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Phyllida Law
Known for
Acting
Born
1932-05-08 · 94 (at death)
Died
2026-07-27
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Phyllida Law

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 · 86 titles

Midsomer Murders
7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997

Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970

Ready, Steady, Cook
8.0

Ready, Steady, Cook

1994

Minder
7.1

Minder

1979

Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985

Heartbeat
7.2

Heartbeat

1992

Waking the Dead
7.2

Waking the Dead

2001

Foyle's War
7.9

Foyle's War

2002

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969

Tales of the Unexpected
6.7

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Upstairs, Downstairs
7.8

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971

Monarch of the Glen
7.3

Monarch of the Glen

2000

Rumpole of the Bailey
7.1

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975

The Sarah Jane Adventures
7.1

The Sarah Jane Adventures

2007

Taggart
6.4

Taggart

1983

Timeshift
7.0

Timeshift

2002

Dixon of Dock Green
6.0

Dixon of Dock Green

1955

The Time Machine
6.4

The Time Machine

2002

Nanny McPhee
6.7

Nanny McPhee

2005

The House of Eliott
6.6

The House of Eliott

1991

A Bit of Fry & Laurie
7.9

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

1989

Kingdom
7.1

Kingdom

2007

BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

Unleashed
6.9

Unleashed

2005

Hamish Macbeth
7.7

Hamish Macbeth

1995

The Main Chance
8.3

The Main Chance

1969

Miss Potter
6.7

Miss Potter

2006

Day of Wrath
4.4

Day of Wrath

2006

Emma
6.6

Emma

1996

When the Boat Comes In
7.7

When the Boat Comes In

1976

Much Ado About Nothing
7.0

Much Ado About Nothing

1993

Anna Karenina
6.1

Anna Karenina

1997

A Little Chaos
6.3

A Little Chaos

2015

Copying Beethoven
6.5

Copying Beethoven

2006

Albert Nobbs
6.3

Albert Nobbs

2011

Afterlife
7.2

Afterlife

2005

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
7.0

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

1999

Judas Kiss
5.7

Judas Kiss

1998

Saving Grace
6.5

Saving Grace

2000

The Barchester Chronicles
7.3

The Barchester Chronicles

1982

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Peter's Friends
6.6

Peter's Friends

1992

The Winter Guest
6.5

The Winter Guest

1997

Clarence
7.1

Clarence

1988

I Want You
5.6

I Want You

1998

Tooth
4.1

Tooth

2004

Before the Rain
7.4

Before the Rain

1994

Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other Wife
6.0

Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other Wife

2012

Miss Austen Regrets
6.1

Miss Austen Regrets

2008

Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956

A Little Trip to Heaven
5.4

A Little Trip to Heaven

2005

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
5.8

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

2000

Ffizz

Ffizz

1987

Bakery in Brooklyn
5.2

Bakery in Brooklyn

2016

Then Came You
6.0

Then Came You

2020

Hitler: The Last Ten Days
6.2

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973

All or Nothing at All
8.2

All or Nothing at All

1993

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
5.5

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

2005

Ways to Live Forever
7.0

Ways to Live Forever

2010

I'll Be There
5.4

I'll Be There

2003

A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
6.0

A Picture of Katherine Mansfield

1973

Stig of the Dump
7.0

Stig of the Dump

2002

The Blue Boy
6.2

The Blue Boy

1994

The Swap
6.5

The Swap

2002

Three Days in Havana
4.5

Three Days in Havana

2014

Two Men Went To War
6.7

Two Men Went To War

2002

How Proust Can Change Your Life
6.2

How Proust Can Change Your Life

2000

Mad Cows
4.4

Mad Cows

1999

The Lost Lover
3.7

The Lost Lover

1999

Colleagues From Hell

Colleagues From Hell

1989

Lecture 21
6.1

Lecture 21

2008

Come Back, Lucy
7.3

Come Back, Lucy

1978

The Waiting Room
5.4

The Waiting Room

2007

Otley
6.3

Otley

1969

The Royal
7.8

The Royal

2003

Pinochet in Suburbia
5.3

Pinochet in Suburbia

2006

Blinded
8.0

Blinded

2004

Brush with Fate
6.0

Brush with Fate

2003

Love at First Sight
7.5

Love at First Sight

2010

Tree of Hands
8.0

Tree of Hands

1989

Mia Sarah
7.0

Mia Sarah

2006

The Life and Death of King John
7.3

The Life and Death of King John

1984

Milk
4.0

Milk

1999

Evelyn
7.0

Evelyn

1971

Buffet
9.0

Buffet

1976