Phyllida Law

Phyllida Law

ActingBorn 1932-05-08Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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 (88 titles)

Buffet

Buffet

1976 · ★ 9.0

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · ★ 8.8

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 · ★ 8.2

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

1969 · ★ 8.2

All or Nothing at All

All or Nothing at All

1993 · ★ 8.2

Blinded

Blinded

2004 · ★ 8.0

Tree of Hands

Tree of Hands

1989 · ★ 8.0

Ready, Steady, Cook

Ready, Steady, Cook

1994 · ★ 8.0

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

1989 · ★ 7.9

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

2002 · ★ 7.9

Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971 · ★ 7.8

The Royal

The Royal

2003 · ★ 7.8

When the Boat Comes In

When the Boat Comes In

1976 · ★ 7.7

Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth

1995 · ★ 7.7

Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight

2010 · ★ 7.5

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 · ★ 7.5

Before the Rain

Before the Rain

1994 · ★ 7.3

The Life and Death of King John

The Life and Death of King John

1984 · ★ 7.3

Monarch of the Glen

Monarch of the Glen

2000 · ★ 7.3

The Barchester Chronicles

The Barchester Chronicles

1982 · ★ 7.3

Minder

Minder

1979 · ★ 7.2

Afterlife

Afterlife

2005 · ★ 7.2

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001 · ★ 7.2

Come Back, Lucy

Come Back, Lucy

1978 · ★ 7.2

The Sarah Jane Adventures

The Sarah Jane Adventures

2007 · ★ 7.1

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992 · ★ 7.1

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975 · ★ 7.1

Kingdom

Kingdom

2007 · ★ 7.1

Clarence

Clarence

1988 · ★ 7.1

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985 · ★ 7.1

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1993 · ★ 7.0

Ways to Live Forever

Ways to Live Forever

2010 · ★ 7.0

Mia Sarah

Mia Sarah

2006 · ★ 7.0

Evelyn

Evelyn

1971 · ★ 7.0

Stig of the Dump

Stig of the Dump

2002 · ★ 7.0

Timeshift

Timeshift

2002 · ★ 7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977 · ★ 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 · ★ 7.0

Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

1989 · ★ 7.0

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

1999 · ★ 7.0

Unleashed

Unleashed

2005 · ★ 7.0

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · ★ 6.8

Two Men Went To War

Two Men Went To War

2002 · ★ 6.7

Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

2005 · ★ 6.7

Miss Potter

Miss Potter

2006 · ★ 6.7

Emma

Emma

1996 · ★ 6.6

Peter's Friends

Peter's Friends

1992 · ★ 6.6

Taggart

Taggart

1983 · ★ 6.6

The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott

1991 · ★ 6.6

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 · ★ 6.6

Saving Grace

Saving Grace

2000 · ★ 6.5

The Winter Guest

The Winter Guest

1997 · ★ 6.5

The Swap

The Swap

2002 · ★ 6.5

Copying Beethoven

Copying Beethoven

2006 · ★ 6.5

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

2002 · ★ 6.4

Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

2011 · ★ 6.3

A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos

2015 · ★ 6.3

Otley

Otley

1969 · ★ 6.3

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973 · ★ 6.2

The Blue Boy

The Blue Boy

1994 · ★ 6.2