About
Emma Thompson is a British actress, screenwriter and producer born in London in 1959. She studied English literature at the University of Cambridge, where she became the first female member of the Footlights comedy troupe. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Howards End (1992) and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility (1995), becoming the only person to have won Oscars for both acting and screenwriting. She is also a three-time BAFTA winner and an Emmy winner. Notable roles include The Remains of the Day (1993), Love Actually (2003), Professor Sybill Trelawney in the Harry Potter series (2004-2011), Nanny McPhee (2005) and Saving Mr. Banks (2013).
* 1959-04-15
Major works
- Howards End (1992)film
- Sense and Sensibility (1995)film
- Nanny McPhee (2005)film
- Saving Mr. Banks (2013)film
- Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)film
Key milestones
- 1992Wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for Howards End.
- 1995Wins the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility.
- 2018Appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Themes
literary adaptationstrong female rolescomedyhistorical dramascreenwriting
Sources: newn.cam.ac.uk · emmys.com · oxfordreference.com
