Phyllida Law, a versatile performer with a career spanning multiple decades across theater, television, and film, passed away at her home surrounded by family members. Her personal manager confirmed the death occurred peacefully.
Born in Glasgow in 1932, Law trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre school, initially pursuing stage design before transitioning to acting. She performed in numerous Bristol Old Vic productions during the 1950s and met her future husband, actor Eric Thompson, at the institution. The couple married in 1957.
Law’s television career began in the late 1950s, leading to appearances throughout the following decades in series such as Dr Finlay’s Casebook, Dixon of Dock Green, and The Troubleshooters. Her stage work included notable roles in productions of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, A Voyage Round My Father with Alec Guinness, and Habeas Corpus. She joined the National Theatre in 1979, appearing in works by Somerset Maugham and J.B. Priestley, and was cast in the original London production of the English-language musical adaptation of La Cage aux Folles.
From the late 1980s onward, Law appeared in numerous film and television projects of considerable prestige. She worked alongside her daughter Emma Thompson in productions including Peter’s Friends and Much Ado About Nothing, and appeared with daughter Sophie Thompson in a film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma. Notable television roles included appearances in Waking the Dead, Foyle’s War, Doc Martin, and Agatha Christie’s Poirot. Her final screen appearance came in 2020 in the romantic film Then Came You.
Law was married to Thompson until his death in 1982. She is survived by their two daughters, Emma and Sophie.
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