Kristin Scott Thomas
Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas , DBE (born May 24, 1960 in Redruth , Cornwall ) is a British - French actress .
Life
Kristin Scott Thomas grew up in Dorset , England with her younger sister Serena Scott Thomas . Her family is traditionally associated with the Royal Navy . Her father and stepfather served as pilots with the Fleet Air Arm . Her uncle, Sir Richard Thomas, was an admiral and gentleman usher of the Black Rod in the House of Lords . Her great-great-uncle was the polar explorer and naval officer Robert Falcon Scott .
At the age of 19, she went to Paris as an au pair , where she trained as an actor at the École Nationale des Arts et Technique de Théâtre and became an American pop star immediately after graduating from the film project Under the Cherry Moon (1986) Prince committed. In the following years she was seen mostly in French productions. She had her breakthrough in 1992 with Roman Polański's film Bitter Moon . In 1997, she was for her portrayal of Katharine Clifton in The English Patient for the Oscar in the category Best Actress nomination. Since then she has been one of the big stars of the European film scene and got leading roles in The Horse Whisperer (1998) and in Gosford Park (2001). In 2008 she received the European Film Award for best actress for her portrayal of a child murderer in Philippe Claudel's French-language drama So Many Years I Love You . In the same year she was also nominated for a Golden Globe and also starred as Elizabeth Boleyn in the period drama The Queen's Sister at the side of Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson .
She also played at the theater, including Chekhov and Pirandello in London. In 2004 she was nominated for the “ Laurence Olivier Theater Award” for best actress and won it in 2008 for the role of Arkadina in Chekhov's Die Möwe at London's Jerwood Theater. With this production she went on a tour to New York in September 2008 .
In 2003 Kristin Scott Thomas was awarded the Order of the British Empire and in 2005 the Legion d'honneur . In 2015 she received the rank of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, which raised her to the personal nobility. From 1987 to 2005 she was married to the French doctor François Olivennes. The marriage resulted in a daughter (* 1988) and two sons (* 1991 and 2000). In addition to being a British citizen, Thomas is also a French citizen.
Since her success in The English Patient in 1996 Kristin Scott Thomas has been dubbed primarily by Traudel Haas .
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: Charly
- 1986: Under the Cherry Moon - Under the Cherry Moon (Under the Cherry Moon)
- 1987: Agent Trouble - murder by mistake (Agent trouble)
- 1987: Sentimental Journey (TV)
- 1988: A Handful of Dust
- 1988: The tenth man ( The Tenth Man , TV movie)
- 1991: The bath doctor (Mio caro dottor Gräsler)
- 1992: Bitter Moon
- 1994: Four Weddings and a Funeral (Four Weddings and a Funeral)
- 1995: Angels and Insects (Angels & Insects)
- 1995: Richard III. (Richard III)
- 1995: Belle Époque (three-part TV series)
- 1996: Mission: Impossible
- 1996: The English Patient (The English Patient)
- 1997: Herring on the Pants (The Revengers' Comedies)
- 1998: The Horse Whisperer (The Horse Whisperer)
- 1999: Encounter of Fate (Random Hearts)
- 2000: Villa (Up at the Villa)
- 2001: Life as a House (Life As A House)
- 2001: Gosford Park
- 2003: Small wounds (Petites coupures)
- 2004: Arsène Lupine - The King Among Thieves (Arsène Lupine)
- 2005: Murder in the rectory (Keeping Mum)
- 2006: No mortal word (Ne le dis à personne)
- 2006: In flagranti - what to do with your beloved? (La doublure)
- 2007: The Walker - A friend of certain ladies
- 2008: Easy Virtue - An Immoral Wife (Easy Virtue)
- 2008: I love you for so many years (Il ya longtemps que je t'aime)
- 2008: The Other Boleyn Girl (The Other Boleyn Girl)
- 2008: Largo Winch - Deadly Legacy (Largo Winch)
- 2009: Shopaholic - The Bargain Hunter (Confessions of a Shopaholic)
- 2009: The Affair (Partir)
- 2009: Nowhere Boy
- 2010: love and intrigue (Crime d'amour)
- 2010: Sarah's Key (Elle s'appelait Sarah)
- 2010: Caught under your spell (Contre toi)
- 2011: The Mysterious Stranger (La femme du Vème)
- 2011: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen)
- 2012: Bel Ami
- 2012: In her house (Dans la maison)
- 2012: Between all stools (Cherchez Hortense)
- 2013: Only God Forgives
- 2013: The Invisible Woman
- 2013: Before Winter Comes (Avant l'hiver)
- 2014: My Old Lady
- 2015: Suite française - Melody of Love (Suite française)
- 2017: The Party
- 2017: The Darkest Hour
- 2018: Tomb Raider
- 2018: The piano player from the Gare du Nord (Au bout des doigts)
- 2019: Military Wives
Awards (selection)
- 1987: nominated for the Golden Raspberry for Under the Cherry Moon
- 1995: BAFTA Award for Four Weddings and a Death
- 1997: Oscar nomination for The English Patient
- 1997: BAFTA nomination for The English Patient
- 1997: nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for The English Patient
- 1997: Golden Globe nomination for The English Patient
- 1999: nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Der Pferdeflüsterer
- 2002: Screen Actors Guild Award for Gosford Park
- 2009: BAFTA nomination for So Many Years I Love You
- 2009: César nomination for So Many Years I Love You
- 2009: European Film Award for So Many Years I Love You
- 2009: Golden Globe nomination for So Many Years I Love You
- 2010: BAFTA nomination for Nowhere Boy
- 2010: César nomination for The Affair
- 2011: Prix Lumières for Sarah's key
- 2011: César nomination for Sarah's key
Web links
- Kristin Scott Thomas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Foreboding melancholy ( memento from October 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) - portrait in Filmdienst 22/2008 (Catholic Institute for Media Information)
- Kristin Scott Thomas on prisma-online.de
- Actress Kristin Scott Thomas - "Sex scenes are all choreography" - Interview by Stefan Simons with Thomas and information about the person at Spiegel Online on January 30, 2010
- Louse France: 'I'm 47. Unlike most actresses I don't lie about my age' in the Observer on February 3, 2008 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lady Hood for Kristin Scott Thomas in: The Guardian
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-years-honours-2015
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Scott Thomas, Kristin |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scott Thomas, Kristin Ann (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-French actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1960 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Redruth , Cornwall, England, United Kingdom |