Emma Thompson
Distinguished British actress, born April 15, 1959, best known for a lot of
Merchant Ivory
movies, as well as
Sense And Sensibility,
Dead Again,
Stranger Than Fiction,
Nanny McPhee and
Last Chance Harvey. Introduced
Fry to
Laurie, thus making her responsible for a veritable English institution. Also almost played
God (it was decided that
Alanis Morissette would be
funnier).
Thompson is also the only person who's won Academy Awards in both screenwriting (
Sense And Sensibility) and acting (
Howards End). Compare with
Barbra Streisand,
Laurence Olivier, and
Michael Douglas, who also have unusual Oscar combinations.
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