Actress who starred with daughters Emma and Sophie Thompson dies
The death of actress Phyllida Law at age 94 has been announced by her manager. Law was a prolific performer who appeared in numerous films and television shows alongside her daughters, Emma and Sophie Thompson.
Why it matters
The passing of a long-standing industry veteran marks the end of a notable career spanning eight decades in British entertainment.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Paul Glynn Culture reporter Getty Images 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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