What is Emma Thompson’s net worth? Who is Emma Thompson’s husband?
Introduction
Dame Emma Thompson is a British actress known for her roles in Much Ado About Nothing, Harry Potter, Cruella, Love Actually, and Nanny McPhee.
Biography
She was born on April 15, 1959, in London, England, to Eric Thompson and Phyllida Law.
Her father was the narrator of a popular children’s television series, The Magic Roundabout.
Emma has a sister named Sophie.
She attended the Camden School for Girls and at the Newnham College, Cambridge.
In 1982, she had her first role in the TV series “There’s Nothing to Worry About!.”
Emma Thompson circa 1981 in New York City – @Getty
In 1993, she played in the romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing alongside her then-husband Kenneth Branagh. It also stars Keanu Reeves, Michael Keaton, and Denzel Washington.
In 1989, she reunited with Branagh in Fortunes of War.
In 1993, Thompson won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Margaret Schlegel in the 1992 film Howards End.
In 1994, the British actress received two additional Academy Award nominations—one for her role in In the Name of the Father (1993) and another for her performance in The Remains of the Day (1993).
In 1995, she wrote and starred in Sense and Sensibility.
In 1996, she won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility.
Love Actually
Emma Thompson at the 2004 Empire Magazine Awards held at the Dorchester Hotel on 4th February 2004, in London – @Getty
In 2003, Thompson played in the romantic comedy film, Love Actually. It grossed over $250 million worldwide on a budget of $40 million.
“I don’t think I was very well paid for that,” Emma told on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2022. “There was that terrible trailer with the loo that really stank and had that sort of …”
Sybill Trelawney in Harry Potter
In 2004, Emma Thompson first played Professor Sybill Trelawney in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Professor Trelawney has a rare ability to see the future. It was Sybill Trelawney who made the prophecy about Lord Voldemort (played by Ralph Finnes) and the one destined to defeat him. Her prophecy leads Lord Voldemort to target Harry Potter (played by Daniel Radcliffe), believing he is the subject of the prophecy.
In 2007, she reprised her role in Order of the Phoenix and again in 2011 in the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Nanny McPhee
Emma Thompson during “Nanny McPhee” London Premiere – Arrivals at UCI Empire Leicester Square in London – @Getty
In 2005, Thompson first portrayed Nanny McPhee in the drama film Nanny McPhee. She also wrote the screenplay for the film, which she adapted from Christianna Brand’s Nurse Matilda books.
In March 2010, Emma reprised her role in the sequel, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.
In August 2010, Thompson was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2013, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in Saving Mr. Banks.
In 2018, the double Oscar winner was officially made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II.
Emma Thompson poses at an after party for the Moet British Independent Film Awards 2014 – @Getty
Cruella
In 2021, she acted as Baroness von Hellman in the crime comedy film Cruella. The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and it is set in London during the punk rock movement of the 1970
“I had such fun doing her, because I’ve been asking for quite a number of years if I could be a villain, a proper villain,” Thompson later said abotu her role in Cruella.
Husband
From 1989 to 1995, Emma Thompson was married to Kenneth Branagh. Branagh played Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter.
Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson during The 9th Annual IFPWest Independent Spirit Awards at Hollywood Palidum in Hollywood – @Getty
During their marriage, Branagh had an affair with Helena Bonham Carter after working with her on 1994’s Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Carter played Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter fantasy series. Thompson said in 2022 that was “blind to the fact that he had relationships with other women.”
In 2003, Emma Thompson married Greg Wise.
Emma Thompson and Greg Wise attend the Oscar Moore Screenwriting Prize Awards at Planet Hollywood in London – 1999 – @Getty
They first met while filming Sense and Sensibility in 1995. alongside Alan Rickman (who played Severus Snape in Harry Potter), Hugh Grant, and Kate Winslet.
Greg Wise is an English actor and film producer who portrayed Earl Mountbatten in Netflix hit The Crown as well as Agent One in Johnny English.
In interviews, Wise talked about their secret to a happy marriage. He said they are “good at plumbing ourselves back in after long times of being apart.”
In 1999, Thompson and Wise welcomed their daughter Gaia.
“Once you’re a mom, you’ve been split into two people,” Thompson once said. “Like Peter Pan and his shadow.”
In 2003, Emma and her husband adopted Tindyebwa Agaba, a Rwandan orphan.
In 2020, Thompson and Greg received honorary citizenship in Venice.
Dame Emma Thompson (L) and Greg Wise attend a Gala Screening of “Late Night” at Picturehouse Central on May 20, 2019 in London – @Getty
“They wanted to be resident citizens to come and live in Venice,” said deputy mayor of Venice Simone Venturini at the time.
Height
Emma Thompson is 5′ 7¾″ (1.72 m) tall.
Emma Thompson – Net Worth
So, how much is Emma Thompson worth?
Thompson earned most of her wealth from performing in 96 TV mini-series, TV shows, and films.
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She owns a home in West Hampstead, London, which is worth about $4 million.
Thompson also has a holiday home in Scotland on the shore of Loch Eck as well as a house in Venice. Therefore, Emma Thompson has an estimated net worth of $50 million.
“I wish I’d known that success is a byproduct, not something to be strived for,” Thompson wrote in 2024. “The process is the most important thing.”
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