Sophie Thompson
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The second daughter born in 1962 to actress Phyllida Law and actor Eric Thompson, Sophie is the younger sister of twice Academy Award-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson. Sophie Thompson has worked in film, television, theater and radio, and has narrated a number of audiobooks. She made her debut in 1978, at the age of 16, starring in A Traveler in Time.
Born: January 20, 1962
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
David Macaulay: Roman City
The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, it is threatened by conflict between conquerors and conquered. Macaulay also visits Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Nimes, Orange, and Rome, to view actual Roman architecture and engineering greatness.
National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Sex Education
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
Detectorists
The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.
Silo
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo.
Inside No. 9
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
Vintage Blood
A vintage shop owner discovers that her fiancé's life is in danger when a cursed Ouija Board comes into her possession.
Filmography
as Mackenzie Matthews
as Valerie
as Mrs Dunn
as Gloria Hildebrandt
as Sheryl
as Katherine
as Karen Marrow
as Frieda
as Herself
as Maggie
as Jeannie Swallows
as Monica Reed
as Bunny Beg-Chetwynde
as Lydia
as Emma
as Lily's Mum
as Dame Alvera
as Lady Bracknell
as Miss Maxwell
as Lizzie Capstick
as Aggie Whistlestop
as Margaret
as Dorothy
as Aggie Whistlestop
as Sheila
as Jan
as Lorna Felwood
as Mrs. Hardcastle
as Penny
as Angela Birkett
as Auction Bidder 2
as Carol
as Mafalda Hopkirk
as Corella
as Helen
as Sarah
as Glenda
as Charlotte Bartlett
as Jane Hogarth
as Marjorie
as Carol
as Tracey
as Isabella
as Isabella
as Fiona Kennedy
as Ruth Shiree
as Bessie Topp
as Miss Lacreevy
as self
as Self (uncredited)
as Dorothy
as Mrs Perks
as Dora Moxton 'Moxie'
as Rose 'Rosie' Mundy
as Dorothy Moon
as April Gooding
as Amy
as Miss Bates
as Mary Musgrove
as Girlfriend
as Gillian Player
as Lydia the Bride - Wedding Two
as Aiden (voice)
as Agatha
as Amy
as Gillian Player
as Francesca
as Herself / Ophelia
as Jillie Harris
as Mrs Reynolds
as Self
as Louise Stubbs
as Doris
as Judy Wilson
as Stella Crawford
as Agatha
as Mission Girl
as 1st Girl
as Diana Ackerley
as Penelope
as Carol