Phyllida Law

★ Acting #9,084

1932 - 2026 (age 94) • Acting

Born: 5/8/1932 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Died: 7/27/2026 (age 94)

Known for: Acting

Phyllida Law

★ Acting #9,084

Phyllida Law OBE (8 May 1932 — 27th July 2026) was a Scottish actress of screen and stage, and the mother of actresses Emma and Sophie Thompson.

Known For

Agatha Christie's Poirot

82%

Mrs Llewellyn-Smythe / Lady Carrington

1989

Midsomer Murders

75%

Mary Bingham / Felicity Dinsdale

1997

Copying Beethoven

65%

Mother Canisius

2006

Before the Rain

74%

Anne's Mother

1994

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

79%

Unknown

1989

The Sarah Jane Adventures

71%

Bea Nelson-Stanley

2007

Foyle's War

79%

Lady Muriel Sackville

2002

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

70%

Lady Margaret

1999

Then Came You

60%

Arlene

2020

Bakery in Brooklyn

52%

Baker on the iPad #1

2016

A Little Chaos

63%

Suzanne

2015

Three Days in Havana

45%

The Broker

2014

Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other Wife

60%

Lady Anne Meriot

2012

Albert Nobbs

63%

Mrs. Cavendish

2011

Love at First Sight

75%

Ruth

2010

Ways to Live Forever

70%

Grandmother

2010

41%

Mrs. Claus

2004

The Royal

78%

Daisy Crannagh

2003