Dame Kristin Scott Thomas DBE |
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Kristin Scott Thomas at the Cabourg Film Festival in 2013
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Born |
Kristin Ann Scott Thomas 24 May 1960 Redruth, Cornwall, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse(s) | François Olivennes (m. 1987–2005) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Serena Scott Thomas (sister) |
Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas,DBE (born 24 May 1960) is an English actress. She won the Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Award for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for The English Patient (1996). For her work in the theatre, she has been nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress five times, winning in 2008 for the Royal Court revival of The Seagull.
Scott Thomas made her film debut in the Prince-directed Under the Cherry Moon in 1986, Further film roles include Bitter Moon (1992), Mission: Impossible (1996), The Horse Whisperer (1998), Gosford Park (2001) and Nowhere Boy (2010). She has also worked in French cinema, winning the European Film Award for Best Actress for Philippe Claudel's I've Loved You So Long (2008). Her other French films include The Valet (2006), Tell No One (2007), Leaving (2009) and Sarah's Key (2010).