Phyllida Law Dies: Prolific TV & Film Actor, Mother Of Emma & Sophie Thompson Was 94

Phyllida Law, a TV, film and stage actor with more than 140 credits spanning 60-plus years who was the mother of Emma and Sophie Thompson, has died. She was 94. Her personal manager Jacky Leggo confirmed the news in a statement, saying she “died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all her family” on July…

Born in 1932 in Glasgow, Phyllida Law began her acting career in the 1950s and most recently starred in Then Came You in 2020.

Dave Benett / Getty Images Acclaimed actor Phyllida Law, the mother of actors Emma and Sophie Thompson, has died at 94. Law died “supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all of her family,” her longtime manager, Jacky Leggo, said. Born in Glasgow in 1932, Law initially enrolled at the Bristol Old Vic theater school

Phyllida Law, the Scottish actress and mother of Emma and Sophie Thompson, has died. She was 94. “It is with great sadness we have to announce that Phyllida Law died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all of her family, on Monday 27th July,” her manager, Jacky Leggo, reportedly told the BBC. “We had worked…

She appeared onstage in ‘A Day in the Death of Joe Egg’ and ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ and in films including ‘Much Ado About Nothing,’ ‘The Winter Guest’ and ‘Emma.’

Law appeared in films alongside both of her daughters, Dame Emma and Sophie, including 1996's Emma.

The esteemed performer ‘died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by her family’

News of her death was confirmed by her granddaughter Gaia Wise, the daughter of Dame Emma and her husband Greg Wise.

Phyllida Law acted alongside her daughters Emma and Sophie in numerous film projects, in a career spanning eight decades.

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Actress Phyllida Law has died aged 94 at home surrounded by her loved ones.

EMMA Thompson's actress mum Phyllida Law has died aged 94. A statement from her manager Jacky Leggo announced the veteran stage and screen star “died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all her family”.

The news was confirmed by her manager Jacky Leggo, who said in a statement that she “died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all of her family”