theOscarSite Facts:
Birth Date:
  • 24 May 1960
Birthplace:
  • Redruth, Cornwall, England
Significant Other:
  • Husband: Dr. François Olivenne; married, 1981; separated; 3 children
Family:
  • Father: Pilot in the Royal Navy; died in a flying accident, 1964
  • Stepfather: also a pilot; died in a flying accident, 1970
  • Sister: Serena Scott Thomas, actress; b. 1961
  • Children: Daughter Hanna, b. 1988; sons Joseph, b. 1991, and George, b. 2000
Factoids:
  • Speaks French fluently. Dubbed herself in French in FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1994).
  • Appointed Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List
  • Awarded Legion d'Honneur, France's highest civilian award, January 2005
  • Considers herself more French than British, having lived in Paris for more years than in her homeland
Feature Film Credits:
  • Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
    Easy Virtue (2009)
    Brontë (2008)
    Largo Winch (2008)
    The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
    Il y a longtemps que je t'aime / I've Loved You So Long (2008)
    The Golden Compass (2007, voice)
    The Walker (2007)
    Mauvaise pente (2007)
    Ne le di à personne / Tell No One (2006)
    La Doublure / The Valet (2006)
    Keeping Mum (2005)
    Chromophobia (2005)
    Man to Man (2005)
    Arsène Lupin (2004)
    Petites coupures / Small Cuts (2003)
    Gosford Park (2002)
    Life as a House (2001)
    Play (2000)
    Up at the Villa (2000)
    Random Hearts (1999)
    Souvenir (1998)
    The Revengers' Comedies (1998)
    The Horse Whisperer (1998)
  • Amour et confusions (1997)
    The English Patient (1996)
    The Pompatus of Love (1996)
    Somebody to Love (1996)
    Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe (1996 - Narrator)
    Mission: Impossible (1996)
    Plaisir d'offrir (1995)
    Le confessional (1995)
    Angels & Insects (1995)
    Les milles (1995)
    Richard III (1995)
    Mayday (1995)
    Un été inoubilable (1994)
    Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
    Bitter Moon (1992)
    Mio caro dottor Gräsler (1991)
    Aux yeux de monde (1990)
    Le bal du gouveneur (1990)
    Bille en tête (1989)
    Force majeure (1989)
    A Handful of Dust (1988)
    Le méridienne (1988)
    Djamal et Juliette (1987)
    Agent trouble (1987)
    Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
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