Phyllida Law, Scottish Actress and Mother of Emma and Sophie Thompson, Dies at 94
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Phyllida Law, Scottish Actress and Mother of Emma and Sophie Thompson,
Dies at 94
By K.J. Yossman
Phyllida Law, the Scottish actress and mother of Emma and Sophie Thompson,
has died. She was 94.
rCLIt is with great sadness we have to announce that Phyllida Law died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all of her family, on Monday
27th July,rCY her manager, Jacky Leggo, reportedly told the BBC. rCLWe had worked together for over fifty years and she was a beautiful person inside
and out.rCY
Her granddaughter posted a tribute on Instagram, writing: rCLRest well my Queen.rCY
Law was born in Glasgow in 1932. She attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School where she studied acting, going on to appear in the Gwyneth Paltrow-fronted adaptation of Jane Austen novel rCLEmmarCY as Mrs Bates alongside her daughter Sophie, who played Miss Bates.
She also starred alongside her other daughter Emma in a number of
productions, including her former son-in-law Kenneth BranaghrCOs 1993 film adaptation of rCLMuch Ado About Nothing, which also starred Branagh, Keanu Reeves and Kate Beckinsale, as well as another Branagh production, 1992rCOs rCLPeterrCOs Friends.rCY
Law and Thompson also played together in rCLNanny McPhee,rCY which Thompson co-wrote and which also featured Colin Firth and Angela Lansbury, and
played mother and daughter in Alan RickmanrCOs 1997 directorial debut, rCLThe Winter Guest.rCY
She also frequently appeared in the West End, including the London
Palladium, where she was part of the original London cast of rCLLa Cage Aux Folles.rCY In 2014 she was awarded an OBE for her services to drama and charity.
In 1957 Law married Eric Thompson, an actor who co-created beloved British childrenrCOs show rCLThe Magic Roundabout.rCY He died in 1982 following a heart
attack. He was 53.
Law is survived by her two daughters and her three grandchildren.
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