Actress
Phyllida Law
Phyllida Law has worked on 49 movies and 49 TV shows, between 1951 and 2020. On Nahoko: 24 movies and 19 TV shows. Best known for The Time Machine, Unleashed and Emma.
- Born
- 8 May 1932
- Birthplace
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Died
- 27 July 2026 (aged 94)
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Career start
- 1951
- Education
- Badminton School
Known for
Where to watch
United States
30 of their 43 titles are streaming right now in United States.
Availability: JustWatch · TMDB
Biography
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.
Career in figures
Career
- Active since
- 1969
- Titles on Nahoko
- 24 movies and 19 TV shows
- Main genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
Ratings and box office
- Average rating
- ★ 6.6 IMDb
- Most voted
- The Time Machine
- Box office
- $239M, led by The Time Machine ($123.7M)
Frequent collaborators
Stephen Fry2 titles together
Emma Thompson2 titles together
Greta Scacchi2 titles together
Matyelok Gibbs2 titles togetherFilmography 43
2020
- Then Came YouMovieMovie · as Arlene
★ 6.0
2016
- Bakery in BrooklynMovieMovie · as Baker on the iPad #1
★ 4.6
2014
- A Little ChaosMovieMovie · as SuzanneRent/Buy★ 6.5
2011
- Albert NobbsMovieMovie · as Mrs. Cavendish
★ 6.7
2010
- Ways to Live ForeverMovieMovie · as Grandmother
★ 6.9
2007
- The Sarah Jane AdventuresTV showTV show · as Bea Nelson-Stanley · 2 episodesRent/Buy★ 7.5
- KingdomTV showTV show · as Aunt Auriel · 16 episodes★ 7.8
2006
- Miss PotterMovieMovie · as Mrs. Warne★ 7.0
- Copying BeethovenMovieMovie · as Mother Canisius★ 6.7
- Day of WrathMovieMovie · as Esperanza de Mendoza
★ 5.4
2005
- UnleashedMovieMovie · as Distinguished Lady
★ 7.0 - Nanny McPheeMovieMovie · as Mrs. Partridge (voice)★ 6.6
- A Little Trip to HeavenMovieMovie · as Head Mistress★ 5.9
- AfterlifeTV showTV show★ 7.9
- Mee-Shee: The Water GiantMovieMovie · as Mrs. Coogan
★ 5.3
2003
- I'll Be ThereMovieMovie · as Mrs. Williams★ 6.5
2002
- The Time MachineMovieMovie · as Mrs. Watchett★ 6.0
- Foyle's WarTV showTV show · as Lady Muriel Sackville · 1 episode
★ 8.6
2000
- Saving GraceMovieMovie · as Margaret Sutton★ 6.9
- Waking the DeadTV showTV show · as Mrs. Carstairs · 2 episodes★ 7.9
- Monarch of the GlenTV showTV show · as Isobel Hogg · 1 episode
★ 7.7
1999
- The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsTV showTV show · as Lady Margaret · 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1998
- Judas KissMovieMovie · as Shouting Woman (uncredited)Rent/Buy★ 6.1
1997
- Midsomer MurdersTV showTV show · as Felicity Dinsdale / Mary Bingham · 1 episode★ 7.9
- Anna KareninaMovieMovie · as Vronskaya★ 6.3
- The Winter GuestMovieMovie · as Elspeth★ 6.8
1996
- EmmaMovieMovie · as Mrs. Bates★ 6.6
1995
- Hamish MacbethTV showTV show · as Vicky Jeffreys · 1 episode★ 7.8
1994
- Before the RainMovieMovie · as Anne's Mother★ 7.8
1993
- Much Ado About NothingMovieMovie · as Ursula
★ 7.3
1992
- Peter's FriendsMovieMovie · as Vera★ 7.0
- HeartbeatTV showTV show · as Nancy Bellow · 1 episode★ 6.9
1989
- PoirotTV showTV show · as Mrs Llewellyn-Smythe / Lady Carrington · 1 episode
★ 8.6 - Till We Meet AgainTV showTV show · as Annette de Lancel · 2 episodes★ 6.8
1987
- A Bit of Fry and LaurieTV showTV show★ 8.3
1983
- TaggartTV showTV show★ 7.4
1982
- The Barchester ChroniclesTV showTV show · as Mrs Stanhope · 1 episode★ 8.1
1979
- MinderTV showTV show · as Magistrate · 1 episode★ 7.8
- Tales of the UnexpectedTV showTV show · as Maggie Patton · 1 episode★ 7.6
1978
- Rumpole of the BaileyTV showTV show · as Honoria Bird / Mrs. Thripp · 2 episodes
★ 8.4
1973
- Hitler: The Last Ten DaysMovieMovie · as Fraulein ManzialyRent/Buy★ 6.5
1971
- Upstairs, DownstairsTV showTV show · as Lady Constance Weir · 1 episode★ 8.4
1969
- OtleyMovieMovie · as Jean★ 6.2
More credits 57
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2014
- Three Days in HavanaMovieMovie · as The Broker
2012
- Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other WifeTV showTV show · as Lady Anne Meriot · 2 episodes
2010
- Love at First SightMovieMovie · as Ruth
- Under the HammerTV showTV show
2008
- Lecture 21MovieMovie · as Boheme
- Miss Austen RegretsMovieMovie · as Mrs. Austen
2007
- The Waiting RoomMovieMovie · as Helen
2006
- Mia SarahMovieMovie · as Sarah
- Pinochet in SuburbiaMovieMovie · as Lucia Pinochet
2003
- Brush with FateMovieMovie · as Maria
- The RoyalTV showTV show · as Daisy Crannagh · 1 episode
2002
- Stig of the DumpTV showTV show · as Marjorie · 6 episodes
- The SwapMovieMovie · as Rose Trenchard
- TimeshiftTV showTV show · as themselves · 1 episode
- Two Men Went To WarMovieMovie · as Faith
2000
- How Proust Can Change Your LifeMovieMovie · as Virginia Woolf
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidMovieMovie · as Signore Reale
1999
- Mad CowsMovieMovie · as Lady Drake (Alex's Mother)
- MilkMovieMovie · as Veronica
- The Lost LoverMovieMovie · as The Grandmother
1998
- I Want YouMovieMovie · as Woman at Hairdresser #1
1995
- Degrees of ErrorTV showTV show · as Margot · 4 episodes
1994
- The Blue BoyMovieMovie · as Marie's Mother
1993
- All or Nothing at AllTV showTV show · as Mrs. Timpson · 3 episodes
1991
- The House of EliottTV showTV show · as Edith Duglass · 1 episode
1989
- About FaceTV showTV show
- Colleagues From HellMovieMovie
- Tree of HandsMovieMovie · as Julia
1988
- ClarenceTV showTV show · as Mrs. Vaile · 1 episode
- That's LoveTV showTV show
1987
- FfizzTV showTV show · as Lady Boughton · 12 episodes
1986
- Hell's BellsTV showTV show · as Edith Makepeace · 6 episodes
1985
- Screen TwoTV showTV show · as Marie's Mother · 1 episode
1984
- The Life and Death of King JohnMovieMovie · as Lady Faulconbridge
1982
- Fame Is the SpurTV showTV show · as Aunt Lizzie · 7 episodes
1980
- A Question of GuiltTV showTV show · as Mrs Blandy · 2 episodes
1978
- Come Back, LucyTV showTV show · as Aunt Gwen · 6 episodes
1977
- BBC2 Play of the WeekTV showTV show · as Phyllis · 1 episode
1976
- Abide with MeMovieMovie · as Joan Drummond
- BuffetMovieMovie · as Joan
- When the Boat Comes InTV showTV show
1973
- A Picture of Katherine MansfieldTV showTV show · as Mother · 6 episodes
1971
- EvelynMovieMovie · as The Wife
- The Bristol EntertainmentMovieMovie · as Bridget
1970
- MenaceTV showTV show · as Mrs. Tetley · 1 episode
- Play for TodayTV showTV show · as Joan / The Wife · 1 episode
1969
- ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV showTV show · as Jeanette Hornby · 1 episode
- The Main ChanceTV showTV show · as Alison Murray · 1 episode
- Who-Dun-ItTV showTV show · as Miss Margaret · 1 episode
1968
- The Jazz AgeTV showTV show · as Miss Cummins · 1 episode
1967
- City '68TV showTV show · as Diana Stevenson · 1 episode
1961
- Drama 61-67TV showTV show · as Ann Shelley · 1 episode
1956
- Armchair TheatreTV showTV show · as Greta · 1 episode
1955
- Dixon of Dock GreenTV showTV show · as Rosie McCallion · 1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of FameTV showTV show · as Maria · 1 episode