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Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress. 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. Early life Scott Thomas was born in Redruth, Cornwall. Her mother, Deborah (née Hurlbatt), was brought up in Hong Kong and Africa, and studied drama before marrying Kristin's father, Lieutenant Commander Simon Scott Thomas, a pilot in the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm who died in a flying accident when Kristin was aged five. She has three siblings, including Serena Scott Thomas, the niece of Admiral Sir Richard Thomas (a former Black Rod), the granddaughter of William Scott Thomas (who commanded HMS Impulsive during World War II) and the great-great-niece of the polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott.The childhood home of Scott Thomas was in Trent, near Sherborne, Dorset, England. Her mother remarried another Royal Navy pilot, Lieutenant Commander Simon Idiens (of Simon's Sircus aerobatic team flying Sea Vixens), who also died in a flying accident, whilst flying a Phantom FG1 from RNAS Yeovilton off the North coast of Cornwall in January 1972. Scott Thomas was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College and St Antony's Leweston in Sherborne, Dorset, both independent schools. On leaving school in 1978, she moved to Hampstead, London, and worked in a department store. She began training to become a drama teacher at the Central School of Speech and Drama, enrolling on a BEd in Speech and Drama. During her time at the school, she requested to switch degree courses to acting but was refused. After a year at Central, speaking French fluently, she decided to move to Paris to work as an au pair, and studied acting at the École Nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre (ENSATT). When she was 25, she was cast as Mary Sharon in the film Under the Cherry Moon (1986). Career Kristin Scott Thomas' acting career garnered early attention when she was cast as Mary Sharon in Under the Cherry Moon, released in 1986, the first but widely panned film directed by and starring the already well-known musical artist, Prince. Her breakthrough role was playing Brenda Last in an adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's A Handful of Dust (1988), winning her the Evening Standard British Film Award for the most promising newcomer. This was followed by roles opposite Hugh Grant in Bitter Moon and Four Weddings and a Funeral where she won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress. In 1994, she starred in the Romanian–French film An Unforgettable Summer, in which she played Marie-Thérèse Von Debretsy. Rather than learn Romanian for the part, she read her lines phonetically. She had all the lines translated into French, which she speaks fluently, so she knew what she was saying. In an interview for Gloucester Citizen on 22 March 2015, she cited An Unforgettable Summer as one of the films that she is most proud of alongside The English Patient and Only God Forgives.1996 saw the release of the film with her most famous role as Katharine Clifton, The English Patient, which gained her Golden Globe and Oscar nominations as well as critical acclaim. This was followed by a brief period working in Hollywood on films such as The Horse Whisperer with Robert Redford and Random Hearts with Harrison Ford. However, growing disillusioned with Hollywood, she took a year off to give birth to her third child. She returned to the stage in 2003 when she played the title role in a French theatre production of Racine's Bérénice, and appeared on-screen as Lady Sylvia McCordle in Robert Altman's Gosford Park. This started a critically acclaimed second career on stage, in which she has received four nominations for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, including one win, for her performance of Arkadina in a London West End production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. She reprised the role in New York in September 2008. In summer 2014, Scott Thomas returned to London's West End to star as Emma in Harold Pinter's Betrayal at the Comedy Theatre. The revival was directed by Ian Rickson. Her husband was played by Ben Miles and the love triangle was completed by Douglas Henshall. In January 2013, she starred in another Pinter play, Old Times, again directed by Ian Rickson. In 2014, she appeared at The Old Vic in the title role of Sophocles's Electra. Scott Thomas has also acted in French films. In 2006, she played the role of Hélène, in French, in Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One), by French director Guillaume Canet. In 2008, Scott Thomas received many accolades for her performance in Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (I've Loved You So Long), including BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress. In 2009 she played the role of a wife who leaves her husband for another man in Leaving. In Sarah's Key (2010) – the story of the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup – Scott Thomas starred as an American journalist in Paris who discovers that the flat her husband is renovating for them was once the home of an evicted Jewish family. Other roles include Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire and Ormond, mother of Henry VIII's second wife Anne, in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), the role of a fashion magazine creator and editor in the film Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), and as a love interest of George Duroy (played by Robert Pattinson) in the 2012 film Bel Ami, based on the 1885 Maupassant novel.She was also seen in The Woman in the Fifth (2011), a film adaption of Douglas Kennedy's novel of the same name, Lasse Hallström's Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), Ralph Fiennes's The Invisible Woman (2013), Philippe Claudel's Before the Winter Chill (2013), and in Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives, which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. In 2014, she voiced the narration of Kay Summersby, General Eisenhower's driver, in the documentary seri.... Discover the Scott Thomas popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Scott Thomas books.

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  • Lions of the West synopsis, comments

    Lions of the West

    Robert Morgan

    From Thomas Jefferson’s birth in 1743 to the California Gold Rush in 1849, America’s westward expansion comes to life in the hands of a writer fascinated by the way individual live...

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    Theo

    Paul Torday

    From the bestselling author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, a haunting novella that introduced one of the most memorable characters from Torday's novel Light Shining in the Forest....

  • Sakuya Stood In The Road synopsis, comments

    Sakuya Stood In The Road

    Scott James Thomas

    Light streamed in through an array of narrow windows high up the walls. Long thick blankets hung in tatters down over the dark stone and above her massive ceiling beams spanned the...

  • The Woman in the Fifth synopsis, comments

    The Woman in the Fifth

    Douglas Kennedy

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Leaving the World and The Moment comes the riveting story of a luckless college professor for whom Paris becomes a city of mortal dang...

  • The Scandal of Money synopsis, comments

    The Scandal of Money

    George Gilder

    "Why do we think governments know how to create money? They don't. George Gilder shows that money is time, and time is real. He is our best guide to our most fundamental economic p...

  • John Denn, Lessee of Charles C. Scott, And Others v. Thomas Reid synopsis, comments

    John Denn, Lessee of Charles C. Scott, And Others v. Thomas Reid

    United States Supreme Court

    The plaintiffs in this case, brought an action of ejectment against the defendants, in the circuit court for the district of West Tennessee: and on the trial, certain questions wer...

  • Islands in the Stream synopsis, comments

    Islands in the Stream

    Ernest Hemingway

    A later, posthumously published classic following the adventures of a painter in the midst of World War II.First published in 1970, nine years after Hemingway's death, this is the ...

  • Scott Thomas Roberts v. State Florida synopsis, comments

    Scott Thomas Roberts v. State Florida

    Fifth District Court of Appeal of Florida

    Scott Thomas Roberts appeals from an order denying his motion to suppress certain physical evidence after his plea of no contest to possession of cocaine and possession ...

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    Eden

    Tim Lebbon

    From the bestselling author of Netflix's The Silence comes a brandnew horror eco thriller. Earth's rising oceans contain enormous islands of refuse, the Amazon rainforest is allbut...

  • The Journey Through Wales and the Description of Wales synopsis, comments

    The Journey Through Wales and the Description of Wales

    Gerald Of Wales, Betty Radice & Lewis Thorpe

    Scholar, churchman, diplomat and theologian, Gerald of Wales was one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages and The Journey Through Wales describes his eventful tour of...

  • The Conservative Mind synopsis, comments

    The Conservative Mind

    Russell Kirk

    "It is inconceivable even to imagine, let alone hope for, a dominant conservative movement in America without Kirk's labor."  WILLIAM F BUCKLEY "A profound critique of co...

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    The Art of Suffering

    Kristof Ramon

    What does it take to become a road racing legend and compete in the toughest sport in the world? Go behind the scenes with the teams and riders at all the major tours and classics ...

  • William Neves and James C. Neves, Appellants v. William H. Scott and Thomas N. Beall synopsis, comments

    William Neves and James C. Neves, Appellants v. William H. Scott and Thomas N. Beall

    United States Supreme Court

    Mr. Cone, for the appellees made the following points: 1st. The marriage contract is executory; it conveys no titles, and creates no trusts, nor does it impair or abridge the right...

  • Temptation synopsis, comments

    Temptation

    Douglas Kennedy

    From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Five Days and The Blue Hour, “a racy pageturner” (London Daily Express) about a Hollywood screenwriter whose overnight success bri...

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    The Gilded Chalet

    Padraig Rooney

    Part detective work, part treasure chest, full of history and scandal, The Gilded Chalet takes you on a grand tour of two centuries of great writing by both Swiss and foreign autho...

  • Hms Crusader synopsis, comments

    Hms Crusader

    A E Langsford

    Death by fire Death by ice. These were the twin threats confronting the seamen on the North Atlantic convoys: fire from the Luftwaffe's bombs, and from the torpedoes of the lurkin...

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    Mid-Air

    Alicia D. Williams

    A tendersouled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wants him to grow up tough and unfeeling in this stunning middle grade novel in vers...

  • Letters from the Dead synopsis, comments

    Letters from the Dead

    Sam Hurcom

    'Gothic, claustrophobic, and wonderfully dark' GUARDIAN on Sam Hurcom's Thomas Bexley novels...The next stifling, atmospheric gothic crime novel following one of the world's first ...

  • The Book of Virtues synopsis, comments

    The Book of Virtues

    William J. Bennett

    Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone recognizes these traits as essentials of good character. In order for our children to develop...

  • The Poetical Works of Lord Byron. Complete in one volume. Collected and arranged, with illustrative notes by Thomas Moore, Lord Jeffrey, Sir Walter Scott ... andc. andc. With a portrait, etc. synopsis, comments

    The Poetical Works of Lord Byron. Complete in one volume. Collected and arranged, with illustrative notes by Thomas Moore, Lord Jeffrey, Sir Walter Scott ... andc. andc. With a portrait, etc.

    George Gordon Byron, Francis Jeffrey & Thomas Moore

    The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging ...

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    Idyll Threats

    Stephanie Gayle

    In the summer of 1997, Thomas Lynch arrives as the new chief of police in Idyll, Connecticuta town where serious crimes can be counted on one hand. So no one is prepared when Cecil...

  • The Runaway Bride synopsis, comments

    The Runaway Bride

    Felicity York

    Only the boldest of ladies risks her heart and her reputation . . .THE FIRST BOOK IN THE STATELY SCANDALS SERIES1826. At first sight, Ellen Turner does not seem the type to elope w...

  • With Lawrence in Arabia synopsis, comments

    With Lawrence in Arabia

    Lowell Thomas & Mitchell Stephens

    In 1918, as the First World War ravaged the European continent, young American journalist Lowell Thomas traveled to the Ottoman Empire to report on the revolts breaking out as an i...

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    Micah

    Scott James Thomas

    Book two of the Darkmatter trilogy, an exciting continuation of the story that began in Mindweb.By outward appearances Micah appears to be a normal teenage girl. Those who know her...

  • William Thomas Scott v. State Texas synopsis, comments

    William Thomas Scott v. State Texas

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

    This is an appeal from a conviction for sexual abuse of a child, where the punishment was assessed at six (6) years imprisonment following a guilty verdict.

  • The Girl in the Band synopsis, comments

    The Girl in the Band

    Belinda Chapple

    This is the story Bardot’s Belinda Chapple has wanted to tell for twenty years – a cautionary tale of exploitation and heartbreak. In 2000, millions of Australians tuned in to watc...

  • Gospel Coach synopsis, comments

    Gospel Coach

    Scott Thomas & Tom Wood

    In order to help pastors and other Christian leaders to lovingly lead God’s flock to Jesus Christ and into God’s mission, Scott Thomas and Tom Wood clarify a process of coaching an...

  • The Last Castle synopsis, comments

    The Last Castle

    Denise Kiernan

    A New York Times bestseller with an "engaging narrative and array of detail” (The Wall Street Journal), the “intimate and sweeping” (Raleigh News & Observer) untold, true story...

  • Genesis Begins Again synopsis, comments

    Genesis Begins Again

    Alicia D. Williams

    “Reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye.” The New York Times“One of the best books I have ever read…will live in the hearts of readers for the rest of their lives.” Colby Sh...

  • The Highest Calling synopsis, comments

    The Highest Calling

    David M. Rubenstein

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David RubensteinDavid Rubenstein interviews living American presiden...

  • Idyll Hands synopsis, comments

    Idyll Hands

    Stephanie Gayle

    In the small, sleepy town of Idyll, Connecticut, Police Chief Thomas Lynch assists police officer Michael Finnegan to uncover clues to his sister's disappearance two decades ago. C...

  • State Florida v. Thomas M. Scott synopsis, comments

    State Florida v. Thomas M. Scott

    Supreme Court of Florida

    Order ACCEPTING JURISDICTION AND DISPENSING WITH ORAL ARGUMENT The Court has accepted jurisdiction and dispensed with oral argument pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure ...

  • Sister Viv synopsis, comments

    Sister Viv

    Grantlee Kieza

    The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to saving others from the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Flinders, The ...

  • The Golden Treasury synopsis, comments

    The Golden Treasury

    Francis Turner Palgrave

    The Golden Treasury is one of the most loved anthologies of English poetry ever published. The book was meticulously compiled by poet and scholar Francis Turner Palgrave, in collab...

  • Life After Google synopsis, comments

    Life After Google

    George Gilder

    A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: "Nothing Mr. Gilder says or writes is ever delivered at anything less than the fullest philosophica...

  • Wilderness Reform synopsis, comments

    Wilderness Reform

    Matt Query & Harrison Query

    The authors of the “impossible to put down” (The Guardian) thriller Old Country return with a terrifying novel about a wilderness camp for troubled teens that is plagued by mysteri...

  • The American Story synopsis, comments

    The American Story

    David M. Rubenstein

    Cofounder of The Carlyle Group and patriotic philanthropist David M. Rubenstein takes readers on a sweeping journey across the grand arc of the American story through revealing con...

  • White Magic synopsis, comments

    White Magic

    Scott James Thomas

    WHITE MAGIC Book 5 of the Black Magic trilogy.Thirty years have passed since the old world was destroyed but it’s all ancient history to Fable Freeman. Stuck in her small remote h...

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    Darkmatter

    Scott James Thomas

    Book three of the Darkmatter trilogy that began with Mindweb.Should Earth be abandoned? That is one question asked in this actionpacked finale of the Darkmatter trilogy.Earth is in...