Anecdotes

Both Sophie and her sister, Emma Thompson, met their future husbands--Richard Lumsden and Greg Wise respectively--on the set of Raison et sentiments (1995).

She was awarded the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in "Into the Woods".

Younger sister of Emma Thompson. Consequently she is the sister-in-law of Greg Wise and the former sister-in-law of Kenneth Branagh.

Daughter of stage director Eric Thompson and Phyllida Law.

She and her sister Emma Thompson, as well as her former brother-in-law Kenneth Branagh, have all appeared in the Harry Potter films. Also appearing is Helena Bonham Carter, who played Emma's sister in Retour à Howards End (1992).

Won the WhatsonStage supporting actress award for "Present Laughter.".

Gave birth to her first child at age 35: a son, Ernie James Lumsden, in February 1997. Child's father is her ex-husband, Richard Lumsden.

Gave birth to her second child at age 38: a son, Walter Ernest Thompson, in October 2000. Child's father is her ex-husband, Richard Lumsden.