Phyllida Law

Born May 8, 1932· Glasgow, Scotland, UK

† Died July 27, 2026

43Roles★ 6.6Average rating

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 McPhee2005The Time Machine2002Unleashed2005Much Ado About Nothing1993

Filmography

YearRating

★ 6

Then Came You2020

Arlene

★ 5.2

Bakery in Brooklyn2016

Baker on the iPad #1

★ 6.3

A Little Chaos2015

Suzanne

★ 6.3

Albert Nobbs2011

Mrs. Cavendish

★ 7

Ways to Live Forever2010

Grandmother

★ 6.1

Miss Austen Regrets2008

Mrs. Austen

Series★ 7.1

The Sarah Jane Adventures2007

Bea Nelson-Stanley

Series★ 7.1

Kingdom2007

Aunt Auriel

★ 6.5

Copying Beethoven2006

Mother Canisius

★ 6.7

Miss Potter2006

Mrs. Warne

★ 4.5

Day of Wrath2006

Esperanza de Mendoza

★ 7

Unleashed2005

Distinguished Lady

★ 6.7

Nanny McPhee2005

Mrs. Partridge (voice)

★ 5.5

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant2005

Mrs. Coogan

★ 5.4

A Little Trip to Heaven2005

Head Mistress

Series★ 7.2

Afterlife2005

★ 5.4

I'll Be There2003

Mrs. Williams

★ 6.4

The Time Machine2002

Mrs. Watchett

Series★ 7.9

Foyle's War2002

Lady Muriel Sackville

Series★ 7.2

Waking the Dead2001

Mrs. Carstairs

★ 6.5

Saving Grace2000

Margaret Sutton

★ 5.8

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid2000

Signore Reale

Series★ 7.3

Monarch of the Glen2000

Isobel Hogg

Series★ 6.9

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns1999

Lady Margaret

★ 5.6

I Want You1998

Woman at Hairdresser #1

★ 5.7

Judas Kiss1998

Shouting Woman (uncredited)

★ 6.5

The Winter Guest1997

Elspeth

★ 6.1

Anna Karenina1997

Vronskaya

Series★ 7.5

Midsomer Murders1997

Felicity Dinsdale

★ 6.6

Emma1996

Mrs. Bates

★ 7.4

Before the Rain1994

Anne's Mother

★ 7

Much Ado About Nothing1993

Ursula

★ 6.6

Peter's Friends1992

Vera

Series★ 7.2

Heartbeat1992

Nancy Bellow

Series★ 7.9

A Bit of Fry & Laurie1989

Series★ 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot1989

Mrs Llewellyn-Smythe

Series★ 6.4

Taggart1983

Series★ 6.7

Tales of the Unexpected1979

Maggie Patton

Series★ 7.1

Minder1979

Magistrate

Series★ 7.1

Rumpole of the Bailey1975

Honoria Bird

★ 6.1

Hitler: The Last Ten Days1973

Fraulein Manzialy

Series★ 7.8

Upstairs, Downstairs1971

Lady Constance Weir

★ 6.3

Otley1969

Jean