Phyllida Law

Phyllida Law

🎂 8th May 1932 (94 yrs) 📍 Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Known For

Nanny McPhee

Biography

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.

Phyllida Law

Movies Featuring Phyllida Law

Then Came You

Then Came You (2020)

as Arlene
Bakery in Brooklyn

Bakery in Brooklyn (2016)

as Baker on the iPad #1
A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos (2015)

as Suzanne
Three Days in Havana

Three Days in Havana (2014)

as The Broker
Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs (2011)

as Mrs. Cavendish
Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight (2010)

as Ruth
Ways to Live Forever

Ways to Live Forever (2010)

as Grandmother
Lecture 21

Lecture 21 (2008)

as Boheme
Miss Austen Regrets

Miss Austen Regrets (2008)

as Mrs. Austen
The Waiting Room

The Waiting Room (2007)

as Helen
Mia Sarah

Mia Sarah (2006)

as Sarah
Miss Potter

Miss Potter (2006)

as Mrs. Warne
Copying Beethoven

Copying Beethoven (2006)

as Mother Canisius
Day of Wrath

Day of Wrath (2006)

as Esperanza de Mendoza
Pinochet in Suburbia

Pinochet in Suburbia (2006)

as Lucia Pinochet
A Little Trip to Heaven

A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)

as Head Mistress
Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee (2005)

as Mrs. Partridge (voice)
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant (2005)

as Mrs. Coogan
Unleashed

Unleashed (2005)

as Distinguished Lady
Blinded

Blinded (2004)

as Bella Black
Tooth

Tooth (2004)

as Mrs. Claus
I'll Be There

I'll Be There (2003)

as Mrs. Williams
Brush with Fate

Brush with Fate (2003)

as Maria
Two Men Went To War

Two Men Went To War (2002)

as Faith
The Time Machine

The Time Machine (2002)

as Mrs. Watchett
The Swap

The Swap (2002)

as Rose Trenchard
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (2000)

as Signore Reale
How Proust Can Change Your Life

How Proust Can Change Your Life (2000)

as Virginia Woolf
Saving Grace

Saving Grace (2000)

as Margaret Sutton
Mad Cows

Mad Cows (1999)

as Lady Drake (Alex's Mother)
The Lost Lover

The Lost Lover (1999)

as The Grandmother
Milk

Milk (1999)

as Veronica
Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss (1998)

as Shouting Woman (uncredited)
I Want You

I Want You (1998)

as Woman at Hairdresser #1
The Winter Guest

The Winter Guest (1997)

as Elspeth
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina (1997)

as Vronskaya
Emma

Emma (1996)

as Mrs. Bates
The Blue Boy

The Blue Boy (1994)

as Marie's Mother
Before the Rain

Before the Rain (1994)

as Anne's Mother
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

as Ursula
Peter's Friends

Peter's Friends (1992)

as Vera
Tree of Hands

Tree of Hands (1989)

as Julia
Colleagues From Hell

Colleagues From Hell (1989)

The Life and Death of King John

The Life and Death of King John (1984)

as Lady Faulconbridge
No Image

Abide with Me (1976)

as Joan Drummond
Buffet

Buffet (1976)

as Joan
Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)

as Fraulein Manzialy
No Image

The Bristol Entertainment (1971)

as Bridget
Evelyn

Evelyn (1971)

as The Wife
Otley

Otley (1969)

as Jean