Sophie Thompson
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Sophie Thompson (b. 1962) is an award-winning British actress who currently plays Stella Crawford in EastEnders.
She has worked in a film, television, theatre and radio, and has narrated a number of audiobooks. Thompson made her debut at 16, and then went on to study at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
She had a starring role alongside popular British comedians, including Jack Dee in Jonathan Creek and Lee Evans in his sitcom So What Now? In the West End she played Amy in the 1996 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company, which was filmed for broadcast on the BBC.
In 1999 Thompson won an Olivier Award for her performance in Into The Woods.
[edit] Personal life
She was born in London to actress Phyllida Law and actor Eric Thompson, and is the younger sister of actress-screenwriter Emma Thompson.
She has been married to actor Richard Lumsden since 1995. They have two children, Ernie James, born in 1997, and Walter Eric, born in 2000.
[edit] Selected credits
- EastEnders (2006 - present) - Stella Crawford
- Measure For Measure (National Theatre, 2004) - Isabella
- Gosford Park (2001) - Dorothy
- Relative Values (2000) - Mora Moxton
- Emma (1996) - Miss Bates
- Persuasion (1995) - Mary Musgrove
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) - Lydia
- All's Well That Ends Well (RSC, 1992/3) - Helena
- As You Like It (RSC, 1989/90) - Rosalind
- The Missionary (1982) - Mission Girl
