Phyllida Law

Biography

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

50

Birth Date

1932-05-08 00:00:00

Birth Place

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Known For

• 

  The Time Machine
• 

  Copying Beethoven
• 

  The Winter Guest
• 

  Love at First Sight
• 

  Pinochet in Suburbia
• 

  Unleashed

Credits

• actors (50 credits)

  • Then Came You

    Arlene

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Bakery in Brooklyn

    Baker on the iPad #1

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • A Little Chaos

    Suzanne

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Three Days in Havana

    The Broker

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Albert Nobbs

    Mrs. Cavendish

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Love at First Sight

    Ruth

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Ways to Live Forever

    Grandmother

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Lecture 21

    Boheme

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Miss Austen Regrets

    Mrs. Austen

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • The Waiting Room

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Mia Sarah

    Sarah

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Miss Potter

    Mrs. Warne

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Copying Beethoven

    Mother Canisius

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Day of Wrath

    Esperanza de Mendoza

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Pinochet in Suburbia

    Lucia Pinochet

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • A Little Trip to Heaven

    Head Mistress

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Nanny McPhee

    Mrs. Partridge (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

    Mrs. Coogan

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Unleashed

    Distinguished Lady

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Blinded

    Bella Black

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Tooth

    Mrs. Claus

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • I'll Be There

    Mrs. Williams

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Brush with Fate

    Maria

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Two Men Went To War

    Faith

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Time Machine

    Mrs. Watchett

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Swap

    Rose Trenchard

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

    Signore Reale

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • How Proust Can Change Your Life

    Virginia Woolf

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Saving Grace

    Margaret Sutton

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Mad Cows

    Lady Drake (Alex's Mother)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Lost Lover

    The Grandmother

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Milk

    Veronica

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Judas Kiss

    Shouting Woman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • I Want You

    Woman at Hairdresser #1

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Winter Guest

    Elspeth

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Anna Karenina

    Vronskaya

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Emma

    Mrs. Bates

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Blue Boy

    Marie's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Before the Rain

    Anne's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Ursula

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Peter's Friends

    Vera

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Tree of Hands

    Julia

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Colleagues From Hell

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Life and Death of King John

    Lady Faulconbridge

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Abide with Me

    Joan Drummond

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Buffet

    Joan

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Hitler: The Last Ten Days

    Fraulein Manzialy

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Bristol Entertainment

    Bridget

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Evelyn

    The Wife

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Otley

    Jean

    actor

    actors
    1969