ACTOR
Phyllida Law
Known for Agatha Christie's Poirot · Midsomer Murders · Play for Today
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-13
- Born
- May 8, 1932
- Died
- Jul 27, 2026
- Birthplace
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
OtleyJean
1969
EvelynThe Wife
1971TB
The Bristol EntertainmentBridget
1971
Hitler: The Last Ten DaysFraulein Manzialy
1973AW
Abide with MeJoan Drummond
1976
BuffetJoan
1976
The Life and Death of King JohnLady Faulconbridge
1984
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Tree of HandsJulia
1989
Peter's FriendsVera
1992
Much Ado About NothingUrsula
1993
Before the RainAnne's Mother
1994
The Blue BoyMarie's Mother
1994
EmmaMrs. Bates
1996
Anna KareninaVronskaya
1997
The Winter GuestElspeth
1997
I Want YouWoman at Hairdresser #1
1998
Judas KissShouting Woman (uncredited)
1998
Mad CowsLady Drake (Alex's Mother)
1999
MilkVeronica
1999
The Lost LoverThe Grandmother
1999
How Proust Can Change Your LifeVirginia Woolf
2000
Saving GraceMargaret Sutton
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidSignore Reale
2000
The SwapRose Trenchard
2002
The Time MachineMrs. Watchett
2002
Two Men Went To WarFaith
2002
Brush with FateMaria
2003
I'll Be ThereMrs. Williams
2003
BlindedBella Black
2004
ToothMrs. Claus
2004
A Little Trip to HeavenHead Mistress
2005
Mee-Shee: The Water GiantMrs. Coogan
2005
Nanny McPheeMrs. Partridge (voice)
2005
UnleashedDistinguished Lady
2005
Copying BeethovenMother Canisius
2006
Day of WrathEsperanza de Mendoza
2006
Mia SarahSarah
2006
Miss PotterMrs. Warne
2006
Pinochet in SuburbiaLucia Pinochet
2006
The Waiting RoomHelen
2007
Lecture 21Boheme
2008
Miss Austen RegretsMrs. Austen
2008
Love at First SightRuth
2010
Ways to Live ForeverGrandmother
2010
Albert NobbsMrs. Cavendish
2011
Three Days in HavanaThe Broker
2014
A Little ChaosSuzanne
2015
Bakery in BrooklynBaker on the iPad #1
2016
Then Came YouArlene
2020Television
Hallmark Hall of FameMaria · 1 eps
1951
Dixon of Dock GreenRosie McCallion · 1 eps
1955
Armchair TheatreGreta · 1 eps
1956D6
Drama 61-67Ann Shelley · 1 eps
1961C'
City '68Diana Stevenson · 1 eps
1967TJ
The Jazz AgeMiss Cummins · 1 eps
1968
ITV Saturday Night TheatreJeanette Hornby · 1 eps
1969
The Main ChanceAlison Murray · 1 eps
1969W
Who-Dun-ItMiss Margaret · 1 eps
1969M
MenaceMrs. Tetley · 1 eps
1970
Play for TodayThe Wife · 1 eps
1970Play for TodayJoan · 1 eps
1970
Upstairs, DownstairsLady Constance Weir · 1 eps
1971
A Picture of Katherine MansfieldMother · 6 eps
1973
Rumpole of the BaileyHonoria Bird · 2 eps
1975Rumpole of the BaileyMrs. Thripp · 1 eps
1975
When the Boat Comes In1 eps
1976
BBC2 Play of the WeekPhyllis · 1 eps
1977
Come Back, LucyAunt Gwen · 6 eps
1978
MinderMagistrate · 1 eps
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedMaggie Patton · 1 eps
1979AQ
A Question of GuiltMrs Blandy · 2 eps
1980FI
Fame Is the SpurAunt Lizzie · 7 eps
1982
The Barchester ChroniclesMrs Stanhope · 1 eps
1982
Taggart1 eps
1983
Screen TwoMarie's Mother · 1 eps
1985HB
Hell's BellsEdith Makepeace · 6 eps
1986
FfizzLady Boughton · 12 eps
1987
ClarenceMrs. Vaile · 1 eps
1988TL
That's Love26 eps
1988
A Bit of Fry & Laurie1 eps
1989AF
About Face1 eps
1989
Agatha Christie's PoirotMrs Llewellyn-Smythe · 1 eps
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotLady Carrington · 1 eps
1989
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet AgainAnnette de Lancel · 2 eps
1989
The House of EliottEdith Duglass · 1 eps
1991
HeartbeatNancy Bellow · 1 eps
1992
All or Nothing at AllMrs. Timpson · 3 eps
1993
Ready, Steady, CookSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1994DO
Degrees of ErrorMargot · 4 eps
1995
Hamish MacbethVicky Jeffreys · 1 eps
1995
Midsomer MurdersFelicity Dinsdale · 1 eps
1997Midsomer MurdersMary Bingham · 1 eps
1997
The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsLady Margaret · 2 eps
1999
Monarch of the GlenIsobel Hogg · 1 eps
2000
Waking the DeadMrs. Carstairs · 2 eps
2001
Foyle's WarLady Muriel Sackville · 1 eps
2002
Stig of the DumpMarjorie · 6 eps
2002
Timeshiftself · 1 eps
2002
The RoyalDaisy Crannagh · 1 eps
2003
Afterlife1 eps
2005
KingdomAunt Auriel · 16 eps
2007TA
The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf · 1 eps
2007
The Sarah Jane AdventuresBea Nelson-Stanley · 2 eps
2007UT
Under the Hammer1 eps
2010
Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other WifeLady Anne Meriot · 2 eps
2012Photos
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