Sophie Thompson

Sophie Thompson
Thompson in 2014
Born	(1962-01-20) 20 January 1962 (age 62) Hampstead, London, England
Alma mater	Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Richard Lumsden ​ ​ (m. 1995; sep. 2015)​
Children	2
Parents	Eric Thompson (father) Phyllida Law (mother)
Relatives	Emma Thompson (sister)
Thompson's voice recorded 2012, as part of an audio description of the Golden Jubilee Bridges, London, for VocalEyes

Sophie Thompson (born 20 January 1962) is a British actress. She has worked in film, television and theatre and she won the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the London revival of Into the Woods. She has been nominated for the Olivier Award five other times for Wildest Dreams (1994), Company (1996), Clybourne Park (2011) Guys and Dolls (2016) and Present Laughter (2019).

Thompson's film appearances include Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Persuasion (1995), Emma (1996), Dancing at Lughnasa (1998), Gosford Park (2001) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010). Her television roles include playing Stella Crawford in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2006–2007) and Rosemary Piper in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2018).