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Sophie Thompson was born on 20 January, 1962 in Hampstead, London, England, is a British actress (born 1962). Discover Sophie Thompson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
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Actress |
Age |
62 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
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20 January, 1962 |
Birthday |
20 January |
Birthplace |
Hampstead, London, England |
Nationality |
United Kingdom
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 62 years old group.
Sophie Thompson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 62 years old, Sophie Thompson height is 1.63 m .
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1.63 m |
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Who Is Sophie Thompson's Husband?
Her husband is Richard Lumsden (m. 1995-2015)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Husband |
Richard Lumsden (m. 1995-2015) |
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Children |
2 |
Sophie Thompson Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sophie Thompson worth at the age of 62 years old? Sophie Thompson’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Sophie Thompson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Actress |
Sophie Thompson Social Network
Timeline
Sophie Thompson (born 20 January 1962) is a British actress.
She is the younger sister of actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson.
She made her television debut at the age of 15, starring in the BBC adaptation of the Alison Uttley classic A Traveller in Time, opposite Simon Gipps-Kent, before going on to study at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
In 1979, Thompson made her professional theatre debut at the age of 17 in the play The Schoolmistress by Arthur Wing Pinero at the Royal Exchange in Manchester.
Big-screen roles include Four Weddings and a Funeral, Eat Pray Love, Emma, Dancing at Lughnasa, Gosford Park, Fat Slags, Relative Values and Morris: A Life with Bells On.
She played Ophelia in the Renaissance Theatre Company production of Hamlet in 1988 in Birmingham, later touring England with the production.
A film documentary, Discovering Hamlet, detailing the process of producing and rehearsing the play was released in 1990.
She has been nominated for the Olivier Award five other times for Wildest Dreams (1994), Company (1996), Clybourne Park (2011) Guys and Dolls (2016) and Present Laughter (2019).
Thompson's film appearances include Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Persuasion (1995), Emma (1996), Dancing at Lughnasa (1998), Gosford Park (2001) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010).
In 1995, Thompson married actor Richard Lumsden; the couple separated in 2015.
In 1996, Thompson appeared as Amy in Sam Mendes' acclaimed Donmar Warehouse revival of Company, receiving an Olivier Award nomination for her performance.
They have two sons: Ernie James Lumsden born in 1997, and Walter Ernest Thompson, born in 2000.
She has worked in film, television and theatre and she won the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the London revival of Into the Woods.
Her performance of the Baker's Wife in the Donmar's revival of Into the Woods garnered her the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
Her television roles include playing Stella Crawford in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2006–2007) and Rosemary Piper in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2018).
She played Miss Bartlett in Andrew Davies' 2007 adaptation of E.M. Forster's A Room with a View and also appeared in the last episode of series 4 of Doc Martin.
Thompson played the role of child abuser Stella Crawford in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.
She came into the show as Phil Mitchell's lawyer and they gradually developed a romantic link.
Stella later became jealous of Phil's relationship with his son Ben and began to emotionally and physically abuse him, becoming one of soap's most-hated villains.
Thompson left EastEnders on 20 July 2007, after the exposure of Stella's evil ways on her wedding day led to the character's suicide.
She won the Inside Soap Best Bitch award for her portrayal of Stella.
In 2009, Thompson appeared in the BBC One comedy series Big Top.
In 2010, Thompson appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Thompson starred alongside popular British comedians Alan Davies, in Jonathan Creek, and Lee Evans in So What Now? She has also appeared in Persuasion, Midsomer Murders, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, A Harlot's Progress, and the TV movie Magnolia.
A DVD version was released in 2010.
Thompson has been an active charity ambassador over the years, for Dan's Fund For Burns; she also ran the 2010 Marathon for CINI, a charity supporting vulnerable families in India, and 24th Tottenham, a London-based group for children and young adults with special needs.
She is also a patron of the charity Firefly International.
She played Kathy/Bev in Dominic Cooke's 2011 production of Clybourne Park at The Royal Court, which transferred to The Wyndhams.
Thompson received an Olivier nomination for Best Actress.
Thompson's recent theatre credits include the role of Mrs Hardcastle in She Stoops To Conquer at the National Theatre, directed by Jamie Lloyd, and also the part of Doctor Mathilde von Zahnd in Josie Rourke's production of The Physicists at the Donmar.
During 2012, Thompson appeared in Love Life and Lightfields, both of which were aired on ITV.
In the same year she also appeared in a Keaton Henson's music video for "You Don't Know How Lucky You Are".
She played Jan in the episode "last Gasp" of BBC comedy Inside no. 9
In 2015, Thompson's recipe book, My Family Kitchen, was published, and her first children's book, Zoo Boy, was published in 2016.
Her most recent television credits include Detectorists, Professor Branestawm, A Gert Lush Christmas, Jericho and Coronation Street (2018).