Kristin Scott Thomas
British actress (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas[1] DBE (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress.[2] A five-time BAFTA Award and Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and the Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2008 for the Royal Court revival of The Seagull. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in The English Patient (1996).
Kristin Scott Thomas | |
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Born | Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (1960-05-24) 24 May 1960 (age 64) |
Citizenship | United Kingdom • France |
Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Serena Scott Thomas (sister) |
Scott Thomas made her film debut in Under the Cherry Moon (1986),[3] and won the Evening Standard Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer for A Handful of Dust (1988). Her work includes Bitter Moon (1992), Mission: Impossible (1996), The Horse Whisperer (1998), Gosford Park (2001), The Valet (2006), and Tell No One (2007). She won the European Film Award for Best Actress for Philippe Claudel's I've Loved You So Long (2008). Her other films include Leaving (2009), Love Crime (2010), Sarah's Key (2010), Nowhere Boy (2010), The Woman in the Fifth (2011), Only God Forgives (2013), Darkest Hour (2017), and Tomb Raider (2018).
She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama.[4][5] She was named a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by the French government in 2005.[6][7]