Emma Thompson’s actress mum Phyllida Law dies aged 94
Phyllida Law has died aged 94(Picture: Back/Daily Mail/Shutterstock)
Phyllida Law, a star of the stage and screen and Emma Thompson’s mum, has died aged 94.
Her manager Jacky Leggo shared that she ‘died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all her family’.
The Glasgow-born actress rose to prominence in the 1960s in shows like Dr Finlay’s Casebook and Dixon of Dock Green, landing high-profile roles in the 80s.
Law starred opposite Emma multiple times such as in Peter’s Friends and Shakespeare adaptation Much Ado About Nothing.
Fans of the 1996 film version of Jane Austen’s Emma, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, will recognise her as Mrs. Bates, alongside her other daughter Sophie.
The Winter Guest actress studied at the renowned Old Vic Theatre school where she met her husband Eric, marrying him in 1957.
They had two children – Emma and Sophie – before Eric died in 1982 at the age of 53 following a heart attack.
Tributes from fans have already begun to flood in, with those online remembering her as a ‘enduringly well-loved’.
Law’s granddaughter, Gaia Wise, shared a post on Instagram, simply writing ‘Rest well my Queen’ with a red heart emoji.
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