- Phyllida Law
Infobox actor
name = Phyllida Law
caption = Law at the "Nanny McPhee " London premiere in 2005
birthname = Phyllida Ann Law
birthdate = birth date and age|1932|5|8|df=yes
birthplace =Glasgow ,Scotland ,UK
occupation =Actress
yearsactive = 1961–present
spouse =Eric Thompson
(? -30 November ,1982 )
(His death)Phyllida Ann Law (born
8 May ,1932 ) is a Scottishactress .Personal life
Law was born in
Glasgow , the daughter of William and Megsie Law, [http://www.filmreference.com/film/27/Phyllida-Law.html Phyllida Law Biography (1932-) ] ] who divorced afterWorld War II . She was married toEric Thompson until his death in 1982. Their two children Emma andSophie Thompson are both actresses. She has appeared in many documentries and interviews concerning her late husband's work on "The Magic Roundabout ".Career
Law has worked extensively in television, including appearances in "
Dixon of Dock Green ", "Rumpole of the Bailey " and the 1972 adaptation of theLord Peter Wimsey tale "The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club ".She has appeared in films such as "
Peter's Friends " (1992), "Much Ado About Nothing " (1993) and "The Winter Guest " (1997).In 2007 she guest-starred in two "
Doctor Who " spin-off adventures - as Bea Nelson-Stanley in "The Sarah Jane Adventures " story "Eye of the Gorgon " and as Beldonia in theaudio drama "". Also in 2007 she played Aunt Auriel in the drama "Kingdom" starringStephen Fry . In 2008 she appeared as a guest star in "Foyle's War".Filmography
*"Play School" (1964)
*"The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club " (1972)
*"" (1973)
*"The Barchester Chronicles " (1982)
*"That's Love " (1988-92) (TV series)
*"The House of Eliott " (1991) (TV series)
*"Peter's Friends " (1992)
*"Much Ado About Nothing" (1993)
*"Before the Rain" (1994)
*"Junior" (1994)
*"Emma" (1996)
*"Anna Karenina" (1997)
*"Saving Grace" (2000)
*"The Time Machine" (2002)
*"Brush with Fate " (2003)
*"Danny the Dog" (2005)
*"" (2005)
*"Kingdom" (2007—)
*"The Sarah Jane Adventures " (2007)References
External links
*imdb name|id=0492373|name=Phyllida Law
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