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{{short description|Scottish actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Phyllida Law
| post-nominals = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}}
| image = PhyllidaLaw05.jpg
| alt = Colour photograph of Phyllida Law at the 'Nanny McPhee London film premiere in 2005
| caption = Law at the ''[[Nanny McPhee]]'' London premiere in 2005
| birthname = Phyllida Ann Law
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1932|5|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1958–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Eric Thompson]]|1957|1982|reason=died}}
| children = [[Emma Thompson]]<br/>[[Sophie Thompson]]
| honours = Honorary degree, [[Glasgow Caledonian University]]
}}

'''Phyllida Ann Law''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} (born 8th May 1932) is a Scottish [[Actor|actress]], known for her numerous roles in film and television.

==Early life==
Law was born in [[Glasgow]], the daughter of Meg "Mego" and William Law, a journalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12731076.arriving-at-a-certain-stage-of-solitude/|title=Arriving at a certain stage of solitude|website=HeraldScotland}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/review-how-many-camels-are-there-holland-dementia-ma-and-me-phyllida-law-8517866.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/review-how-many-camels-are-there-holland-dementia-ma-and-me-phyllida-law-8517866.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Review: How Many Camels are There in Holland? Dementia, Ma and Me, By|date=2 March 2013|website=The Independent}}</ref> Prior to the Second World War, her father was a journalist with the Glasgow Herald who "kept odd hours"; when the war broke out, he went into the air force and separated from his wife, later divorcing. Law would not see her father again until she was 18.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/oct/17/phyllida-law-family-values|title=My family values | Phyllida Law|first=Interview by Annalisa|last=Barbieri|date=16 October 2009|website=the Guardian}}</ref> Law's mother Meg worked in a dress shop in Glasgow during the war.<ref name="auto">{{cite book | last=Law | first=P. | title=How Many Camels Are There in Holland?: Dementia, Ma and Me | publisher=HarperCollins Publishers | year=2013 | isbn=978-0-00-751380-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e7k2yVjkqB4C&pg=PP1 | access-date=9 October 2021 }}</ref> The family also included Law's brother, James, her elder by five years, and their maternal grandmother, the wife of a Presbyterian minister, and "a fierce Presbyterian" herself whom Law "did not like as a child but can now admire."<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>

After attending Glasgow Girls High up to age seven, the war began in September 1939 and Law and her brother were evacuated to family friends outside Glasgow in Lenzie, Lanarkshire, and attended a local school there, before Law transferred to Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, and then a school near the Clyde.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/veteran-actress-phyllida-law-says-3381024|title=Veteran actress Phyllida Law says she won't be molly-coddled in her old age|first=Lesley|last=Roberts|date=6 April 2014|website=Daily Record}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> At 13 she passed an entrance exam for Badminton School in Bristol, and became a boarder there. Leaving the school at 17, she initially accepted a place at university to read French and Literature, but disliked the experience and left. She then auditioned for the Bristol Old Vic School, intending to train as a stage designer, and discovered - by "happy mistake" - that she wanted to act instead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/phyllida-law-mothers-and-a-camel-20140403-361b1.html|title=Phyllida Law, mothers and a camel|date=4 April 2014|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.badmintonschool.co.uk/our-community/old-badmintonian-association|title=StackPath|website=www.badmintonschool.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/phyllida-law-got-have-funeral-afternoon-curtain-230pm-people/|title=Phyllida Law: 'I've got to have my funeral in the afternoon, curtain up 2.30pm, so people can get to the theatre afterwards'|first=Victoria|last=Lambert|date=24 July 2017|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> <ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/lifestyle/15440021.books-phyllida-law-talks-new-book-adventures-early-days-theatre/|title=Books: Phyllida Law talks about her new book about her adventures in her early days in theatre|website=The Northern Echo}}</ref>

She was married to actor [[Eric Thompson]] from 1957 until his death in 1982. Their daughters, [[Emma Thompson|Emma]] and [[Sophie Thompson]], are both actresses.

==Career==
Law has worked extensively in television, including appearances in ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'' and the 1972 adaptation of the [[Lord Peter Wimsey]] tale ''[[The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club]]''. She appeared in films such as ''[[Peter's Friends]]'' (1992), ''[[Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film)|Much Ado About Nothing]]'' (1993) (playing Ursula, alongside daughter Emma as [[Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)|Beatrice]]) and ''[[The Winter Guest]]'' (1997) (playing Elspeth, alongside daughter Emma as Frances).

She was in the original London cast of ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]]'' at the [[London Palladium]] in 1986, playing the role of Jacqueline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/shows/cast.php?showid=3778|title=La Cage aux Folles – 1986 West End – Original West End Cast|website=BroadwayWorld.com|date=2011-10-09|access-date=2011-12-22}}</ref>

In 2004, she guest-starred in the ''[[Rosemary & Thyme]]'' episode entitled "Orpheus in the Undergrowth" as May Beauchamp. In 2007 she guest-starred in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off adventures: as [[List of The Sarah Jane Adventures minor characters#Bea Nelson-Stanley|Bea Nelson-Stanley]] in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story "[[Eye of the Gorgon]]" and as Beldonia in the [[audio drama]] ''[[The Bride of Peladon|Doctor Who: The Bride of Peladon]]''. In 1963 Law had auditioned for one of the original four regular leads in ''Doctor Who'', "Miss McGovern". She did not win the part, the name of which was subsequently changed to [[Barbara Wright (Doctor Who)|Barbara Wright]].<ref>{{cite book| title=The Handbook: The First Doctor – The William Hartnell Years: 1963–1966|publisher=[[Virgin Publishing]]|last1=Howe|first1=David J|last2=Stammers|first2=Mark|last3=Walker|first3=Stephen James|year=1994|ISBN=978-0-426-20430-5|page=194}}</ref>

Also in 2007 she played Aunt Auriel in the drama ''[[Kingdom (2007 TV series)|Kingdom]]'' starring [[Stephen Fry]]. In 2008 she appeared as a guest star in ''[[Foyle's War Series Six#"Broken Souls"|Foyle's War]]''.

In November 2009, Law published her first book.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/89760-page.html|title=The Bookseller|magazine=The Bookseller|access-date=2011-12-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229132927/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/89760-page.html|archive-date=29 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''Notes to my Mother-In-Law'' concerns the 17 years Law's mother-in-law lived with the family from the mid-1960s until her death. In January 2010 she appeared with [[Tony Slattery]] on ''[[Ready Steady Cook]]''. She starred alongside [[John Hurt]] in a short film entitled ''Love at First Sight'' which was shortlisted for an Oscar in 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscars-live-action-short-films-academy-awards-273719|title=10 Live Action Short Films|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2011-12-14|access-date=2012-01-24|first=Rebecca|last=Ford}}</ref>
[[File:Phyllida Law 2014.JPG|thumb|right|Phyllida Law (centre) flanked by her daughters [[Sophie Thompson]] and [[Emma Thompson]] on receiving her OBE at [[Buckingham Palace]].]]
[[File:2013-07-04-Honorary Doctorate-2.jpg|thumb|Phyllida Law receives the honorary doctorate from the hands of [[Muhammad Yunus]], chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University (July 4th 2013).]]

==Awards==
In 2013 Law received an Honorary Doctorate from [[Glasgow Caledonian University]] and an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-23149799|title=Actresses collect degrees together|date=2013-07-02|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Honours==
Law was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2014 Birthday Honours]] by The Queen for services to drama and for charitable services.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60895 |date=14 June 2014 |page=b13 |supp=y}}</ref>

==Film and television==
*''[[Play School (British TV series)|Play School]]'' (1964) (TV)
*''[[Otley (film)|Otley]]'' (1968)
*''[[The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club]]'' (1972)
*''[[A Picture of Katherine Mansfield]]'' (1973)
*''[[Hitler: The Last Ten Days]]'' (1973)
*''[[Come Back, Lucy]]'' (1978)
*''[[The Barchester Chronicles]]'' (1982)
*''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'' (1987)
*''Agatha Christie’s Poirot (''1989)-Lady Carrington “The Incredible Theft”
*''[[That's Love]]'' (1988–1992) (TV series)
*''[[The House of Eliott]]'' (1991) (TV series)
*''[[Peter's Friends]]'' (1992)
*''[[Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film)|Much Ado About Nothing]]'' (1993)
*''[[Taggart (series)|Taggart]]'' (1994) (episode "Forbidden Fruit")
*''[[Before the Rain (1994 film)|Before the Rain]]'' (1994)
*''[[The Blue Boy (film)|The Blue Boy]]'' (1994) (TV film)
*''[[Junior (1994 film)|Junior]]'' (1994)
*''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' - Nancy Bellow (series 4, 1994)
* ''[[Under the Hammer]]'' (1994) (TV)
*''[[Hamish Macbeth (TV series)|Hamish Macbeth]]'' (1995) (TV)
*''[[Emma (1996 theatrical film)|Emma]]'' (1996) - Mrs Bates
*''[[Anna Karenina (1997 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' (1997)
*''[[The Winter Guest]]'' (1997)
*''[[The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns]]'' (1999)
*''[[Mad Cows]]'' (1999)
*''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' (1999)- Felicity Dinsdale “Blood Will out”
*''[[Saving Grace (2000 film)|Saving Grace]]'' (2000)
*''[[The Time Machine (2002 film)|The Time Machine]]'' (2002)
*''[[The Swap (TV series)]]'' (2002)
*''[[Monarch of the Glen (TV series)|Monarch of the Glen]]'' (Series 4, Episode 2) (2002) (TV)
*''[[Brush with Fate]]'' (2003) (TV film)
*''[[I'll Be There (2003 film)|I’ll Be There]]'' (2003) (film)
*''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'' “The Hardest Word” S4:E9 (2004)
*''[[Rosemary & Thyme]]'' (2004) (TV)
*''[[Nanny McPhee]]'' (2005)
*''[[Danny the Dog (film)|Danny the Dog]]'' (2005)
*''[[Mee-Shee: The Water Giant]]'' (2005)
*''[[Afterlife (TV series)|Afterlife]]'' (2005) (TV)
*''[[Miss Potter]]'' (2006)
*''[[Kingdom (2007 TV series)|Kingdom]]'' (2007–2009) (TV)
*''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' (2007) (TV)
*''[[The Waiting Room (2007 film)|The Waiting Room]]'' (2007)
*''[[Miss Austen Regrets]]'' (2007)
*''[[Foyle's War]]'' (2008) (TV)
*''[[Hallowe'en Party|Agatha Christie’s Poirot]]'' (2010)- Mrs Llewellyn-Smythe “Hallowe’en Party”
*''[[Ways to Live Forever (film)|Ways to Live Forever]]'' (2010)
*''[[Love at First Sight (2010 film)|Love at First Sight]]'' (2010)
*''[[Doc Martin]]'' (2010) (TV)
*''[[Arrietty]]'' (2011, UK English dub)
*''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' (2011)- Mary Bingham “Dark Secrets”
*''[[Albert Nobbs]]'' as Mrs. Cavendish (2011)
*''[[The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff]]'' (2011) (TV)
*''[[New Tricks]]'' (2013) (TV)
*''[[A Little Chaos]]'' (2014)
*''[[Then Came You (2020 film)|Then Came You]]'' (2020)

==Published works==
*{{cite book|title=Notes to my Mother-in-Law |first=Phyllida |last=Law |date=2009 |publisher=Fourth Estate |isbn=978-0007338412 }}
*{{cite book|title=How Many Camels Are There in Holland?: Dementia, Ma and Me |first=Phyllida |last=Law |date=2013 |publisher=Fourth Estate |isbn=978-0007485864 }}

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:People educated at Badminton School]]
[[Category:Scottish film actresses]]
[[Category:Scottish radio actresses]]
[[Category:Scottish stage actresses]]
[[Category:Scottish television actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century Scottish actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Scottish actresses]]
[[Category:Writers from Glasgow]]
[[Category:21st-century Scottish writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Scottish women writers]]
[[Category:British women memoirists]]
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