born april british actress comedian writer thompson known portrayals women playing characters sense irony period dramas literary adaptations considered britain accomplished actresses born london english actor scottish actress thompson educated university_of_cambridge member troupe appearing comedy programmes came prominence series fortunes war winning bafta award best actress work series thompson film role came romantic comedy tall guy early 1990s frequently collaborated husband actor director pair popular british media starred films including dead thompson won multiple acting awards including academy award bafta award best actress work period drama end garnered dual academy_award nominations roles remains day father lawyer thompson scripted starred earned awards notable film television credits include film series wit love actually angels america stranger fiction chance harvey men black brave received acclaim award nominations portrayal saving banks thompson married actor lives london daughter adopted son activist areas human rights received criticism outspoken nature authored books adapted tale peter rabbit early life thompson born london april member business family mother scottish actress english father involved theatre writer narrator popular children television series magic roundabout godfather director writer sister works actress family lived north london thompson educated spent time scotland childhood visited grandparents uncle lived youth thompson intrigued language literature trait attributes father shared love words began studying english degree university_of_cambridge thompson believes inevitable actress commenting surrounded creative people don think gone way seminal moment turned feminism inspired performing explained interview discovered book attic victorian female writers took order express wanted express completely changed life self professed punk rocker short red hair comedian like lily cambridge thompson invited university prestigious sketch comedy troupe president female member troupe fellow actors romantic relationship recalled doubt emma going distance nickname emma talented thompson served vice president directed troupe female revue women hour following year thompson team won award edinburgh festival fringe sketch cellar tapes thompson father died result problems age actress commented tore family pieces begin tell regret added time possible alive space courage definite feeling space power acting career 1980s breaking thompson professional role touring stage version turned television early work came stars regional itv comedy series worry outing followed bbc worry later returned sketch ran series thompson later collaborated acclaimed series saturday night thompson cast west end revival musical girl starring provided breakthrough career production earned rave reviews played role months exhausted actress later remarked thought fucking walk time going fucking throw end wrote starred special channel_4 grabs thompson achieved breakthrough leading roles television miniseries fortunes war world war drama starring dark comedy scottish rock band performances thompson won following year wrote starred sketch comedy series bbc thompson poorly received formed romantic relationship starred stage revival look anger directed produced later year pair starred televised version play thompson cinema appearance came romantic comedy tall guy feature film debut screenwriter starred west end actor thompson played nurse falls love film widely seen thompson performance praised new_york_times called exceptionally versatile comic actress turned shakespeare appearing princess screen adaptation film released great critical acclaim leading british actress thompson considered american writer critic led british cinematic onslaught 1990s continued experiment shakespeare new decade appearing stage productions night dream king reviewing chicago_tribune praised extraordinary performance fool thompson returned cinema playing impromptu period drama life starred film received positive reviews thompson nominated second release pairing directed los_angeles based noir dead played woman forgotten identity thriller number box office weeks early thompson guest role episode american comedy series cheers wife turning point thompson career came cast opposite merchant ivory period drama end based novel film explored social class system thompson playing intellectual forward looking woman comes association privileged deeply conservative family actively pursued role writing director agreed audition gave according critic film allowed thompson come away release roger_ebert wrote superb central role quiet ironic steel inside end widely praised surprise hit received academy_award nominations wins best actress trophy thompson awarded bafta performance reflecting role new_york_times writes actress found international success overnight films thompson returned working peter friends pair starred group cambridge alumni reunited years graduating comedy positively reviewed washington_post wrote thompson highlight dimensional character grace sense comic tragedy followed screen version couple starred alongside cast included thompson widely praised screen chemistry natural ease played role marking critical success thompson performance earned nomination best female lead thompson reunited merchant ivory film remains day film described classic production team definitive film based novel butler interwar britain story acclaimed study loneliness repression thompson particularly interested looking people grandmother worked servant sacrifices named film greatest experiences career considering masterpiece withheld emotion remains day critical commercial success receiving oscar nominations including second nod thompson best actress nomination academy awards thompson nominated category making eighth performer history nominated year came role lawyer father drama starring film second hit year earning million critical praise nominated remains day sense sensibility hollywood roles thompson hollywood debut playing goofy doctor alongside blockbuster junior male pregnancy storyline poorly received critics san_francisco_chronicle praised lead trio returned independent cinema lead role studied relationship artist writer played roger_ebert remarked thompson developed specialty love guide film video companion commented mannerisms usually drive appropriate success continued generally considered popular authentic numerous film novels 1990s thompson lifelong lover work hired write film based period sketches series thompson spent years developing screenplay took role sister despite years older literary character directed starring sense sensibility received widespread critical praise highest grossing films thompson career remarked displayed great affinity style wit sight sound saw film thompson received nomination won award best adapted screenplay making person history win oscar acting writing earned second bafta award best actress golden globe award best screenplay thompson absent screens returned following year directorial debut winter guest set day scottish seaside village drama allowed thompson mother play mother daughter screen returned america appear episode ellen self performance received primetime emmy award outstanding guest actress comedy series second hollywood role thompson starred primary colors playing couple based bill hillary_clinton thompson character susan described ambitious long suffering wife deal husband infidelity film critically received lost money box office according daily_mirror americans blown away performance accent hollywood producers increasingly interested casting thompson rejected offers expressing concerns living los_angeles walls stated lovely long know leave admitted feeling tired industry point influenced decision leave film year thompson followed playing fbi agent opposite poorly received thriller 2000s smaller roles mother thompson conscious decision reduce workload following years appearances supporting roles seen screen small british comedy maybe baby appeared favour director friend hbo television film wit thompson happily took lead role felt best scripts come america adapted pulitzer prize winning play self sufficient harvard_university professor finds values challenged diagnosed cancer thompson instrumental bringing direct project pair spent months rehearsal complex character right greatly drawn role head reviewing performance roger_ebert touched way struggles humanity self respect called thompson finest work new_york_times described brilliant performances adding soul body film earned thompson nominations golden thompson credit vocal performance disney treasure planet adaptation voiced captain animation earned far large budget considered box office disaster failure countered following year thompson biggest commercial successes romantic comedy love actually ensemble cast included played middle class wife suspects husband played infidelity scene character breaks described critic best crying screen thompson mentioned gets commended role explained bloody practice crying bedroom having cheerful gathering pieces heart putting performance received bafta nomination thompson continued supporting roles drama played journalist abducted country 1970s regime played husband tries find film critics disliked film screened venice film festival received scathing article guardian thompson greater success year worked hbo second time acclaimed miniseries featuring dealt aids epidemic reagan era america thompson played small roles nurse homeless woman angel nominated played eccentric teacher film prisoner character described chick professor teaches fortune telling later reprised role order phoenix called time popular franchise great fun year saw release project thompson working years loosely based nurse stories read child thompson wrote screenplay children film centres mysterious discipline group children took lead role alongside highly personal project film success taking number box office earning million worldwide commenting thompson screenplay film critic wrote worn features woven effectively appealing tale youthful empowerment following year thompson appeared surreal american comedy drama stranger fiction playing novelist latest character played real person hears narration head reviews film generally favourable following brief uncredited role post apocalyptic blockbuster legend thompson played catholic lady film adaptation critics film picked thompson highlight said extent new person kind comes minutes brilliant goes away rest movie real problem living presence thompson acclaimed work london based romance played lonely middle aged pair begin relationship critics praised chemistry leads received nominations performances thompson films set 1960s england cameo appearances critically praised drama education mother boat 2010s veteran performer years original thompson returned screenplay transported story britain second world war incorporated new cast including building film success box office number sequel widely seen improvement year thompson reunited bbc television film song lunch focused unnamed characters meeting restaurant years ending relationship thompson performance earned fourth emmy award nomination thompson rare appearance big budget hollywood film played head agent men black continuation popular sci comedy franchise starring smith worldwide gross million thompson biggest commercial hit outside harry potter films mainstream success continued film brave thompson voiced scottish queen daughter defiance tradition second consecutive blockbuster release critics generally kind film thompson played episode incident broke queen bedroom film fantasy romance played evil mother film aimed success twilight saga poorly reviewed box office disappointment film critic critical thompson performance awful southern accent feared damage reputation conversely appearance successful led journalist write emma thompson firing cylinders saving banks depicted making starred thompson author source novel actress considered best screenplay read years delighted offered role considered challenging career played contradictory difficult found inconsistent complicated character joy film received grossed million worldwide critics unanimous praise thompson performance review independent expressed thanks playing instantly warm forgive total film critic felt thompson brought depth predictable film best performance years thompson nominated received lead actress trophy stated shocked thompson receive academy_award nomination film romantic comedy love punch gave thompson second consecutive leading role played divorced couple reunite steal boss jewellery march stage appearance years new_york debut production demon barber fleet street appeared musical nights playful performance highly praised critic wrote held experienced vocalists wound running received sixth emmy nomination televised version thompson provided narration film seeing release project working years drama based true life story art critic marriage written thompson subject copyright case cleared cinemas american playwright claimed play screenplay deals story murphy says submitted thompson husband play roles subsequently played thompson film march judge allowing thompson submit second revised screenplay evidence ruled works approaches historical events noted significant similarities murphy play screenplay thompson screenplay accounted taking consideration shared historical backgrounds finally released october modest reception thompson appeared film alongside husband actress declined promote wise thompson film walk woods comedy adapted book appeared opposite starred debut legend role year old mother foul chain smoking prostitute film critical success received positive reviews empire magazine wrote unforgettable later year supporting role restaurant based film burnt alongside starred world war drama berlin based story april thompson upcoming roles baby wrote screenplay play doctor film released september appear disney upcoming live action film beauty beast supporting role scheduled reception acting style thompson widely considered finest actresses generation britain best known actresses accepted hollywood early career closely associated husband somewhat unpopular considered public warmed separation key actresses 1990s status continued grow journalist stated thompson improved age experience said performances trust think proper hands great mean great british female performers thompson particularly known playing women sands describes best actress times suffering borne poignant dignity according guardian playing good woman plays characters like noted ability win audiences thompson belongs group highly decorated british actresses including known appearing heritage films typically showing restraint rendering emotions intellect feelings sense irony demonstrates heroine superior understanding projecting typically british image thompson tight manner compared background comedy thompson performances typically delivered ironic touch director stated thompson comedic approach greatest asset actress remarking emma extremely funny lady like laughing culture thompson stated moving things funny life art present film work brings real personality roles believes lack conventional beauty contributes actress personal life thompson born london confessed feeling scottish half scottish spent half life frequently returns scotland visits owns home thompson husband actor director met filming television series fortunes war couple married proceeded appear films casting productions dubbed golden couple british media relationship received considerable press interest pair attempted relationship private refusing interviewed photographed september announced separated statement press blamed work schedules later emerged fallen love actress thompson living relationship deteriorated entered clinical depression filming sense sensibility began relationship star commenting able overcome depression told work saved saved picked pieces couple daughter born thompson pregnancy achieved treatment wise thompson attempted child method years treatment unsuccessful thompson wise married family permanent residence london road lived youth thompson husband informally adopted orphan child soldier named met event invited spend christmas home slowly thompson commented sort permanent fixture came holiday scotland family british citizen views activism thompson said religious views regard religion fear suspicion don believe god actually regard system offended things said bible despite said guiding moral principles christian tradition applied properly observes christmas politically liberal supporter labour_party told bbc member party life supports socialist labour leader thompson youth public figure regularly voiced views involved issues prompting criticism overly outspoken daily_telegraph asked national treasure britain annoying woman justified saying feel need speak woman got voice needs shout loudly particularly active human rights work ambassador charity travelled burma chair patron therapy room office refugees thompson activist having member british based coalition seeks end israeli occupation patron time named european hero recognition work highlight plight aids africa aside humanitarian work thompson active supporter january campaign climate change members organisation bought land near village deter building runway airport august thompson daughter went save arctic expedition raise awareness dangers drilling oil ambassador thompson announced supporting london mayoral election writing guardian said backing women equality party want die closing pay gap stands great supposedly modern capital city books thompson wrote tale peter rabbit addition peter rabbit series commemorate anniversary publication tale peter rabbit approached publishers write authorised peter story written potter book falls middle earlier series end takes outside garden scotland thompson wrote second book series titled christmas tale peter rabbit filmography awards december thompson appeared films television programmes stage productions won nominated awards career including academy_award nominations winning nominations winning seven bafta award nominations winning emmy award nominations winning
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