024 / TMDB 7.7
- What's Love Got to Do with It?2023 / TMDB 6.1
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Questions about Emma Thompson
What are Emma Thompson's most famous films?
Emma Thompson is known for her roles in 'Sense and Sensibility,' 'Love Actually,' and 'The Remains of the Day.' Her performances in these films have garnered critical acclaim and recognition.
Has Emma Thompson won any Academy Awards?
Yes, Emma Thompson has won two Academy Awards, one for Best Adapted Screenplay for 'Sense and Sensibility' and another for Best Actress for 'Howards End.'
What was Emma Thompson's first film?
Emma Thompson's first film was 'The Tall Guy,' released in 1989, where she played the role of a nurse opposite Jeff Goldblum.
What is Emma Thompson's estimated net worth?
Emma Thompson's estimated net worth is around $50 million, reflecting her successful career in acting, screenwriting, and producing.
How many children does Emma Thompson have?
Emma Thompson has one daughter, Gaia Wise, whom she shares with her husband Greg Wise.
What awards has Emma Thompson received?
Emma Thompson has received numerous awards including BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and two Academy Awards, highlighting her talent and contributions to the film industry.
What genre of films is Emma Thompson known for?
Emma Thompson is known for her versatility, excelling in both comedy and drama. She often portrays strong, intelligent female characters.
What is a notable milestone in Emma Thompson's filmography?
A notable milestone in Emma Thompson's filmography is her role in 'Sense and Sensibility,' where she not only starred but also wrote the screenplay, earning her an Academy Award.