Acting
Phyllida Law
Born 8 May 1932 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Died 27 July 2026
101 credits
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
Acting 101
- 2020Then Came YouFilmArlene
- 2016Bakery in BrooklynFilmBaker on the iPad #1
- 2015A Little ChaosFilmSuzanne
- 2014Three Days in HavanaFilmThe Broker
- 2012Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other WifeSeriesLady Anne Meriot
- 2011Albert NobbsFilmMrs. Cavendish
- 2010Ways to Live ForeverFilmGrandmother
- 2010Love at First SightFilmRuth
- 2010Under the HammerSeries
- 2008Miss Austen RegretsFilmMrs. Austen
- 2008Lecture 21FilmBoheme
- 2007The Sarah Jane AdventuresSeriesBea Nelson-Stanley
- 2007KingdomSeriesAunt Auriel
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSeriesSelf
- 2007The Waiting RoomFilmHelen
- 2006Miss PotterFilmMrs. Warne
- 2006Copying BeethovenFilmMother Canisius
- 2006Day of WrathFilmEsperanza de Mendoza
- 2006Pinochet in SuburbiaFilmLucia Pinochet
- 2006Mia SarahFilmSarah
- 2005Nanny McPheeFilmMrs. Partridge (voice)
- 2005UnleashedFilmDistinguished Lady
- 2005AfterlifeSeries
- 2005A Little Trip to HeavenFilmHead Mistress
- 2005Mee-Shee: The Water GiantFilmMrs. Coogan
- 2004ToothFilmMrs. Claus
- 2004BlindedFilmBella Black
- 2003I'll Be ThereFilmMrs. Williams
- 2003Brush with FateFilmMaria
- 2003The RoyalSeriesDaisy Crannagh
- 2002Foyle's WarSeriesLady Muriel Sackville
- 2002The Time MachineFilmMrs. Watchett
- 2002TimeshiftSeriesself
- 2002Two Men Went To WarFilmFaith
- 2002Stig of the DumpSeriesMarjorie
- 2002The SwapFilmRose Trenchard
- 2001Waking the DeadSeriesMrs. Carstairs
- 2000Saving GraceFilmMargaret Sutton
- 2000Monarch of the GlenSeriesIsobel Hogg
- 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidFilmSignore Reale
- 2000How Proust Can Change Your LifeFilmVirginia Woolf
- 1999The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsSeriesLady Margaret
- 1999Mad CowsFilmLady Drake (Alex's Mother)
- 1999The Lost LoverFilmThe Grandmother
- 1999MilkFilmVeronica
- 1998Judas KissFilmShouting Woman (uncredited)
- 1998I Want YouFilmWoman at Hairdresser #1
- 1997Midsomer MurdersSeriesFelicity Dinsdale, Mary Bingham
- 1997Anna KareninaFilmVronskaya
- 1997The Winter GuestFilmElspeth
- 1996EmmaFilmMrs. Bates
- 1995Hamish MacbethSeriesVicky Jeffreys
- 1995Degrees of ErrorSeriesMargot
- 1994Before the RainFilmAnne's Mother
- 1994Ready, Steady, CookSeriesSelf - Guest
- 1994The Blue BoyFilmMarie's Mother
- 1993Much Ado About NothingFilmUrsula
- 1993All or Nothing at AllSeriesMrs. Timpson
- 1992HeartbeatSeriesNancy Bellow
- 1992Peter's FriendsFilmVera
- 1991The House of EliottSeriesEdith Duglass
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotSeriesLady Carrington, Mrs Llewellyn-Smythe
- 1989A Bit of Fry & LaurieSeries
- 1989About FaceSeries
- 1989Tree of HandsFilmJulia
- 1989Colleagues From HellFilm
- 1988ClarenceSeriesMrs. Vaile
- 1988That's LoveSeries
- 1987FfizzSeriesLady Boughton
- 1986Hell's BellsSeriesEdith Makepeace
- 1985Screen TwoSeriesMarie's Mother
- 1984The Life and Death of King JohnFilmLady Faulconbridge
- 1983TaggartSeries
- 1982The Barchester ChroniclesSeriesMrs Stanhope
- 1982Fame Is the SpurSeriesAunt Lizzie
- 1980A Question of GuiltSeriesMrs Blandy
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesMaggie Patton
- 1979MinderSeriesMagistrate
- 1978Come Back, LucySeriesAunt Gwen
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekSeriesPhyllis
- 1976When the Boat Comes InSeries
- 1976BuffetFilmJoan
- 1976Abide with MeFilmJoan Drummond
- 1975Rumpole of the BaileySeriesHonoria Bird, Mrs. Thripp
- 1973Hitler: The Last Ten DaysFilmFraulein Manzialy
- 1973A Picture of Katherine MansfieldSeriesMother
- 1971Upstairs, DownstairsSeriesLady Constance Weir
- 1971EvelynFilmThe Wife
- 1971The Bristol EntertainmentFilmBridget
- 1970Play for TodaySeriesJoan, The Wife
- 1970MenaceSeriesMrs. Tetley
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeriesJeanette Hornby
- 1969The Main ChanceSeriesAlison Murray
- 1969OtleyFilmJean
- 1969Who-Dun-ItSeriesMiss Margaret
- 1968The Jazz AgeSeriesMiss Cummins
- 1967City '68SeriesDiana Stevenson
- 1961Drama 61-67SeriesAnn Shelley
- 1956Armchair TheatreSeriesGreta
- 1955Dixon of Dock GreenSeriesRosie McCallion
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesMaria
Filmography from TMDB.