Emma Thompson

Personal context

Summary

Emma Thompson is a British actor, writer, and producer known for Howards End, Sense and Sensibility, The Remains of the Day, and the Nanny McPhee films. Her screen work ranges from period drama and literary adaptation to comedy, often featuring women constrained by social expectations. Her public record includes decades of environmental campaigning with Greenpeace and ActionAid, public advocacy for women’s rights and gender equality, support for the Women’s Equality Party, opposition to Brexit, and criticism of sexual harassment in Hollywood. No public record of trans-rights campaigning is established.