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Sophie Thompson (born 20 January 1962) is an English actress. She received an Olivier Award nomination for the 1995 London revival of the musical ''Company'', before winning the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the London revival of ''Into the Woods''. Her film appearances include ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' (1998), ''Gosford Park'' (2001), and ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' (2010). She also played Stella Crawford in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2006–07). ==Life and work== The second daughter〔("Sophie Thompson" ). FilmReference.com.〕 of actress Phyllida Law and actor Eric Thompson, Sophie is the younger sister of actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson. Thompson made her television debut at the age of 15, starring in the BBC adaptation of the Alison Uttley classic ''A Traveller in Time'', opposite Simon Gipps-Kent, before going on to study at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.〔("Sophie Thompson" ) National Theatre〕 Big-screen roles include ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'', ''Eat Pray Love'', ''Emma'', ''Dancing at Lughnasa'', ''Gosford Park'', ''Fat Slags'', ''Relative Values'' and ''Morris: A Life with Bells On''. Thompson appeared in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' in 2010, as Mafalda Hopkirk and Hermione Granger disguised as Hopkirk. Thompson starred alongside popular British comedians Alan Davies, in ''Jonathan Creek'', and Lee Evans in ''So What Now?'' She has also appeared in ''Persuasion'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'', ''A Harlot's Progress'', and ''Magnolia''. She played Miss Bartlett in Andrew Davies' 2007 adaptation of E.M. Forster's ''A Room with a View'' and also appeared in the last episode of series 4 of ''Doc Martin''. Thompson played the role of child abuser Stella Crawford in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders''. She came into the show as Phil Mitchell's lawyer and they gradually developed a romantic link. Stella later became jealous of Phil's relationship with his son Ben and began to emotionally and physically abuse him—becoming one of soaps most-hated villains. Thompson left ''EastEnders'' on 20 July 2007, after the exposure of Stella's evil ways on her wedding day led to the character's suicide. She won the "inside soap Best bitch award" for her portrayal of Stella. In 2009, Thompson appeared in the BBC One comedy series ''Big Top''. Thompson was in the three part television series ''Love Life'' on ITV in 2012, and appeared in ITV's 2012 production ''Lightfields''. Recent theatre includes the role of Mrs Hardcastle in ''She Stoops To Conquer'' at the National Theatre, directed by Jamie Lloyd, and also the part of Doctor Mathilde von Zahnd in Josie Rourkes production of ''The Physicists'' at the Donmar. She also played Kathy/Bev in Dominic Cooks 2011 production of ''Clybourne Park'' at The Royal Court, which transferred to The Wyndhams. Thompson received an Olivier nomination for Best Actress. In 1996, Thompson played the role of Amy in Sam Mendes' acclaimed Donmar Warehouse revival of ''Company'', receiving an Olivier Award nomination for her performance. She also appeared as the Baker's Wife in the Donmar's revival of ''Into the Woods'', which garnered her the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She also played Ophelia in the Renaissance Theatre Company production of ''Hamlet'' in 1988 in Birmingham, later touring around England. That production was directed by Sir Derek Jacobi and starred her future brother-in-law Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet, Richard Easton as Claudius and Dearbhla Molloy as Gertrude. A film documentary called ''Discovering Hamlet'' was made of the process of producing and rehearsing this play. It was released in 1990, and a DVD version was released in 2010. Thompson appeared in Celebrity Masterchef 2014, emerging as the winner beating the other finalists Jodie Kidd and Charley Boorman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Celebrity MasterChef final 2014: Sophie Thompson wins final with her 'original' dishes )〕 In December 2015, Thompson will appear in BBC Two's comedy drama ''A Gert Lush Christmas'' where she will play the mother of Russell and Kerry Howard's characters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sophie Thompson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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