Phyllida Law: Actor and mother of Emma Thompson dies aged 94
Acclaimed actor Phyllida Law, known for her extensive stage and screen career and as the mother of Emma Thompson, has passed away at age 94. Her career spanned decades, including notable collaborations with her daughters.
Why it matters
The death of a long-standing, respected figure in British theater and film marks the end of a significant era in the arts.
Phyllida Law, whose prolific acting career encompassed a wide range of stage, TV and film roles – a number of which were alongside her daughters Emma and Sophie Thompson – has died aged 94. Her personal manager Jacky Leggo said in a statement that she “died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all of her family”.
Born in Glasgow in 1932, Law was accepted at Bristol Old Vic Theatre school – initially intending to be a stage designer but then switching to acting. She appeared in a number of Bristol Old Vic productions in the 1950s, and it was there she met Eric Thompson, a fellow actor, whom she married in 1957.
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