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Emma Thompson/Professor Sybill Trelawney
Full Name: Emma Thompson
Birthday: April 15, 1959
City of Birth: Paddington, London, England, UK
Height: 5'7"
Spouse: Kenneth Branagh, 1989-1994 (divorced). Greg Wise (2003-present).
Children: Gaia Romilly Wise
Biography: Emma first began acting at Cambridge University with the comedy troupe Footlights. After some experience on TV, she starred in her first stage musical, "Me and My Girl," opposite Robert Lindsay. She won a British Academy Award for her work on the BBC series "Tutti Fruitti" and "Fortunes of War." She became friends with Kenneth Branaugh, her first husband, who cast her as Katherine of France in his adaption of Shakespeare's Henry V. They were married after the films release and after that, she starred in a number of his films. She has been in a number of films since then and has been teamed up with the most unlikely of people, including Arnold Schwarzenneger in Junior. She has one daughter and is currently married to Greg Wise.
Interesting Facts:
-Ranked #91 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
-Educated at Cambridge University, studied English Literature.
-Emma Thompson is left-handed.
-Turned down the Jodie Foster role in Anna and the King (1999).
-Has one song dedicated to her and named after her, on famous French singer Georges Moustaki's album, "Moustaki", released in 2003.
-She is the only person to have won Academy awards for both acting and writing. She won Best Actress for Howard's End, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility
-Speaks French fluently.
-She lives across the street from her mother and down the street from her sister.
Quotes:
-"I have a nervous breakdown in the film and in one scene I get to stand at the top of the stairs waving an empty sherry bottle which is, of course, a typical scene from my daily life, so isn't much of a stretch." - on her role in the Harry Potter film.
Filmography:
-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
-Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
-Nanny McPhee (2005)
-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
-Imagining Argentina(2003)
-Love Actually (2003)
-Treasure Planet (2002)
-Wit (2001)
-Maybe Baby (2001)
-Judas Kiss (1999)
-Primary Colors (1998
-The Winter Guest (1997)
-Carrington (1995)
-Sense and Sensibility (1995)
-Junior (1994)
-In the Name of the Father (1993)
-Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
-My Father the Hero (1993)
-Remains of the Day (1993)
-Howards End (1992)
-Peter's Friends (1992)
-Dead Again (1991)
-Impromptu (1990)
-The Winslow Boy(1990)
-Knuckle(1989)
-The Tall Guy (1990)
-Henry V (1989)
-Look Back in Anger (1989)
-Fortunes of War (1987)
Awards and Nominations:
Academy:
1995- Nominated for Best Actress for "Sense and Sensibility"
1995- Won Best Adapted Screenplay for "Sense and Sensibility"
1993- Nominated for Best Actress for "Remains of the Day"
1993- Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "In the Name of the Father"
1992- Won Best Actress for "Howards End"
British Academy Awards:
1993- Nominated for Best Actress for "Remains of the Day
1992- Nominated for Best Actress for "Howards End"
Broadcast Film Critics Association:
2001- Nominated for Best Actress in a Picture Made for Television for "Wit"
1995- Won for Best Screenplay for "Sense and Sensibility"
Golden Globes:
2001- Nominated for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture for "Wit"
1995- Nominated for Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) for "Junior"
1994- Nominated for Best Actress (Drama) for "Remains of the Day"
1993- Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "In the Name of the Father"
1992- Won Best Actress (Drama) for "Howards End"
L.A. Film Critics Association:
1995- Won for Best Screenplay for "Sense and Sensibility" (1995)
1992- Won for Best Actress for "Howards End"
New York Film Critics Circle:
1992- Won Best Actress for "Howards End"
Screen Actors Guild:
2001- Nominated for Best Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries for "Wit"
Contact:
No contact information available.
Sources:
Internet Movie Database
Yahoo! Movies
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