Sophie Thompson
Biography
Sophie Thompson is an English actress who began performing as a teenager, making her television debut at fifteen in the BBC adaptation A Traveller in Time before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Born and raised in London, she made her professional stage debut in 1979 in The Schoolmistress for the Royal Exchange in Manchester. She won an Olivier Award in 1999 for best actress in a musical for her performance in Into the Woods, and has received six other Olivier nominations, including for Company and Clybourne Park. Her film work includes Persuasion (1995), Emma (1996), Dancing at Lughnasa (1998), Relative Values (2000) and Fat Slags (2004). On television she played Stella Crawford in EastEnders and Rosemary Piper in Coronation Street, and she has also written a recipe book and a children's book.
64years old
Turns 65 on January 20in 71 days
- Born London
- Star sign: AquariusFirst day of the sign, on the Capricorn cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 27 years1995 to 2022
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First role
At 15, Thompson starred opposite Simon Gipps-Kent in the BBC adaptation of Alison Uttley's classic A Traveller in Time, her television debut. She later studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
First role
Thompson's professional stage debut came in 1979 at 17, as she appeared in Arthur Wing Pinero's play The Schoolmistress at the Royal Exchange in Manchester.
Behind the camera
Thompson wrote a recipe book, My Family Kitchen, published in 2015, and her first children's book, Zoo Boy, came out in 2016.
Sophie Thompson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Sophie Thompson shares two films with Roger Hammond, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Roger Hammond's page
Dolph Lundgren's page
Ewan McGregor's page
Meryl Streep's page
Toby Jones's page
Toni Collette's page
All films by Douglas McGrath
All films by Roger Michell
Pat O'ConnorDirector, 1 film, 1998
All films by Pat O'Connor
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | |||
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical | Won | ||
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Official profiles and reference pages.