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Phyllida Law

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Phyllida Law

Born May 8, 1932 in Glasgow, Scotland, UKDied July 27, 202649 films

Phyllida Law OBE (8 May 1932 — 27th July 2026) was a Scottish actress of screen and stage, and the mother of actresses Emma and Sophie Thompson.

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Much Ado About Nothing posterFirst watchMuch Ado About Nothing19937.0as UrsulaIn this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme.View film

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Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. 2020Then Came YouArlene
  2. 2016Bakery in BrooklynBaker on the iPad #1
  3. 2015A Little ChaosSuzanne
  4. 2014Three Days in HavanaThe Broker
  5. 2011Albert NobbsMrs. Cavendish
  6. 2010Love at First SightRuth
  7. 2010Ways to Live ForeverGrandmother
  8. 2008Lecture 21Boheme
  9. 2008Miss Austen RegretsMrs. Austen
  10. 2007The Waiting RoomHelen
  11. 2006Mia SarahSarah
  12. 2006Miss PotterMrs. Warne
  13. 2006Copying BeethovenMother Canisius
  14. 2006Day of WrathEsperanza de Mendoza
  15. 2006Pinochet in SuburbiaLucia Pinochet
  16. 2005A Little Trip to HeavenHead Mistress
  17. 2005Nanny McPheeMrs. Partridge (voice)
  18. 2005Mee-Shee: The Water GiantMrs. Coogan
  19. 2005UnleashedDistinguished Lady
  20. 2004BlindedBella Black
  21. 2004ToothMrs. Claus
  22. 2003I'll Be ThereMrs. Williams
  23. 2003Brush with FateMaria
  24. 2002Two Men Went To WarFaith
  25. 2002The Time MachineMrs. Watchett
  26. 2002The SwapRose Trenchard
  27. 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidSignore Reale
  28. 2000Saving GraceMargaret Sutton
  29. 1999Mad CowsLady Drake (Alex's Mother)
  30. 1999The Lost LoverThe Grandmother
  31. 1999MilkVeronica
  32. 1998Judas KissShouting Woman (uncredited)
  33. 1998I Want YouWoman at Hairdresser #1
  34. 1997The Winter GuestElspeth
  35. 1997Anna KareninaVronskaya
  36. 1996EmmaMrs. Bates
  37. 1994The Blue BoyMarie's Mother
  38. 1994Before the RainAnne's Mother
  39. 1993Much Ado About NothingUrsula
  40. 1992Peter's FriendsVera
  41. 1989Tree of HandsJulia
  42. 1989Colleagues From Hell
  43. 1984The Life and Death of King JohnLady Faulconbridge
  44. 1976Abide with MeJoan Drummond
  45. 1976BuffetJoan
  46. 1973Hitler: The Last Ten DaysFraulein Manzialy
  47. 1971The Bristol EntertainmentBridget
  48. 1971EvelynThe Wife
  49. 1969OtleyJean