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Born	April 15, 1959 (age 66) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1996) • BAFTA (1995) • Academy Award (1993) • Academy Award (1996): Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) • Academy Award (1993): Actress in a Leading Role • Emmy Award (1998): Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series • Golden Globe Award (1996): Best Screenplay - Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (1993): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Notable Family Members	spouse Kenneth Branagh
Married To	Kenneth Branagh (1989–1995) • Greg Wise (2003–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Junior" (1994) • "How to Build a Girl" (2019) • "Alone in Berlin" (2016) • "Last Chance Harvey" (2008) • "In the Name of the Father" (1993) • "Brideshead Revisited" (2008) • "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) • "Alfresco" (1983–1984) • "The Boat That Rocked" (2009) • "Dead Again" (1991) • "The Children Act" (2017) • "The Comic Strip Presents..." (1984) • "Fortunes of War" (1987) • "Love Actually" (2003) • "Managing Problem People. Behavioral skills for leaders" (1988) • "Years and Years" (2019) • "Thompson" (1988) • "Tutti Frutti" (1987) • "A Walk in the Woods" (2015) • "Effie Gray" (2014) • "The Love Punch" (2013) • "The Legend of Barney Thomson" (2015) • "Howards End" (1992) • "An Education" (2009) • "Beauty and the Beast" (2017) • "Men in Black: International" (2019) • "Dolittle" (2020) • "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang" (2010) • "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" (2017) • "The Young Ones" (1984) • "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (2011) • "Brave" (2012) • "Cheers" (1992) • "Ellen" (1997) • "Live from Lincoln Center" (2014) • "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007) • "Judas Kiss" (1998) • "Playhouse Presents" (2012) • "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004) • "Assaulted Nuts" (1985) • "Angels in America" (2003) • "Men in Black 3" (2012) • "Nanny McPhee" (2005) • "Last Christmas" (2019) • "Men, Women & Children" (2014) • "Beautiful Creatures" (2013) • "Burnt" (2015) • "Late Night" (2019) • "Sense and Sensibility" (1995) • "Maybe Baby" (2000) • "Impromptu" (1991) • "Primary Colors" (1998) • "Stranger Than Fiction" (2006) • "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013) • "Theatre Night" (1989) • "There's Nothing to Worry About!" (1982) • "The Tall Guy" (1989) • "Bridget Jones's Baby" (2016) • "Treasure Planet" (2002) • "Henry V" (1989) • "Imagining Argentina" (2003) • "The Remains of the Day" (1993) • "Upstart Crow" (2017) • "Peter's Friends" (1992) • "Johnny English Strikes Again" (2018) • "The Winter Guest" (1997) • "Carrington" (1995) • "Missing Link" (2019)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang" (2010) • "Sense and Sensibility" (1995) • "Thompson" (1988) • "Effie Gray" (2014) • "Last Christmas" (2019) • "There's Nothing to Worry About!" (1982) • "Bridget Jones's Baby" (2016) • "Alfresco" (1983–1984) • "Nanny McPhee" (2005)