Actress Phyllida Law, Mother of Emma Thompson, Dies at 94
Emma Thompson and fans paid tribute after the OBE recipient died peacefully at home, following a career spanning stage, television and film.
- Scottish actress Phyllida Law has died at age 94, her manager Jacky Leggo confirmed. Leggo stated that Law "died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all of her family."
- Born in Glasgow in 1932, Law trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she met her late husband, actor Eric Thompson. The couple married in 1957.
- Law frequently appeared alongside her actress daughters Emma Thompson and Sophie Thompson in films including Peter's Friends , Much Ado About Nothing , and the 1996 adaptation of Emma.
- Granddaughter Gaia Wise, 26, shared a tribute on Instagram, writing, "Rest well my Queen," alongside a red heart emoji. The post reflects the family's notably close-knit bond.
- Law received an OBE for services to drama and charitable causes in 2014. Her lengthy career concluded with a role in the 2020 romance Then Came You.
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Emma Thompson's Mom, Also a Prolific Actor, Dies at 94
Phyllida Law, a familiar face across British stage and screen whose career often intersected with that of daughter Emma Thompson, has died at 94. Her manager said she "died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all her family," reports the Guardian . Born in Glasgow in 1932, Law initially studied stage...
Emma Thompson's mother, Phyllida Law, died at the age of 94.
Oscar winner Emma Thompson mourns for her mother. Scottish actress Phyllida Law died at the age of 94.
The Scottish artist, with an eight-decade career in film, theatre and television, has died in her home with her loved ones. Die Frank Beard, the only member of ZZ Top without a long beard British actress Phyllida Law, mother of also interpreter Emma Thompson, has died at 94 years old. Her representative, Jacky Leggo, confirmed “with great sadness” the news to the BBC News public broadcaster in a statement in which she said that the performer die…
She died at the age of 94 years Phyllida Law, a prominent figure of the British acting and mother of the actresses Emma and Sophie Thompson. To officialize the news was her personal manager, Jacky Leggo, through a press release in which she specified that the actress died in an extremely serene way at home, surrounded by [...] L'articolo Lutto per Emma e Sophie Thompson, è morta la madre Phyllida Law: the Scottish actress was 94 years old, often…
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