Kristin
Scott Thomas (born May 24, 1960) is an English actress.
She was born in Redruth, Cornwall, England and her
height is 5' 6" (1.68 m) , she was nominated
for "Worst New Star" in the 1986 Golden
Raspberry Awards (and lost).
She subsequently recovered to
obtain a nomination for the Academy Award for Best
Actress, for The English Patient (1996). She speaks
French fluently as she has studied acting at the École
Nationale des Arts et Technique de Théâtre,
in Paris. She is married to a French doctor, Dr. François
Olivennes and has 3 children; Hannah (1988), Joseph
(1991) and George (2000). Both her father and step-father
were pilots in the Royal Navy and both died in flying
accidents.
She is the older sister of the
actress Serena Scott Thomas. Kristin Scott Thomas
was given an OBE in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours
list and was also awarded the Legion d'Honneur by
the French government in 2005
Selected Filmography
Man to Man (2005) .... Elena Van Den Ende
Arsène Lupin (2004) .... Joséphine,
comtesse de Cagliostro
Petites coupures (2003) .... Béatrice
... aka Small Cuts (International: English title)
Gosford Park (2001).... Sylvia McCordle
(thriller: won the "Alexander Korda Award for
the outstanding British film of the year" at
the British Academy Film Awards in 2002)
Life as a House (2001) .... Robin Monroe (her partner
was Kevin Kline)
Up at the Villa (2000) .... Mary Panton (after a novella
by William Somerset Maugham, directed by Philip Haas,
her partner was Sean Penn)
Play (2000) .... First Woman
Random Hearts (1999) .... Kay Chandler (romance, her
partner was Harrison Ford))
The Horse Whisperer (1998).... Annie MacLean (her
partner was Robert Redford)
Amour et confusions (1997) .... Sarah
The English Patient (1996) .... Katharine Clifton
(this film won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe
Award and the BAFTA Award for best picture, her partner
was Ralph Fiennes)
Mission: Impossible (1996) .... Sarah Davies
Angels & Insects (1995) .... Matty Crompton (movie
was directed by Philip Haas, after a novel of A. S.
Byatt, this film was nominated for the Academy Award
for best Costume Design, her partner was Mark Rylance)
Richard III' (1995) .... Lady Anne
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) .... Fiona (her
partner was Hugh Grant)
Bitter Moon (1992) .... Fiona (her partner was Hugh
Grant)
Valentino! I Love You (1991)
Under The Cherry Moon (1986) .... Mary Sharon
She has also played in many TV movies and as an actress
in the theatre.
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