Phyllida Law

Gender: Female

Birthday: 1932-05-08 - 2026-07-27

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Biography

Phyllida Law OBE (8 May 1932 — 27th July 2026) was a Scottish actress of screen and stage, and the mother of actresses Emma and Sophie Thompson.

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Known For

1997

Midsomer Murders

(Felicity Dinsdale)

1997

Midsomer Murders

(Mary Bingham)

1994

Ready, Steady, Cook

(Self - Guest)

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

(Lady Carrington)

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

(Mrs Llewellyn-Smythe)

1992

Heartbeat

(Nancy Bellow)

1970

Play for Today

(Joan)

1970

Play for Today

(The Wife)

1979

Minder

(Magistrate)

1985

Screen Two

(Marie's Mother)

1979

Tales of the Unexpected

(Maggie Patton)

2001

Waking the Dead

(Mrs. Carstairs)

2007

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

(Self)

2002

Foyle's War

(Lady Muriel Sackville)

1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

(Jeanette Hornby)

1983

Taggart

1965

The Troubleshooters

(Mary Fielding)

1971

Upstairs, Downstairs

(Lady Constance Weir)