Known for:	Sense and Sensibility / Love Actually / Nanny McPhee
Birthday:	15 April 1959, Paddington, London, England, UK
Height:	5' 8½" (1.74 m)
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We have a tendency to believe that all British actresses are gracious and dignified, but Emma Thompson breaks away from that stereotype by being a raunchy comedian at heart. Following a stint on British TV, Emma appeared in a series of critically-acclaimed and award-winning films such as Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), Howards End (1992), The Remains of the Day (1993), Junior (1994), Sense and Sensibility (1995), and Love Actually (2003).

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British actress EMMA THOMPSON has been commissioned to pen a screenplay for a MY FAIR LADY remake.The Howards End star won an Oscar for adapting Sense & Sensibility for the big screen and now she’s tackling George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion musical.But she admits the less-sweet version of the Audrey Hepburn movie musical won’t be completed
The Hollywood movie adaptation of classic novel BRIDESHEAD REVISITED has sparked outrage amongst fans by changing the plot of the famous book.The film version of Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 bestseller stars Emma Thompson and Michael Gambon and is due for release later this year (08).But major rewrites of the plot have angered fans of the classic
Happy Birthday To "Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson (1990), "Snakes on a Plane" actor Flex Alexander (1970), Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien (1968), The Darkness bassist Frankie Poullain (1967), 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry (1965), "Back To The Future" trilogy's 'Biff Tannen' actor Thomas F. Wilson (1959), "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" actress Emma Thompson (1959),


British actress Emma Thompson has launched a desperate legal battle to prevent the deportation of her 'adopted' son. The Oscar-winning actress, along with husband Greg Wise, informally adopted Rwandan refugee Tindyebwa Agaba after he was introduced to them at a Refugee Council party in London in 2003.


British actress EMMA THOMPSON has launched a desperate legal battle to prevent the deportation of her ‘adopted’ son.The Oscar-winning actress, along with husband Greg Wise, informally adopted Rwandan refugee Tindyebwa Agaba after he was introduced to them at a Refugee Council party in London in 2003.The 21-year-old - who is affectionately known as Tindy by
EMMA THOMPSON threatened to quit her upcoming movie BRIDESHEAD REVISITED after learning the film’s producers had ordered her co-star HAYLEY ATWELL to lose weight.The Oscar winner was so outraged when she found out Atwell was under instructions to lose a few pounds before shooting began on the movie, she demanded producers accept her size -
Oscar-winner Emma Thompson regrets marrying her ex-husband Kenneth Branagh - and insists the union would have been avoided had the couple visited a marriage guidance counselor. The Sense And Sensibility actress divorced Branagh in 1994 after five years of marriage, blaming her workaholic husband for the split.


Oscar-winner EMMA THOMPSON regrets marrying her ex-husband KENNETH BRANAGH and insists the union would have been avoided had the couple visited a marriage guidance counsellor.The Sense And Sensibility actress divorced Branagh in 1994 after five years of marriage, blaming her workaholic husband for the split.But the 48-year-old - who is now wed to actor Greg
British actress Emma Thompson is spearheading a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of sex slavery in the U.K. The Love Actually star will stage an art show at London landmark Trafalgar Square in a bid to prevent European women from being for exploited for prostitution.


British actress EMMA THOMPSON is spearheading a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of sex slavery in the U.K.The Love Actually star will stage an art show at London landmark Trafalgar Square in a bid to prevent European women from being for exploited for prostitution. Thompson, 48, says, "Get involved and keep your eyes
Reuters - London Fashion Week has always been a showcase for the weird and wacky, but Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson suggested on Tuesday it should also learn to have a laugh.
Judi Dench,Maggie Smith, Emma Thompson and Jeremy Irons are among a host of British stars who have joined forces to save one of the U.K's oldest theatres from closure.


DAME JUDI DENCH, DAME MAGGIE SMITH, EMMA THOMPSON and JEREMY IRONS are among a host of British stars who have joined forces to save one of the U.K’s oldest theatres from closure.Over 120 prestigious actors and actresses have agreed to lend their names to a petition which objects to the closure of the Bristol Old
Australian comedienne JANE TURNER is desperate for EMMA THOMPSON to make a guest appearance in her TV show, KATH AND KIM.Kylie Minogue, Rachel Griffiths and Geoffrey Rush have all appeared in the hit comedy, and Turner, who plays Kath Day Knight in the show, insists having the Love Actually star on set would be a
Hoffman will star as a downcast man who meets an unlikely companion while in London for his daughter’s wedding in ‘Last Chance Harvey’.The independent film will be directed by BAFTA-winning British filmmaker Joel Hopkins, who also wrote the screenplay. Hopkins penned the story with Hoffman and Thompson in mind for the lead roles.This is not
Emma Thompson reportedly infuriated Will Smith by smoking in a New York restaurant on Tuesday night.

The "Love Actually" star was dining with a male friend at a center table in the exclusive Waverly Inn, where the "Men In Black" star was also enjoying a meal.
British actress EMMA THOMPSON is to voice new episodes of children’s tale the MAGIC ROUNDABOUT - 25 years after the death of the series’ writer and narrator, her father ERIC THOMPSON.The SENSE AND SENSIBILITY star will join sister SOPHIE and mother PHYLLIDA LAW to read tales from the cult show - featuring characters DOUGAL the
EMMA THOMPSON and THANDIE NEWTON completed a star-studded line up at a charity event in London on Wednesday night (14MAR07).The stars were supporting The Lavender Trust, an initiative affiliated to British charity Breast Cancer Care, which raises money for young sufferers of the disease.Model SOPHIE DAHL performed two songs with jazz musician JAMIE CULLUM as
British actress EMMA THOMPSON is desperate to shed her sedate image by appearing in a film by edgy Spanish director PEDRO ALMODOVAR.The Oscar-winning star wants to take on a more shocking role after appearing in the HARRY POTTER films and romantic comedy LOVE ACTUALLY in recent years, but the controversial VOLVER director has turned her
Anne Hathaway didn't always want to become Jane until Emma Thompson convinced her otherwise.

In her new movie "Becoming Jane," Anne portrays celebrated British author Jane Austen.

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