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Madly, Deeply
- The Diaries of Alan Rickman
- By: Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson - foreword, Rima Horton - afterword
- Narrated by: Alfred Enoch, Bonnie Wright, Rima Horton, and others
- Length: 19 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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From his breakout role in Die Hard to his outstanding, multifaceted performances in the Harry Potter films, Galaxy Quest, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and more, Alan Rickman cemented his legacy as a world-class actor....
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Ken & Em: A Biography of Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson
This absorbing biography tells the intriguing story of two young and already great actors' personal and professional sides, speculates on their individual futures, and examines how close their public image is to the reality of their lives. Born in Belfast, Kenneth Branagh graduated from acting school to form his own theater and film companies. He now directs some of Hollywood's hottest films. Emma Thompson, the product of a theatrical family, emerged from the Cambridge Footlights as a skillful comedian and metamorphosed into an Oscar award-winning actress. Almost from the moment of their engagement, the two seemed inseparable both in their work and in the news. As a result of the films directed by Branagh and starring them both - Henry V, Dead Again, and Much Ado About Nothing - and Thompson's Oscar for Howards End as well as her acclaimed performance in The Remains of the Day, the two have rapidly become established and powerful players in Hollywood and Europe.
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Emma Thompson
British actress and screenwriter (born 1959)
Not to be confused with Emma Thomas.
For the Australian cricketer, see Emma Thompson (cricketer).
Dame Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is a British actress and screenwriter. Her work spans over four decades of screen and stage, and her accolades include two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2018, she was made a dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to drama.
Born to actors Eric Thompson and Phyllida Law, Thompson was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, where she became a member of the Footlights troupe, and appeared in the comedy sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984). In 1985, she starred in the West End revival of the musical Me and My Girl, which was a breakthrough in her career. In 1987, she came to prominence for her performances in two BBC series, Tutti Frutti and Fortunes of War, winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her work on both series. In the early 1990s, she often collaborated with then-husband, actor and director Kenneth Branagh, in films such as Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), and Much Ado About Nothing (1993).
For her performance in the Merchant-Ivory period drama Howards End (1992), Thompson won the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1993, she received two Academy Award nominations—Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress—for the respective roles of the housekeeper of a grand household in The Remains of the Day and a lawyer in In the Name of the Father, becoming one of the few actors to achieve this feat. Thompson wrote and starred in Sense and Sensibility (1995), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay—making her the only person in history to win Oscars for both acting and writing—and once again won the BAFTA. Further critical acclaim came for her roles in Primary Colors (1998), Love Actually (2003), Saving Mr. Banks