Emma Thompson
English actress and screenwriter (born 1959)
- Born April 15, 1959
- 16 movies
Emma Thompson won Oscars for acting in Howards End and for adapting Sense and Sensibility. She played Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical.
Emma Thompson appears in 16 films in The Rerun, from 1992 to 2026. Most of that work is in comedy, romance and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Hugh Grant (4), Colin Firth (2), Jim Broadbent (2), Gemma Jones (2), Barry Sonnenfeld (2).
Known for
- Howards End (1992). Period drama that won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.
- Sense and Sensibility (1995). Adaptation whose screenplay she wrote, winning an Academy Award.
- Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Collaboration with Kenneth Branagh among her early 1990s films.
- Love Actually (2003). Ensemble romantic comedy among her best known films.
- Last Christmas (2019). Later film credit that showed her ongoing range on screen.
- Matilda the Musical (2022), Miss Trunchbull. Played the villainous headmistress in the musical adaptation.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Emma Thompson been in?
- Emma Thompson appears in The Sheep Detectives (2026), Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025), Cruella (2021), Dolittle (2020), Missing Link (2019), Last Christmas (2019), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Men in Black 3 (2012), I Am Legend (2007), Love Actually (2003) and Sense and Sensibility (1995) on The Remote.
- When was Emma Thompson born?
- Emma Thompson was born on 15 April 1959.
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