Topic 74 of 105: Emma Thompson
Sun, Oct 27, 2002 (21:10) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
EMMA THOMPSON: Born into a theatrical family in 1959, Emma Thompson is considered one of
Britain's top actors of all time. While studying English literature at Cambridge
University, she became one of the few women to join the Footlights Acting Club, whose
distinguished alumni include John Cleese and Eric Idle. Thompson also began writing,
directing, and producing for Cambridge's first all-female revue, "Woman's Hour." After
graduating from Cambridge, Thompson joined with two other Footlights alumni to write and
perform in a television series, "Al Fresco."
In 1985, she landed her first major role in the musical, "Me and My Girl." The next year,
she won a lead role in the drama, "Fortunes of War," during which time she fell in love
with (and later married) her co-star, Kenneth Branagh. The couple later acted in four
other feature films together, but divorced in 1995. The actress is currently living with
her "Sense and Sensibility" co-star, Greg Wise, with their daughter, Gaia Romilly Wise.
Thompson's older sister, Sophie Thompson, and mother, Phyllida Law, are both actresses,
while her father, Eric Thompson, is a stage director. Emma Thompson's period filmography
includes:
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Carrington (1995)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Howards End (1992)
Impromptu (1991)
Henry V (1989)
The Winslow Boy (1988)
source:
http://www.erasofelegance.com/actors.html
2 responses total.
Topic 74 of 105 [babes]: Emma Thompson
Response 1 of 2: Autumn (autumn) * Mon, Oct 28, 2002 (15:17) * 1 lines
So where has one of Britain's top actor's been the last seven years?
Topic 74 of 105 [babes]: Emma Thompson
Response 2 of 2: Wolfie Baby (wolf) * Thu, Jul 21, 2005 (11:35) * 1 lines
really, she's a great actress....she did that hbo series about aids, right?
babes conference 
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