Emma Thompson

Actor and writer. Born 15 April 1959 in Paddington, London, England, UK.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 30 titles

Oscars2 won · 4 nominated

Born

15 April 1959, Paddington, London, England, UK

Active

1982–present

Frequently works with

Kenneth Branagh, Eric Fellner, Hugh Grant, Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan, Alan Rickman, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

73Fi1m

68Critics

We rate Emma’s work 5 points above the press, across 28 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above11

60 to 7916

Under 603

Of 30 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 11 of 27 billed first or second
Reviewed: 26 films, 4 series
Screen time: 51 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $6.7bn across 25 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 4 nominated
Active: 1982–present

Genres

Drama18
Comedy14
Romance12
Fantasy7
Adventure5
Family5

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestThe Remains of the Day1993

32WorstDolittle2020

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11970s

181980s

211990s

152000s

362010s

132020s

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson in numbers