Who is Emma Thompson

Dame Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is a British actress and screenwriter. Described as one of the best actresses of her generation, she portrays reticent women in period dramas and literary adaptations. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning four decades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a British Academy Television Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Born in London to English actor Eric Thompson and Scottish actress Phyllida Law, Thompson was educated at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, where she became a member of the Footlights troupe, and appeared in the comedy sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984). In 1985, she starred in the West End revival of the musical Me and My Girl, which was...
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Emma Thompson Quotes

• If you've got to my age, you've probably had your heart broken many times. So it's not that difficult to unpack a bit of grief from some little corner of your heart and cry over it.
• And it's absolutely true that male sexual behaviour and female responses to male demands change a lot when they start communicating - and the levels of the communication that I've seen on the ground in very, very poor areas are so high and I think why don't we have that here?
• Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening.
• And it's absolutely true that male sexual behaviour and female responses to male demands change a lot when they start communicating - and the levels of the communication that I've seen on the ground in very, very poor areas are so high and I think why don't we have that here?
• We need men and women to sit down and talk to each other about sex honestly and openly. That would help us fight Aids so immediately. But our lack of communication is hugely problematic.

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• Gobiinarchive: emma’s boots from miss peregrine's home for peculiar children (2016)
• Grlnextdoorisme: emma roberts as brooke thompson
• Mauldinladymavs: jv set the bar high with a 6-0 win over hillcrest. goals by gabby larrivee (3), riley stiens, evelyn thompson, and emily page. assists from larrivee, stiens, emma james, and addy wright. the jv mavs host jl mann on friday at 5:30!
• Malcolmrenoldz: the globalists now trotting out celebs to tell you how bad your future is going to be and that if things get too ruff, just eat your pets… emma thompson delivers bizarre climate crisis 'forecast', warning we may have to eat our pets to survive
• Patricryan11: emma thompson says eat your own pet ok!

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