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Phyllida Law

Phyllida Law

1932-05-08 - 2026-07-27 Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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.

Movies

Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

2005 6.7

as Mrs. Partridge (voice)
The Time Machine

The Time Machine

2002 6.3

as Mrs. Watchett
Unleashed

Unleashed

2005 6.9

as Distinguished Lady
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1993 6.9

as Ursula
Miss Potter

Miss Potter

2006 6.7

as Mrs. Warne
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1997 6.1

as Vronskaya
Emma

Emma

1996 6.6

as Mrs. Bates
A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos

2015 6.3

as Suzanne
Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss

1998 5.7

as Shouting Woman (uncredited)
Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

2011 6.3

as Mrs. Cavendish
Saving Grace

Saving Grace

2000 6.5

as Margaret Sutton
Day of Wrath

Day of Wrath

2006 4.3

as Esperanza de Mendoza
A Little Trip to Heaven

A Little Trip to Heaven

2005 5.4

as Head Mistress
Peter's Friends

Peter's Friends

1992 6.6

as Vera
Copying Beethoven

Copying Beethoven

2006 6.5

as Mother Canisius
Bakery in Brooklyn

Bakery in Brooklyn

2016 5.2

as Baker on the iPad #1
Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973 6.2

as Fraulein Manzialy
I Want You

I Want You

1998 5.6

as Woman at Hairdresser #1
The Winter Guest

The Winter Guest

1997 6.5

as Elspeth
Before the Rain

Before the Rain

1994 7.4

as Anne's Mother
Tooth

Tooth

2004 4.1

as Mrs. Claus
Miss Austen Regrets

Miss Austen Regrets

2008 6.1

as Mrs. Austen
Then Came You

Then Came You

2020 6.0

as Arlene
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

2000 5.8

as Signore Reale
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

2005 5.5

as Mrs. Coogan
Two Men Went To War

Two Men Went To War

2002 6.7

as Faith
The Blue Boy

The Blue Boy

1994 6.2

as Marie's Mother
Ways to Live Forever

Ways to Live Forever

2010 7.0

as Grandmother
Three Days in Havana

Three Days in Havana

2014 4.5

as The Broker
Brush with Fate

Brush with Fate

2003 6.0

as Maria
Colleagues From Hell

Colleagues From Hell

1989 0.0
Otley

Otley

1969 6.3

as Jean
Milk

Milk

1999 4.0

as Veronica
Pinochet in Suburbia

Pinochet in Suburbia

2006 5.3

as Lucia Pinochet
The Lost Lover

The Lost Lover

1999 3.7

as The Grandmother
The Waiting Room

The Waiting Room

2007 5.4

as Helen
Mad Cows

Mad Cows

1999 4.4

as Lady Drake (Alex's Mother)
Lecture 21

Lecture 21

2008 6.1

as Boheme
Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight

2010 7.5

as Ruth
How Proust Can Change Your Life

How Proust Can Change Your Life

2000 5.2

as Virginia Woolf
Tree of Hands

Tree of Hands

1989 8.0

as Julia
The Swap

The Swap

2002 6.5

as Rose Trenchard
Blinded

Blinded

2004 8.0

as Bella Black
The Life and Death of King John

The Life and Death of King John

1984 7.3

as Lady Faulconbridge
Mia Sarah

Mia Sarah

2006 7.0

as Sarah
Buffet

Buffet

1976 9.0

as Joan
Evelyn

Evelyn

1971 7.0

as The Wife

TV Shows

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 7.5

as Felicity Dinsdale
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 7.5

as Mary Bingham
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 6.6

as The Wife
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 6.6

as Joan
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 8.2

as Mrs Llewellyn-Smythe
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 8.2

as Lady Carrington
Foyle's War

Foyle's War

2002 7.9

as Lady Muriel Sackville
Minder

Minder

1979 7.1

as Magistrate
Screen Two

Screen Two

1985 7.1

as Marie's Mother
ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 7.0

as Jeanette Hornby
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001 7.2

as Mrs. Carstairs
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992 7.2

as Nancy Bellow
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 6.8

as Maggie Patton
Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971 7.8

as Lady Constance Weir
Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975 7.1

as Honoria Bird
Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975 7.1

as Mrs. Thripp
The Sarah Jane Adventures

The Sarah Jane Adventures

2007 7.1

as Bea Nelson-Stanley
Timeshift

Timeshift

2002 7.0

as self
Monarch of the Glen

Monarch of the Glen

2000 7.3

as Isobel Hogg
The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott

1991 6.6

as Edith Duglass
Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

1955 6.0

as Rosie McCallion
Kingdom

Kingdom

2007 7.1

as Aunt Auriel
BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977 7.0

as Phyllis
Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth

1995 7.7

as Vicky Jeffreys
The Main Chance

The Main Chance

1969 8.2

as Alison Murray
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

1999 7.0

as Lady Margaret
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 8.8

as Maria
The Barchester Chronicles

The Barchester Chronicles

1982 7.3

as Mrs Stanhope
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield

A Picture of Katherine Mansfield

1973 6.0

as Mother
Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other Wife

Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other Wife

2012 6.0

as Lady Anne Meriot
All or Nothing at All

All or Nothing at All

1993 8.2

as Mrs. Timpson
Clarence

Clarence

1988 7.1

as Mrs. Vaile
Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956 6.0

as Greta
Ffizz

Ffizz

1987 0.0

as Lady Boughton
Stig of the Dump

Stig of the Dump

2002 7.0

as Marjorie
Come Back, Lucy

Come Back, Lucy

1978 7.2

as Aunt Gwen
The Royal

The Royal

2003 7.8

as Daisy Crannagh