Topic: Emma Thompson
Quotes
At a time when it behooves all businesses to set their ethics in order and put honorable practice above profit
Burberry criticized over exported jobs Jan 07, 2007
I call upon Burberry to reconsider their decision to move out of the Rhondda Valley
Burberry criticized over exported jobs Jan 07, 2007
It's the sort of depression that doesn't necessarily make you want to kill yourself -- you just don't want to be, you want to switch it off and stop
Emma Thompson admits to past depression Dec 06, 2006
Alan and I, we are so married now that we actually had a row on set
Thompson and Rickman, together again Nov 03, 2003
Alan and I, we are so married now that we actually had a row on set
Thompson, Rickman old hands together Oct 29, 2003
Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is a British actress, comedian and screenwriter. Her first major film role was in the 1989 romantic comedy The Tall Guy. In 1992, Thompson won multiple acting awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress, for her performance in the British drama Howards End. The following year Thompson garnered dual Academy Award nominations, as Best Actress for The Remains of the Day and as Best Supporting Actress for In the Name of the Father.
In 1995, Thompson scripted and starred in Sense and Sensibility, a film adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Other notable film and television credits have included the Harry Potter film series, Wit (2001), Love Actually (2003), Angels in America (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Stranger than Fiction (2006), Last Chance Harvey (2008), An Education (2009), and Nanny McPhee Returns (2010).
Thompson is also a patron of the Refugee Council and President of the Teaching Awards.
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