Phyllida Law

ActingBorn May 8, 1932 · Glasgow, Scotland, UKDied July 27, 2026

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 (89)

6.7

Nanny McPhee

2005 · Movie

Nanny McPhee

6.7·2005

6.4

The Time Machine

2002 · Movie

The Time Machine

6.4·2002

7.0

Unleashed

2005 · Movie

Unleashed

7.0·2005

6.9

Much Ado About Nothing

1993 · Movie

Much Ado About Nothing

6.9·1993

6.3

A Little Chaos

2015 · Movie

A Little Chaos

6.3·2015

6.6

Emma

1996 · Movie

Emma

6.6·1996

8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 · Series

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.2·1989

6.7

Miss Potter

2006 · Movie

Miss Potter

6.7·2006

6.3

Albert Nobbs

2011 · Movie

Albert Nobbs

6.3·2011

6.5

Saving Grace

2000 · Movie

Saving Grace

6.5·2000

7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997 · Series

Midsomer Murders

7.5·1997

6.6

Peter's Friends

1992 · Movie

Peter's Friends

6.6·1992

6.5

Copying Beethoven

2006 · Movie

Copying Beethoven

6.5·2006

7.3

Before the Rain

1994 · Movie

Before the Rain

7.3·1994

6.1

Anna Karenina

1997 · Movie

Anna Karenina

6.1·1997

5.2

Bakery in Brooklyn

2016 · Movie

Bakery in Brooklyn

5.2·2016

7.9

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

1989 · Series

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

7.9·1989

7.1

The Sarah Jane Adventures

2007 · Series

The Sarah Jane Adventures

7.1·2007

7.9

Foyle's War

2002 · Series

Foyle's War

7.9·2002

7.0

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

1999 · Series

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

7.0·1999

5.5

A Little Trip to Heaven

2005 · Movie

A Little Trip to Heaven

5.5·2005

6.1

Miss Austen Regrets

2008 · Movie

Miss Austen Regrets

6.1·2008

5.7

Judas Kiss

1998 · Movie

Judas Kiss

5.7·1998

6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · Series

Tales of the Unexpected

6.8·1979

6.5

The Winter Guest

1997 · Movie

The Winter Guest

6.5·1997

5.6

I Want You

1998 · Movie

I Want You

5.6·1998

7.2

Waking the Dead

2001 · Series

Waking the Dead

7.2·2001

6.2

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973 · Movie

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

6.2·1973

6.0

Then Came You

2020 · Movie

Then Came You

6.0·2020

7.2

Afterlife

2005 · Series

Afterlife

7.2·2005

4.5

Day of Wrath

2006 · Movie

Day of Wrath

4.5·2006

7.0

Ways to Live Forever

2010 · Movie

Ways to Live Forever

7.0·2010

7.1

Heartbeat

1992 · Series

Heartbeat

7.1·1992

5.4

I'll Be There

2003 · Movie

I'll Be There

5.4·2003

7.6

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971 · Series

Upstairs, Downstairs

7.6·1971

7.2

Minder

1979 · Series

Minder

7.2·1979

5.5

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

2005 · Movie

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

5.5·2005

7.1

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975 · Series

Rumpole of the Bailey

7.1·1975

6.3

Otley

1969 · Movie

Otley

6.3·1969

7.3

Monarch of the Glen

2000 · Series

Monarch of the Glen

7.3·2000

6.6

Taggart

1983 · Series

Taggart

6.6·1983

5.8

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

2000 · Movie

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

5.8·2000

7.1

Kingdom

2007 · Series

Kingdom

7.1·2007

7.7

Hamish Macbeth

1995 · Series

Hamish Macbeth

7.7·1995

6.1

Lecture 21

2008 · Movie

Lecture 21

6.1·2008

4.1

Tooth

2004 · Movie

Tooth

4.1·2004

6.6

The House of Eliott

1991 · Series

The House of Eliott

6.6·1991

6.7

Two Men Went To War

2002 · Movie

Two Men Went To War

6.7·2002

4.5

Three Days in Havana

2014 · Movie

Three Days in Havana

4.5·2014

5.4

The Waiting Room

2007 · Movie

The Waiting Room

5.4·2007

4.4

Mad Cows

1999 · Movie

Mad Cows

4.4·1999

6.0

Brush with Fate

2003 · Movie

Brush with Fate

6.0·2003

7.5

Love at First Sight

2010 · Movie

Love at First Sight

7.5·2010

7.1

Clarence

1988 · Series

Clarence

7.1·1988

7.8

The Royal

2003 · Series

The Royal

7.8·2003

6.6

Play for Today

1970 · Series

Play for Today

6.6·1970

7.1

Screen Two

1985 · Series

Screen Two

7.1·1985

5.3

Pinochet in Suburbia

2006 · Movie

Pinochet in Suburbia

5.3·2006

7.3

The Barchester Chronicles

1982 · Series

The Barchester Chronicles

7.3·1982

6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Series

Armchair Theatre

6.0·1956