Phyllida Law
Known for

Acting

Credits

86

Gender

Woman

Birthday

May 8, 1932 (92)

Place of birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also known as

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Phyllida Law

Biography

Phyllida Law is a Scottish actress, the mother of Emma and Sophie Thompson.

Known for
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
October 21, 2005
The Time Machine
The Time Machine
March 4, 2002
Unleashed
Unleashed
February 2, 2005
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
May 7, 1993
A Little Chaos
A Little Chaos
March 26, 2015
Emma
Emma
August 2, 1996
Miss Potter
Miss Potter
December 3, 2006
Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs
December 21, 2011
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
January 8, 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
January 8, 1989
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2021Then Came YouArlene
2016Bakery in BrooklynBaker on the iPad #1
2015A Little ChaosSuzanne
2014Three Days in HavanaThe Broker
2012Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other WifeLady Anne Meriot
2011Albert NobbsMrs. Cavendish
2010Ways to Live ForeverGrandmother
2010Love at First SightRuth
2010Under the Hammer
2008Miss Austen RegretsMrs. Austen
2008Lecture 21Boheme
2007The Sarah Jane AdventuresBea Nelson-Stanley
2007KingdomAunt Auriel
2007The Waiting RoomHelen
2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
2006Miss PotterMrs. Warne
2006Copying BeethovenMother Canisius
2006Day of WrathEsperanza de Mendoza
2006Mia SarahSarah
2006Pinochet in SuburbiaLucia Pinochet
2005Nanny McPheeMrs. Partridge (voice)
2005UnleashedDistinguished Lady
2005A Little Trip to HeavenHead Mistress
2005Afterlife
2005Mee-Shee: The Water GiantMrs. Coogan
2004BlindedBella Black
2003Brush with FateMaria
2003The RoyalDaisy Crannagh
2002The Time MachineMrs. Watchett
2002Two Men Went To WarFaith
2002The SwapRose Trenchard
2002Stig of the DumpMarjorie
2002Timeshiftself
2001Waking the DeadMrs. Carstairs
2000Saving GraceMargaret Sutton
2000Monarch of the Glen
2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidSignore Reale
2000How Proust Can Change Your LifeVirginia Woolf
1999The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsLady Margaret
1999Mad CowsLady Drake (Alex's Mother)
1999MilkVeronica
1999The Lost LoverThe Grandmother
1998Judas KissShouting Woman (uncredited)
1998I Want YouWoman at Hairdresser #1
1997Midsomer MurdersFelicity Dinsdale
1997Midsomer MurdersMary Bingham
1997Anna KareninaVronskaya
1997The Winter GuestElspeth
1996EmmaMrs. Bates
1995Hamish MacbethVicky Jeffreys
1994Before the RainAnne's Mother
1994The Blue BoyMarie's Mother
1994Ready Steady CookSelf - Guest
1993Much Ado About NothingUrsula
1993All or Nothing at AllMrs. Timpson
1992Peter's FriendsVera
1992HeartbeatNancy Bellow
1991The House of EliottEdith Duglass
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotMrs Llewellyn-Smythe
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotLady Carrington
1989A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989About Face
1989Tree of HandsJulia
1988ClarenceMrs. Vaile
1988That's Love
1987Ffizz
1986Hell's Bells
1984The Life and Death of King JohnLady Faulconbridge
1983Taggart
1982The Barchester Chronicles
1979Tales of the UnexpectedMaggie Patton
1979MinderMagistrate
1979AgonyMrs. Lucas
1978BBC Television Shakespeare
1978Come Back, LucyAunt Gwen
1976When the Boat Comes In
1976BuffetJoan
1975Rumpole of the Bailey
1973Hitler: The Last Ten DaysFraulein Manzialy
1971Upstairs, DownstairsLady Constance Weir
1971EvelynThe Wife
1970Play for TodayThe Wife
1970Play for TodayJoan
1969OtleyJean
1969The Main ChanceAlison Murray
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMaria