Actress Phyllida Law, mother of Emma and Sophie Thompson, dies at 94
Acclaimed actress Phyllida Law has passed away at the age of 94. Known for her extensive stage and screen career, she frequently collaborated with her daughters, Emma and Sophie Thompson.
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Law was a respected figure in British theater and film, leaving behind a significant legacy of performances.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Sophie (left) and Emma Thompson accompanied their mother when she was made an OBE in 2014
Stage and screen star Phyllida Law, the mother of fellow actresses Dame Emma and Sophie Thompson, has died at the age of 94.
"It is with great sadness we have to announce that Phyllida Law died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all of her family, on Monday 27th July," her manager Jacky Leggo said in a statement to BBC News.
"We had worked together for over fifty years and she was a beautiful person inside and out."
Law appeared on screen alongside her daughters several times throughout a long and varied career, including in the 1996 adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, starring Gwyneth Paltrow. Law played Mrs Bates while Sophie played her daughter Miss Bates.
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