Phyllida Law, a performer with a career spanning multiple decades across stage, television and film, died at her home surrounded by family members. She was 94 years old.
Law was born in Glasgow in 1932 and trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, initially pursuing stage design before transitioning to acting. She met her future husband, fellow actor Eric Thompson, at the school and married him in 1957. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, she appeared in numerous television productions and stage roles, including appearances on shows such as Dr Finlay’s Casebook, Dixon of Dock Green and The Troubleshooters.
Her theatrical work expanded significantly through the 1960s and 1970s, with notable stage roles including a part in the original 1967 production of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, a performance alongside Alec Guinness in John Mortimer’s A Voyage Round My Father, and appearances in works by Alan Bennett and Somerset Maugham. She also performed with the National Theatre and appeared in the first London production of the English-language musical adaptation of La Cage aux Folles.
From the late 1980s onward, Law increasingly appeared in film and television productions of substantial profile. She worked frequently with her daughters in these projects, including appearances in Peter’s Friends, Much Ado About Nothing and the Jane Austen adaptation Emma alongside Sophie Thompson. She also collaborated with her daughter Emma in The Winter Guest, the feature film directorial debut of actor Alan Rickman.
Law’s television work during this period included roles in programs such as Waking the Dead, Rosemary & Thyme, Foyle’s War and Doc Martin. Her final screen appearance was in the 2020 film Then Came You. She was predeceased by her husband, who died in 1982, and is survived by Emma and Sophie Thompson.
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