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Phyllida Law

Acting

Phyllida Law

Born May 8, 1932 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Died July 27, 2026

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.

Known for

Nanny McPhee

IMDb6.6

Nanny McPhee

Mrs. Partridge (voice)

The Time Machine

IMDb6.0

The Time Machine

Mrs. Watchett

Unleashed

IMDb7.0

Unleashed

Distinguished Lady

Much Ado About Nothing

IMDb7.3

Much Ado About Nothing

Ursula

A Little Chaos

IMDb6.5

A Little Chaos

Suzanne

Emma

IMDb6.6

Emma

Mrs. Bates

Agatha Christie's Poirot

IMDb8.6

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Mrs Llewellyn-Smythe, Lady Carrington

Miss Potter

IMDb7.0

Miss Potter

Mrs. Warne

Albert Nobbs

IMDb6.7

Albert Nobbs

Mrs. Cavendish

Saving Grace

IMDb6.9

Saving Grace

Margaret Sutton

Midsomer Murders

IMDb7.9

Midsomer Murders

Felicity Dinsdale, Mary Bingham

Peter's Friends

IMDb7.0

Peter's Friends

Vera

Copying Beethoven

IMDb6.7

Copying Beethoven

Mother Canisius

Before the Rain

IMDb7.8

Before the Rain

Anne's Mother

Anna Karenina

IMDb6.3

Anna Karenina

Vronskaya

Bakery in Brooklyn

IMDb4.6

Bakery in Brooklyn

Baker on the iPad #1

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

IMDb8.3

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

1989 · Series

The Sarah Jane Adventures

IMDb7.5

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Bea Nelson-Stanley

Foyle's War

IMDb8.6

Foyle's War

Lady Muriel Sackville

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

IMDb7.0

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

Lady Margaret

Filmography

  1. 2020Then Came YouArleneMovie
  2. 2016Bakery in BrooklynBaker on the iPad #1Movie
  3. 2015A Little ChaosSuzanneMovie
  4. 2014Three Days in HavanaThe BrokerMovie
  5. 2012Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other WifeLady Anne MeriotSeries
  6. 2011Albert NobbsMrs. CavendishMovie
  7. 2010Love at First SightRuthMovie
  8. 2010Ways to Live ForeverGrandmotherMovie
  9. 2010Under the HammerSeries
  10. 2008Lecture 21BohemeMovie
  11. 2008Miss Austen RegretsMrs. AustenMovie
  12. 2007The Sarah Jane AdventuresBea Nelson-StanleySeries
  13. 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelfSeries
  14. 2007The Waiting RoomHelenMovie
  15. 2007KingdomAunt AurielSeries
  16. 2006Mia SarahSarahMovie
  17. 2006Miss PotterMrs. WarneMovie
  18. 2006Copying BeethovenMother CanisiusMovie
  19. 2006Day of WrathEsperanza de MendozaMovie
  20. 2006Pinochet in SuburbiaLucia PinochetMovie
  21. 2005A Little Trip to HeavenHead MistressMovie
  22. 2005Nanny McPheeMrs. Partridge (voice)Movie
  23. 2005AfterlifeSeries
  24. 2005Mee-Shee: The Water GiantMrs. CooganMovie
  25. 2005UnleashedDistinguished LadyMovie
  26. 2004BlindedBella BlackMovie
  27. 2004ToothMrs. ClausMovie
  28. 2003I'll Be ThereMrs. WilliamsMovie
  29. 2003The RoyalDaisy CrannaghSeries
  30. 2003Brush with FateMariaMovie
  31. 2002Two Men Went To WarFaithMovie
  32. 2002Foyle's WarLady Muriel SackvilleSeries
  33. 2002TimeshiftselfSeries
  34. 2002The Time MachineMrs. WatchettMovie
  35. 2002The SwapRose TrenchardMovie
  36. 2002Stig of the DumpMarjorieSeries
  37. 2001Waking the DeadMrs. CarstairsSeries
  38. 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidSignore RealeMovie
  39. 2000How Proust Can Change Your LifeVirginia WoolfMovie
  40. 2000Monarch of the GlenIsobel HoggSeries
  41. 2000Saving GraceMargaret SuttonMovie
  42. 1999The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsLady MargaretSeries
  43. 1999Mad CowsLady Drake (Alex's Mother)Movie
  44. 1999The Lost LoverThe GrandmotherMovie
  45. 1999MilkVeronicaMovie
  46. 1998Judas KissShouting Woman (uncredited)Movie
  47. 1998I Want YouWoman at Hairdresser #1Movie
  48. 1997The Winter GuestElspethMovie
  49. 1997Anna KareninaVronskayaMovie
  50. 1997Midsomer MurdersFelicity Dinsdale, Mary BinghamSeries
  51. 1996EmmaMrs. BatesMovie
  52. 1995Degrees of ErrorMargotSeries
  53. 1995Hamish MacbethVicky JeffreysSeries
  54. 1994Ready, Steady, CookSelf - GuestSeries
  55. 1994The Blue BoyMarie's MotherMovie
  56. 1994Before the RainAnne's MotherMovie
  57. 1993All or Nothing at AllMrs. TimpsonSeries
  58. 1993Much Ado About NothingUrsulaMovie
  59. 1992Peter's FriendsVeraMovie
  60. 1992HeartbeatNancy BellowSeries
  61. 1991The House of EliottEdith DuglassSeries
  62. 1989Judith Krantz's Till We Meet AgainAnnette de LancelSeries
  63. 1989About FaceSeries
  64. 1989ChelworthOlivia EsholtSeries
  65. 1989Tree of HandsJuliaMovie
  66. 1989A Bit of Fry & LaurieSeries
  67. 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotMrs Llewellyn-Smythe, Lady CarringtonSeries
  68. 1989Colleagues From HellMovie
  69. 1988That's LoveSeries
  70. 1988ClarenceMrs. VaileSeries
  71. 1987FfizzLady BoughtonSeries
  72. 1986Hell's BellsEdith MakepeaceSeries
  73. 1985Screen TwoMarie's MotherSeries
  74. 1984The Life and Death of King JohnLady FaulconbridgeMovie
  75. 1983TaggartSeries
  76. 1982The Barchester ChroniclesMrs StanhopeSeries
  77. 1982Fame Is the SpurAunt LizzieSeries
  78. 1980A Question of GuiltMrs BlandySeries
  79. 1979MinderMagistrateSeries
  80. 1979Tales of the UnexpectedMaggie PattonSeries
  81. 1978Come Back, LucyAunt GwenSeries
  82. 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekPhyllisSeries
  83. 1976Abide with MeJoan DrummondMovie
  84. 1976BuffetJoanMovie
  85. 1976When the Boat Comes InSeries
  86. 1975Rumpole of the BaileyHonoria Bird, Mrs. ThrippSeries
  87. 1973A Picture of Katherine MansfieldMotherSeries
  88. 1973Hitler: The Last Ten DaysFraulein ManzialyMovie
  89. 1971The Bristol EntertainmentBridgetMovie
  90. 1971EvelynThe WifeMovie
  91. 1971Upstairs, DownstairsLady Constance WeirSeries
  92. 1970Play for TodayThe Wife, JoanSeries
  93. 1970MenaceMrs. TetleySeries
  94. 1969Who-Dun-ItMiss MargaretSeries
  95. 1969The Main ChanceAlison MurraySeries
  96. 1969OtleyJeanMovie
  97. 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreJeanette HornbySeries
  98. 1968The Jazz AgeMiss CumminsSeries
  99. 1967City '68Diana StevensonSeries
  100. 1961Drama 61-67Ann ShelleySeries
  101. 1956Armchair TheatreGretaSeries
  102. 1955Dixon of Dock GreenRosie McCallionSeries
  103. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameMariaSeries