Phyllida Law
Phyllida Ann Law (born May 8, 1932 in Glasgow , Scotland ) is a British actress .
Life
Phyllida Law was born in Glasgow in 1932 to William and Megsie Law. Her parents divorced after World War II . She was married to actor and director Eric Thompson from 1957 until his death in 1982 . Their children, Emma and Sophie Thompson, are both actresses. Law appeared in many documentaries and interviews about the work of her late husband in the television series The Magic Roundabout ( Magic Roundabout ) on.
Career
Law shot a lot for British television; She has appeared in the television series Dixon of Dock Green and Rumpole of the Bailey, as well as in the adaptation of the Lord Peter Wimsey story The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1972).
She was in the films Peter's Friends (1992) and Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and in Alan Rickman's directorial debut The Winter Guest (1997) each with her daughter Emma Thompson .
In 2007 she was a guest star in two spin-off episodes of Doctor Who : she played Bea Nelson-Stanley in The Sarah Jane Adventures episode Eye of the Gorgon and was heard as Beldonia in the British audio drama The Bride of Peladon . She also played Aunt Auriel in the British television series Kingdom with Stephen Fry in 2007 . In 2008 she was a guest star on the British television series Foyle's War .
She also illustrated the autobiography Beginning by Kenneth Branagh .
Prizes and awards
- Phyllida Law was nominated for the Chlotrudis Award in 1998 for her role in The Winter Guest (1997) as "Best Supporting Actress" .
- In 2013 she received an honorary doctorate from Glasgow Caledonian University .
Filmography (selection)
- 1964: Play School (TV series)
- 1972: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
- 1972: Hitler : The Last Ten Days
- 1982: The Barchester Chronicles
- 1988–1992: That's Love (TV series)
- 1991: The House of Eliott (TV series)
- 1992: Peter's Friends
- 1993: Much Ado About Nothing (Much Ado About Nothing)
- 1994: Before the Rain (Before the Rain)
- 1994: Junior
- 1996: Emma
- 1997: Anna Karenina
- 1997: The Winter Guest
- 1999: The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns - The legend of forbidden love ( The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns , TV movie)
- 2000: Grasgeflüster (Saving Grace)
- 2002: The Time Machine
- 2003: Brush with Fate
- 2003: I'll Be There
- 2005: Unleashed (Danny The Dog)
- 2005: Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
- 2006: Days of Darkness - Day of Wrath (Day of Wrath)
- 2007: Kingdom (TV series)
- 2007: The Sarah Jane Adventures (TV series)
- 2008: Miss Austen Regrets
- 2011: Inspector Barnaby (Midsumer Murders) (TV series)
- 2011: Albert Nobbs
- 2014: The Gardener of Versailles (A Little Chaos)
Web links
- Phyllida Law in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Phyllida Law in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ Phyllida Law Biography (1932-)
- ↑ Kenneth Branagh: Beginning (Autobiography), 1989, ISBN 0-312-05822-5
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Law, Phyllida |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Law, Phyllida Ann (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom |