Emma Thompson (born 15 April, 1959) is an Emmy, BAFTA and two time-Academy Award-winning English actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She is also a patron of the Refugee Council. She plays Sybill Trelawney in the Harry Potter films.
Personal life
She was formerly married to Kenneth Branagh who played Gilderoy Lockhart in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Emma shares the same birthday (15 April) and name with her Harry Potter co-star Emma Watson (Hermione Granger).
Select filmography
Thompson as Sybill Trelawney.
Actress
- Voyage of Time (2013): Narrator
- Effie (2013): Lady Eastlake
- Beautiful Creatures (2013): Mrs Lincoln/Sarafine
- Brave (2012): Voice of Queen Elinor
- Men in Black III (2012) : Oh
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Sybill Trelawney
- Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010): Nanny McPhee
- The Boat That Rocked (2009): Charlotte
- Last Chance Harvey (2008): Kate Walker
- Brideshead Revisited (2008): Lady Marchmain
- I Am Legend (2007): Dr. Alice Krippin
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007): Sybill Trelawney
- Stranger Than Fiction (2006): Karen Eiffel
- Nanny McPhee (2005): Nanny McPhee
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004): Sybill Trelawney
Emma on the set of Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in the role of Sybill Trelawney.
- Love Actually (2003): Karen
- Sense and Sensibility (1995): Elinor Dashwood
- In The Name of the Father (1993): Gareth Peirce
- Much Ado About Nothing (1993): Beatrice
- Howard's End (1992): Margaret J. 'Meg' Schlegel
- Henry V (1989): Princess Katherine de Valois
Writer
- Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010) (Written By)
- Nanny McPhee (2005) (Screenplay)
- Sense and Sensibility (1995) (Screenplay)
Producer
- Sold (2011) (executive producer)
- Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010) (executive producer)
- The Journey (executive producer)
