Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress who also holds French citizenship. A five-time BAFTA Award and Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and the Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2008 for the Royal Court revival of The Seagull. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in The English Patient (1996).
Scott Thomas made her film debut in Under the Cherry Moon (1986), and won the Evening Standard Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer for A Handful of Dust (1988). Her work includes Bitter Moon (1992), Mission: Impossible (1996), The Horse Whisperer (1998), Gosford Park (2001), The Valet (2006), and Tell No One (2007). She won the European Film Award for Best Actress for Philippe Claudel's I've Loved You So Long (2008). Her other films include Leaving (2009), Love Crime (2010), Sarah's Key (2010), Nowhere Boy (2010), The Woman in the Fifth (2011), Only God Forgives (2013), Darkest Hour (2017), and Tomb Raider (2018).
She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama. She was named a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by the French government in 2005.
Known For
Two Tickets to Greece
Bijou
2023
The Invisible Woman
Catherine Ternan
2013
Only God Forgives
Crystal
2013
In the House
Jeanne
2012
Looking for Hortense
Iva
2012
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Patricia Maxwell
2012
Bel Ami
Virginie Walters
2012
The Woman in the Fifth
Margit
2011
In Your Hands
Anna
2011
Sarah's Key
Julia Jarmond
2010
Love Crime
Christine Rivière
2010
Nowhere Boy
Mimi Smith
2009
Leaving
Suzanne
2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Alette Naylor
2009
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
Ann Ferguson
2008
Easy Virtue
Mrs. Whittaker
2008
2 Alone in Paris
L'antiquaire
2008
I've Loved You So Long
Juliette
2008
The Other Boleyn Girl
Lady Elizabeth Boleyn
2008
The Golden Compass
Stelmania (voice)
2007
The Walker
Lynn Lockner
2007
Tell No One
Hélène Perkins
2006
Chromophobia
Iona Aylesbury
2006
The Valet
Christine Levasseur
2006
Keeping Mum
Gloria Goodfellow
2005
Man to Man
Elena Van Den Ende
2005
Arsène Lupin
Joséphine
2004
The Monkey Prince
Narrator
2003
Small Cuts
Béatrice
2003
Gosford Park
Sylvia McCordle
2001
Life as a House
Robin Kimball
2001
Play
1st Woman
2001
Up at the Villa
Mary Panton
2000
Random Hearts
Kay Chandler
1999
The Revengers' Comedies
Imogen Staxton-Billing
1998
The Horse Whisperer
Annie MacLean
1998
The English Patient
Katharine Clifton
1996
The Pompatus of Love
Caroline
1996
Mission: Impossible
Sarah Davies
1996
Richard III
Lady Anne
1995
The Confessional
Assistant to Hitchcock
1995
Angels and Insects
Matty Crompton
1995
Les Milles
Mary-Jane Cooper
1995
An Unforgettable Summer
Marie-Thérèse Von Debretsy
1994
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Fiona
1994
Bitter Moon
Fiona
1992
In the Eyes of the World
L'institutrice
1991
Framed
Kate
1990
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Leda St Gabriel
1990
Uncontrollable Circumstances
Katia
1989
The Tenth Man
Therese Mangeot
1988
A Handful of Dust
Brenda Last
1988
Lounge Chair
Marie
1988
Agent Trouble
Julie
1987
Under the Cherry Moon
Mary Sharon
1986
Lost and Found in Paris
My Mother’s Wedding
Diana Frost
2025
Slow Horses
Diana Taverner · (30 episodes)
2022
Final Set
Judith Edison
2021
Rebecca
Mrs. Danvers
2020
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Celia · (1 episode)
2020
Military Wives
Kate
2020
My Grandparents' War
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
Self (archive footage)
2019
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
Fiona
2019
In Her Hands
The Countess
2018
Tomb Raider
Ana Miller
2018
Darkest Hour
Clemmie
2017
The Party
Janet
2017
Brexit Shorts: Time to Leave
Eleanor
2017
Daphne du Maurier: In Rebecca's Footsteps
Self / Narrator (voice)
2017
Fleabag
Belinda · (1 episode)
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Suite Française
Madame Angellier
2015
My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Self
2015
My Old Lady
Chloé Girard
2014
D-Day Sacrifice
Kay Summersby (voice) · (2 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Before the Winter Chill
Lucie
2013
Tell No One: The B-Side
Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
Three Sisters
Masha
2003
Top Gear
Self · (1 episode)
2002
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
Self
2002
The Directors
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Vivement dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Love & Confusions
Sarah
1997
Souvenir
Ann
1996
Gulliver's Travels
Immortal Gatekeeper · (2 episodes)
1996
Plaisir d'offrir
Claire
1995
Mayday
Martine
1995
Belle Époque
Alice Avellano · (3 episodes)
1995
Body & Soul
Sister Gabriel / Anna · (6 episodes)
1993
Absolutely Fabulous
Plum Berkeley · (1 episode)
1992
Weep No More, My Lady
Elisabeth
1992
Titmuss Regained
Jenny · (3 episodes)
1991
Valentino! I love you
1991
The Bachelor
Sabine Schleheim
1990
The Governor's Party
Marie Forestier
1990
Cela s'appelle l'amour
Juliette
1989
The Endless Game
Caroline
1989
Headstrong
Clara
1989
Boucherie fine
Cashier 3
1987
Charly
Marie
1985
Demain, je tombe amoureux
Paramour
Susanne Klatten
Mistral's Daughter
Nancy · (8 episodes)
1984
Natural World
(1 episode)
1983
Cérémonie des César
Self - President · (1 episode)
1976
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Therese · (1 episode)
1951