Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson is a British actress and screenwriter known for both dramatic and comedic roles.
She won Academy Awards for acting in *Howards End* and for adapting *Sense and Sensibility*.
Her work spans prestige literary adaptations to blockbuster franchises: Emma Thompson plays the villain in Cruella.
Author of film scripts
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- narrativeAccount of events
storytelling · revision · collaboration · creative writing · literary adaptation · script doctor
Academy's golden award
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- EmmyTelevision industry accolade
Best Actress · nomination · winner · recipient · ceremony · trophy · statuette · red carpet
Britain's native tongue
- LondonEngland's capital city
- West EndLondon theatre district
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- DameBritish honorific for women
BBC · British cinema · Shakespearean · Royal Academy · theatrical tradition · Hugh Laurie · Stephen Fry · Kenneth Branagh
Female stage performer
- thespianTheatrical performer
- performanceCarrying out a task
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- rolePosition or part
leading lady · filmography · method acting · ensemble · monologue · dialogue · audition · talent
Forster's class-collision narrative
- Love ActuallyMulti-storyline December romantic comedy
- Much Ado About NothingElizabethan comedy of courtship
- Last ChristmasEighties holiday heartbreak ballad
- JuniorDesignation for the younger
Helper of suffering people
- Amnesty InternationalHuman rights advocacy group
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- environmental activismCampaigning for ecological protection
- political activismEfforts to influence policy
screenwriter
Author of film scripts
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
narrative · storytelling · revision · collaboration · creative writing · literary adaptation · script doctor
Oscar
Academy's golden award
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
Emmy · Best Actress · nomination · winner · recipient · ceremony · trophy · statuette · red carpet · honors
English
Britain's native tongue
Dame · BBC · British cinema · Shakespearean · Royal Academy · theatrical tradition · Hugh Laurie · Stephen Fry · Kenneth Branagh · Richard Curtis
actress
Female stage performer
- thespianTheatrical performer
- performanceCarrying out a task
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
role · leading lady · filmography · method acting · ensemble · monologue · dialogue · audition · talent · protagonist
Howards End
Forster's class-collision narrative
- Love ActuallyMulti-storyline December romantic comedy
- Much Ado About NothingElizabethan comedy of courtship
- Last ChristmasEighties holiday heartbreak ballad
Junior · Men in Black · Harry Potter · Beauty and the Beast · Brave
humanitarian
Helper of suffering people
- Amnesty InternationalHuman rights advocacy group
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- environmental activismCampaigning for ecological protection
political activism · social justice · philanthropy · women's rights
- Hollywood StarsBrad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie
- Cambridge AlumniIsaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Stephen Hawking, Alan Turing, Bertrand Russell
- British-American WritersT.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, Henry James, Bill Bryson, Aldous Huxley
- Stage StarsLin-Manuel Miranda, Sarah Bernhardt, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench
- American SurnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- Romcom StarsJulia Roberts, Meg Ryan, Hugh Grant, Sandra Bullock, Kate Hudson
Emma ThompsonSylvester Stallone
Jean-Claude Van Damme · Vin Diesel · Arnold Schwarzenegger · Dwayne Johnson · Steven Seagal
Emma ThompsonAdam Sandler
Rob Schneider · Lindsay Lohan · Paris Hilton · Carmen Electra · David Hasselhoff
Emma ThompsonKim Kardashian
Mel Gibson · James Woods · Ted Nugent · Kid Rock · Roseanne Barr