Emma Thompson

Thompson's first successful effort on the London stage was a revival of the 1930s musical ME AND MY GIRL. After a 15-month run, Thompson was exhausted but, the role granted her a breakthrough. Her next breakthrough was in 1987 when she had leading roles in two television series: FORTUNES OR WAR and TUTTI FRUTTI. In 1989, Thompson went back to the stage with her ex-husband Kenneth Branagh for a revival of LOOK BACK IN ANGER. Later that year, the pair starred in a televised adaptation of the play.

Thompson's first big-screen performance was in 1989 when she starred in the romantic comedy THE TALL GUY. While the film was not successful in the box office, Thompson received critical acclaim for her performance. She was seen later that year as Princess Katherine in Branagh's screen adaptation of Shakespeare's HENRY V. She continued her ventures with Shakespeare when she appeared on stage in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and KING LEAR.

Emma Thompson continued expanding her career by appear ing in such films as HOWARDS END, PETER'S FRIENDS, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and THE REMAINS OF THE DAY. These films cemented Thompson as an important British actress.

In 1994, Thompson made her Hollywood debut alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in the blockbuster, JUNIOR. After her work on SENSE AND SENSIBILITY and PRIMARY COLORS, producers in Hollywood were lining up to hire Thompson. This pressure, among other things, caused her to take a year long break from the industry. And, after she became a mother in 1999, she decided to reduce her workload and only take on smaller roles instead of leads.

Since 2010, Emma Thompson has continued to build an extensive career across film, television, and theater. Her notable film credits include Men in Black 3 (2012), Beautiful Creatures (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), in which she portrayed author P. L. Travers, and Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast (2017), in which she played Mrs. Potts. She also appeared in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), Late Night (2019), Last Christmas (2019), and Cruella (2021).

In 2022, Thompson earned critical acclaim for her leading performance in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and portrayed the formidable Miss Trunchbull in Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical. Her television credits include the HBO series Years and Years (2019), while her stage work includes portraying Mrs. Lovett in the 2014 New York Philharmonic production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.