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Actress Phyllida Law, mother of Emma Thompson, dies aged 94

Evening Standard Culture · 18 August 2026 at 16:42

Actress Phyllida Law, mother of Emma Thompson, dies aged 94

News of her death was confirmed by her granddaughter Gaia Wise, the daughter of Dame Emma and her husband Greg Wise.

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