1932Born, Glasgow
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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.
Known for
Nanny McPheeMrs. Partridge (voice)
The Time MachineMrs. Watchett
UnleashedDistinguished Lady
Much Ado About NothingUrsula
A Little ChaosSuzanne2020Then Came YouArleneMovie
2016Bakery in BrooklynBaker on the iPad #1Movie
2015A Little ChaosSuzanneMovie
2014Three Days in HavanaThe BrokerMovie
2012Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other WifeLady Anne Meriot · 2 episodesShow
2011Albert NobbsMrs. CavendishMovie
2010Love at First SightRuthMovie
2010Ways to Live ForeverGrandmotherMovie
2010Under the Hammer1 episodeShow
2008Lecture 21BohemeMovie
2008Miss Austen RegretsMrs. AustenMovie
2007The Sarah Jane AdventuresBea Nelson-Stanley · 2 episodesShow
2007The Waiting RoomHelenMovie
2007KingdomAunt Auriel · 16 episodesShow
2006Mia SarahSarahMovie
2006Miss PotterMrs. WarneMovie
2006Copying BeethovenMother CanisiusMovie
2006Day of WrathEsperanza de MendozaMovie
2006Pinochet in SuburbiaLucia PinochetMovie
2005A Little Trip to HeavenHead MistressMovie
2005Nanny McPheeMrs. Partridge (voice)Movie
2005Afterlife1 episodeShow
2005Mee-Shee: The Water GiantMrs. CooganMovie
2005UnleashedDistinguished LadyMovie
2004BlindedBella BlackMovie
2004ToothMrs. ClausMovie
2003I'll Be ThereMrs. WilliamsMovie
2003The RoyalDaisy Crannagh · 1 episodeShow
2003Brush with FateMariaMovie
2002Two Men Went To WarFaithMovie
2002Foyle's WarLady Muriel Sackville · 1 episodeShow
2002The Time MachineMrs. WatchettMovie
2002The SwapRose TrenchardMovie
2002Stig of the DumpMarjorie · 6 episodesShow
2001Waking the DeadMrs. Carstairs · 2 episodesShow
2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidSignore RealeMovie
2000How Proust Can Change Your LifeVirginia WoolfMovie
2000Monarch of the GlenIsobel Hogg · 1 episodeShow
2000Saving GraceMargaret SuttonMovie
1999The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsLady Margaret · 2 episodesShow
1999Mad CowsLady Drake (Alex's Mother)Movie
1999The Lost LoverThe GrandmotherMovie
1999MilkVeronicaMovie
1998Judas KissShouting Woman (uncredited)Movie
1998I Want YouWoman at Hairdresser #1Movie
1997The Winter GuestElspethMovie
1997Anna KareninaVronskayaMovie
1996EmmaMrs. BatesMovie
1995Degrees of ErrorMargot · 4 episodesShow
1995Hamish MacbethVicky Jeffreys · 1 episodeShow
1994The Blue BoyMarie's MotherMovie
1994Before the RainAnne's MotherMovie
1993All or Nothing at AllMrs. Timpson · 3 episodesShow
1993Much Ado About NothingUrsulaMovie
1992Peter's FriendsVeraMovie
1992HeartbeatNancy Bellow · 1 episodeShow
1991The House of EliottEdith Duglass · 1 episodeShow
1989Judith Krantz's Till We Meet AgainAnnette de Lancel · 2 episodesShow
1989About FaceLady Ann · 1 episodeShow
1989ChelworthOlivia Esholt · 1 episodeShow
1989Tree of HandsJuliaMovie
1989A Bit of Fry & Laurie1 episodeShow
1989Colleagues From HellMovie
1988That's Love26 episodesShow
1988ClarenceMrs. Vaile · 1 episodeShow
1987FfizzLady Boughton · 12 episodesShow
1986Hell's BellsEdith Makepeace · 6 episodesShow
1985Screen TwoMarie's Mother · 1 episodeShow
1984The Life and Death of King JohnLady FaulconbridgeMovie
1983Taggart1 episodeShow
1982The Barchester ChroniclesMrs Stanhope · 1 episodeShow
1982Fame Is the SpurAunt Lizzie · 7 episodesShow
1980A Question of GuiltMrs Blandy · 2 episodesShow
1979MinderMagistrate · 1 episodeShow
1979Tales of the UnexpectedMaggie Patton · 1 episodeShow
1978Come Back, LucyAunt Gwen · 6 episodesShow
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekPhyllis · 1 episodeShow
1976Abide with MeJoan DrummondMovie
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