Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

  • Born: 1960-5-24
  • Birthplace: Cornwall, United Kingdom
  • Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: United Kingdom, France
  • Graduate School: National School of Dramatic Arts
  • Representative Works: The English Patient, I will love you for a long time
  • Kristin Scott Thomas (Kristin Scott Thomas) , born on May 24, 1960 in Cornwall, England, is a British actress.
    In 1986, he set foot in the film world with the music film " Under the Cherry Moon ". In 1992, he appeared in the film " Bitter Moon " directed by Roman Polanski . In 1994, he made a breakthrough in his film career by appearing in the romantic light comedy film " Four Weddings and a Funeral ". In 1997, the starring epic romance " The English Patient " won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and she was nominated for Best Actress Oscar for her performance in the film [1]  . In 1998, he starred in the romantic film " The Horse Whisperer " and was nominated for the Best Actress of the Audience Award. In 2001, starring in the suspect film " Gosford Park " won the Screen Actors Guild Award for the Most Breakthrough Performance Award. In 2005, he was awarded the "Medal of Honor", one of the highest honors in French culture [2]  . In February 2008, she won the Hollywood Film Award for Best Actress of the Year for her starring in the feature film " I've Loved You So Long ", and was nominated for Best Actress in the Golden Satellite Award, Best Actress in the French Caesar Award, and Best Actress in the Golden Globe Award. Five awards for the leading actress [3]  . In 2009, with the biographical drama " Nowhere Boy ", he was nominated for the 63rd British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards and the 15th Golden Satellite Awards for Best Supporting Actress [4]  . In May 2010, he served as the host of the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival for the first time; in the same year, he appeared in the French suspense film ""Sarah's Key " was nominated for Best Actress at the 36th French Caesars Awards.
    On December 30, 2014, she was awarded the title of Dame Dame by the Queen of England [5]  . In 2016, he co-starred in the documentary " Louboutin: Top of the Heels " with Blake Lively . In 2020, starring with Lily James and Amy Hammer in the new version of the movie " Rebecca " [6]  .

    Early Experience

    Kristin Scott Thomas was born in Cornwall, England, and grew up in London when he was a child. His father was a British Royal Air Force pilot. He crashed and died when Christine was 5 years old. Her mother took her to remarry to a pilot. Christine was only 11 years old when her stepfather died in the crash. After experiencing ups and downs twice, she has appeared to mature earlier than ordinary children since she was a child.
    At the age of 16, Christine received drama training. Her mother was forbidden to touch drama, and the school principal not only severely humiliated her acting skills in person. In a rage, Christine simply dropped out of school, crossed the English Channel, and went to Paris to find friends to relax. She was only 18 years old that year. Originally expected to be only a two-week holiday, Christine not only found a good job, but also realized his long-awaited performance dream. He obtained admission to the National School of Drama and Art and began to study Parisian theater and speech   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1986, Christine entered the film scene with the music film "Under the Cherry Moon" (also known as "Under the Pink Moonlight") . Since then, she has played a minor role in many films or TV movies until 90 The first half of the decade.
    In 1992, in Roman Polanski's romantic movie " Bitter Moon ", Christine and Hugh Grant were a couple facing the test of temptation, but the nudity in the film caused her unexpected attention   .
    In 1994, she starred in the romantic light comedy film " Four Weddings and a Funeral ", thus achieving a breakthrough in the film career   . In 1995, Christine starred in a peculiar style of film " Angels and Insects ", and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the Independent Film Awards   .
    In 1996, Kristen won the Oscar for Best Picture for her performance in the film " The English Patient ", and she was nominated for Best Actress in the Oscar for her performance   . In May, Christine played a small role in the heroic action film " Mission: Impossible " starring Thomas Cruise Mapother IV . In the play, she was killed in just ten minutes. In the same year, she appeared in the American magazine " People " by starring in these two films .
    In 1998, due to the withdrawal of British actress Emma Thompson , Kristen was able to join Robert Redford's romance film " The Horse Whisperer ", in which Kristen played a successful professional woman Annie, who suffered an accident in her daughter. After being disabled, he faces a crisis of life   .
    In 1999, co-starred with Harrison Ford in the feature film " Random Hearts " and played a female Congressman Kay Chandler. In 2000, the starring feature film " Up at the Villa " was released in the UK.
    In 2001, starring in the suspected film " Gosford Park ", as the hostess of Gosford Park, Mrs. Silvia; and won the American Screen Actors Guild Award for the most breakthrough performance award . In September of the same year, he starred in the romance film " Under the Eaves of Love" directed by Irving Winkler .   
    In February 2005, he led the starring role in the drama " Man to Man " directed by Regis Wargnier , and played a profit-only businessman Elena, who was eventually evoked from the kind side of human nature   . In May, the feature film " Chromophobia " in which he participated in the Cannes Film Festival held its world premiere as the closing film of the Cannes Film Festival   . In July, Christine was awarded the "Medal of Honor" by French President Jacques Chirac for his contribution to the cultural exchange between Britain and France   . On December 2, the comedy " Keeping Mum " directed by Neil Johnson premiered in the UK. In the film, Christine and Rowan Atkinson played a pair of emotionally discordant couples   .
    In April 2007, the comedy action film "The Gentleman Thief " co-starring with Roman Duris was released in China   .
    In February 2008, he starred in the drama film " I've Loved You So Long " (also known as "I've Loved You So Long") directed by Philip Clodel, and played Juliet in the film. The film won the 66th American Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the 34th French Caesar Award for Best Picture; at the same time, Christine won the Hollywood Film Award for Best Actress of the Year for this film and was nominated for the Golden Satellite Award for Best Leading actress, Best Actress at the Caesar Award in France, and Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards for 5 awards . In November, the starring comedy movie " Easy Virtue " was released in the UK .    
    On February 6, 2009, the comedy film " La doublure " starring Christine was released in China   . The box office of the film exceeded 3 million yuan a week after screening . On February 13, in the French romance film " Confessions of a Shopaholic ", she played the bitter fashion magazine editor-in-chief Alitte. In August, he was nominated for the 35th Best Actress by virtue of the feature film "Leaving". In December, Christine played the role of Aunt Mimi who raised Lennon and had a significant impact on his music career in the biographical drama " Nowhere Boy ", and won the 63rd British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards for this. Nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 15th Golden Satellite Awards .   
    In 2010, starred in the thriller " Passion " and played the seasoned white-collar Christine in the film   . In May, he served as the host of the closing ceremony of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival   . On June 8, the feature film " Bel Ami " starring Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman was released in North America. In the film, Christine played the role of the wealthy wife Virginie Walters   . In the same year, he starred in the French suspense film " Sarah's Key ", and was nominated for the 36th French Caesars Award for Best Actress   .
    In 2012, he co-starred with Ethan Hawke in the romance film " The Woman in the Fifth ", which was nominated for the Toronto International Film Festival-Special Screening Unit   . In April, the starring feature film " Salmon Fishing in the Yemen " won three nominations including Best Music/Comedy Film at the 70th Golden Globe Awards   . In September, the story appeared in the French film " Cherchez Hortense " at the 69th Venice International Film Festival premiere on   . On October 10, the feature film " In The House " starring in was nominated for the Spanish Goya Award for Best European Film   .
    In 2013, Christine and Opie co-starred in the film " Only God Forgives " at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. She played the role of Jenna, the leader of the underworld organization   .
    In 2014, the starring comedy " My Old Lady " was released in the UK. In May, the starring war love movie " Suite française " was screened at the 67th Cannes Film Festival as the closing film; Christine played a French woman living in the 1940s in the film   .
    In 2016, he co-starred in the documentary "Louboutin: Top of the Heels" with Blake Lively.
    In 2017, starring in the movie " The Party ", with which he won the Most Watched Actress Award of the 4th Silk Road Film Festival   .
    On October 21, 2020, the new version of "Rebecca" starring Lily James and Amy Hammer was launched on Netflix   .

    Character Evaluation

    Christine's tragic childhood created her indifferent image on the screen, which may be the reason why she is good at grasping the role of tragedy. Perhaps he lost his father twice in his childhood and then lived in France for a long time. Kristin Scott Thomas's unique appearance is mixed with the indifference of the British and the demeanor of the French. Because of this peculiar mixture, Christine was recognized by the international film community for "Four Weddings and One Funeral" and "The English Patient" in the year he was established. Because of that mysterious and refined beauty, several of her works including "Suspicious Clouds", "The Horse Whisperer", "Life as a House" and "Gosford Gardens" make people unconsciously discover the British The extremely complex nature of women. Uncovering the invisible veil, Christine makes people feel profound, contradictory and calm; the other is the nature that can only be enjoyed when you really see the prairie of the western United States, but Christine incorporates all this into her role   . Kristen used her glamorous performance and strong creative power to infect her fans in many British and Hollywood movies   .
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