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Emma Thompson

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Introduction:
"This is a quiz about the fantastic, multi-talented Emma Thompson. I hope you find it enjoyable!"


1. Emma Thompson was born in 1959 to a Scottish actress. Do you know her name?
    Vanessa Redgrave
    Sophie Thompson
    Blythe Danner
    Phyllida Law


2. Emma Thompson won an Academy Award for Best Actress 1992 for her role in "Howard's End".
    True
    False


3. Emma Thompson was the first person ever to win an Academy Award each for writing and for acting.
    True
    False


4. Ms. Thompson was nominated for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role Academy Award in 1993 for her role in "In The Name of The Father" (1993). Which role did she play in this film, based on the true story of the Guildford Four, four people falsely convicted of the IRA's 1975 Guildford pub bombing?
    Gareth Pierce
    Sybill Trelawny
    Maggie Chester
    Suzi Kettles


5. Emma Thompson had a leading role in all the following movies except one. Which one was it?
    Remains of the Day
    Four Weddings and a Funeral
    Carrington
    Nanny McPhee


6. Ms. Thompson married the first time in 1989 and the second time in 2003, to which men?
    Stephen Fry and Greg Wise
    Kenneth Branagh and Hugh Laurie
    Kenneth Branagh and Greg Wise
    Kenneth Branagh and Stephen Fry


7. Ms. Thompson has a self-depracating sense of humor. When asked where she kept her awards, she admitted she had them in an unusual place. Where did she keep them?
    Hall closet
    Bathroom
    Bedroom
    Attic


8. Emma Thompson has also done quite a bit of television work. She appeared in two HBO releases, "Wit" (2001) and "Angels in America" (2003), and also appeared in BBC productions. But the program for which she won the Emmy was for her appearance in which show?
    Cheers
    Ellen
    Frasier
    West Wing


9. Ms. Thompson declined the lead role in the 1992 film "Basic Instinct".
    True
    False


10. Emma Thompson is an alumna of which prestigious school of higher learning?
    Answer: (One word)


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