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- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Sophie Thompson is a British actress who has worked in film, television, and theatre. A six-time Olivier Award nominee, she won the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the London revival of 'Into the Woods.' Her other nominations were for 'Wildest Dreams' (1994), 'Company' (1996), 'Clybourne Park' (2011), 'Guys and Dolls' (2016), and 'Present Laughter' (2019). Thompson's film appearances include Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Persuasion (1995), Emma (1996), Dancing at Lughnasa (1998), Gosford Park (2001), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010). Her television roles include playing Stella Crawford in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1985) and Rosemary Piper in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (1960).
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpouseRichard Lumsden(October 1995 - 2015) (divorced, 2 children)
- Parents
- RelativesGaia Wise(Niece or Nephew)Emma Thompson(Sibling)
- Both Sophie and her sister, Emma Thompson, met their future husbands--Richard Lumsden and Greg Wise respectively--on the set of Sense and Sensibility (1995).
- She was awarded the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in "Into the Woods".
- Younger sister of Emma Thompson. Consequently she is the sister-in-law of Greg Wise and the former sister-in-law of Kenneth Branagh.
- Daughter of stage director Eric Thompson and Phyllida Law.
- She and her sister Emma Thompson, as well as her former brother-in-law Kenneth Branagh, have all appeared in the Harry Potter films. Also appearing is Helena Bonham Carter, who played Emma's sister in Howards End (1992).
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