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Emma Thompson BIOGRAPHY
Emma Thompson was born in London on April 15, 1959, into a family of actors - her father was Eric Thompson. Thompson graduated in 1980 and embarked on her career in entertainment, beginning with stints on BBC radio and touring with comedy shows. She soon got her first major break in television, on the comedy skit program "Alfresco" (1983). Thompson found herself collaborating again with Fry in 1985, this time in his stage adaptation of the play "Me and My Girl" in London's West End, in which she had a leading role, playing Sally Smith. In the late 80s and early 90s she starred in a string of well-received and successful television and film productions, most notably her lead role in the Merchant Ivory production of Howard's End (1992), which confirmed her ability to carry a movie on both sides of the Atlantic and appropriately showered her with trans-atlantic honors - both an Oscar and a BAFTA award. She writes for the screen as well, such as the screenplay for Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility (1995), in which she also starred as Elinor Dashwood, and the teleplay adaptation of Margaret Edson's acclaimed play Wit (2001) (TV), in which she also starred.
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