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Career

Thompson has worked in film, television, theatre and radio, and has narrated a number of audiobooks. Thompson made her debut at 16, and then went on to study at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. The Bristol Old Vic (located at , ) is a theatre complex and theatrical company in the centre of Bristol, England. ...

She had a starring role alongside popular British comedians, including Jack Dee in Jonathan Creek and Lee Evans in his sitcom So What Now? She has also starred on television in Persuasion, Midsommer Murders, A Harlot's Progress, Magnolia and as Miss Bartlett in Andrew Davies' 2007 adaptation of E.M. Forster's A Room with a View. In the West End she played Amy in the 1996 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company, which was filmed for broadcast on the BBC. Jack Dee (born September 24, 1962) is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer known for his sardonic, deadpan style. ... Jonathan Creek is a British mystery television series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. ... Lee Evans - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

In 1999 Thompson won an Olivier Award for her performance in Into The Woods. Thompson has had roles in many films including Four Weddings and a Funeral, Emma, Dancing at Lughnasa, Gosford Park, Fat Slags, Relative Values and the forthcoming Morris: A Life with Bells On. The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ...

EastEnders

Thompson played the role of child abuser Stella Crawford in the soap opera EastEnders. She came into the soap as Phil Mitchell's lawyer and they soon fell for each other. Stella later became jealous of Phil's relationship with his son Ben and began to emotionally and physically abuse him - becoming one of soaps most hated villains^{[citation needed]}. Her character proved a big success with critics and the viewers. Her character is said to be a part of Eastenders' big turn around and it new success.^{[citation needed]}. Thompson left EastEnders on 20th July 2007, after her character's evil ways were exposed on her wedding day and she committed suicide by jumping off a factory roof - landing on the wedding car. Phillip James Phil Mitchell is a long-running fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... A stereotypical villain, common in early 20th century silent films, wears formal black clothes, exquisitely neat facial hair, and a maniacal demeanour. ...

Selected credits

• EastEnders (2006 - 2007) - Stella Crawford
• Measure For Measure (Shakespeares Globe, 2004) - Isabella
• Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
• Gosford Park (2001) - Dorothy
• Relative Values (2000) - Dora Moxton
• Emma (1996) - Miss Bates
• Persuasion (1995) - Mary Musgrove
• Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) - Lydia
• All's Well That Ends Well (RSC, 1992/3) - Helena
• As You Like It (RSC, 1989/90) - Rosalind
• The Missionary (1982) - Mission Girl

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Personal life

Thompson was born in London to actress Phyllida Law and actor Eric Thompson, and is the younger sister of two-time Academy Award winning actress-screenwriter Emma Thompson. Phyllida Law (born 8 May 1932) is a Scottish actress. ... Eric Thompson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is an Emmy-, BAFTA- and Academy Award-winning English actress, comedian, and screenwriter. ...

She has been married to actor Richard Lumsden since 1995. They have two children, Ernie James, born in 1997, and Walter Eric, born in 2000 She currently resides in London.^[1] She now owns and runs a gift shop by the name of Fish on the Kentish Town Road in Kentish Town. Richard Lumsden. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Kentish Town is an area of north London in the London Borough of Camden. ...

Her favourite underwear is G-string and says she is very used to being around sex toys after her husband brought some back from the set of Sugar Rush. See Thong for other meanings. ... This article is about the novel Sugar Rush. ...

References

External links

• Sophie Thompson at the Internet Movie Database
• Thompson at the official website for Emma
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