Phyllida Ann Law (born 8 May, 1932) is a Scottish actress.

Personal life

Law was born in Glasgow, the daughter of William and Megsie Law, who divorced after World War II. She was married to Eric Thompson until his death in 1982. Their two children Emma and Sophie Thompson are both actresses. She has appeared in many documentries and interviews concerning her late husband's work on The Magic Roundabout.

Career

Law has worked extensively in television, including appearances in Dixon of Dock Green, Rumpole of the Bailey and the 1972 adaptation of the Lord Peter Wimsey tale The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club.

She has appeared in films such as Peter's Friends (1992), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and The Winter Guest (1997).

In 2007 she guest-starred in two Doctor Who spin-off adventures - as Bea Nelson-Stanley in The Sarah Jane Adventures story Eye of the Gorgon and as Beldonia in the audio drama Doctor Who: The Bride of Peladon. Also in 2007 she played Aunt Auriel in the drama Kingdom starring Stephen Fry. In 2008 she appeared as a guest star in Foyle's War.

Filmography

• Play School (1964)
• The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1972)
• Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
• The Barchester Chronicles (1982)
• That's Love (1988-92) (TV series)
• The House of Eliott (1991) (TV series)
• Peter's Friends (1992)
• Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
• Before the Rain (1994)
• Junior (1994)
• Emma (1996)
• Anna Karenina (1997)
• Saving Grace (2000)
• The Time Machine (2002)
• Brush with Fate (2003)
• Danny the Dog (2005)
• Mee-Shee: The Water Giant (2005)
• Kingdom (2007—)
• The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)

References

External links

• Phyllida Law at the Internet Movie Database