Phyllida Law
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Phyllida Law is the sort of actress with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. Drama accounts for the largest share of the work. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. Of everything on the filmography, 'Nanny McPhee' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'The Time Machine' is another title that gets mentioned.
Phyllida Law
39 Movies
34 Series
Phyllida Law is the sort of actress with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. Drama accounts for the largest share of the work. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. Of everything on the filmography, 'Nanny McPhee' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'The Time Machine' is another title that gets mentioned.
Movies
Plays Mrs. Partridge (voice)
Nanny McPhee
2005
Plays Mrs. Watchett
The Time Machine
2002
Plays Distinguished Lady
Unleashed
2005
Plays Mrs. Warne
Miss Potter
2006
Plays Ursula
Much Ado About Nothing
1993
Plays Mrs. Bates
Emma
1996
Plays Suzanne
A Little Chaos
2015
Plays Vronskaya
Anna Karenina
1997
Plays Mrs. Cavendish
Albert Nobbs
2011
Plays Anne's Mother
Before the Rain
1994
Plays Mrs. Claus
Tooth
2004
Plays Margaret Sutton
Saving Grace
2000
Plays Mother Canisius
Copying Beethoven
2006
Plays Mrs. Williams
I'll Be There
2003
Plays Elspeth
The Winter Guest
1997
Plays Fraulein Manzialy
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
Plays Woman at Hairdresser #1
I Want You
1998
Plays Baker on the iPad #1
Bakery in Brooklyn
2016
Plays Grandmother
Ways to Live Forever
2010
Plays Head Mistress
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005
Plays Vera
Peter's Friends
1992
Plays Arlene
Then Came You
2020
Plays Esperanza de Mendoza
Day of Wrath
2006
Plays Mrs. Coogan
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
2005
Plays Faith
Two Men Went To War
2002
Plays Jean
Otley
1969
Plays Rose Trenchard
The Swap
2002
Plays Marie's Mother
The Blue Boy
1994
Plays The Grandmother
The Lost Lover
1999
Plays Ruth
Love at First Sight
2010
Plays Lady Drake (Alex's Mother)
Mad Cows
1999
Plays Boheme
Lecture 21
2008
Plays Veronica
Milk
1999
Plays Helen
The Waiting Room
2007
Plays The Broker
Three Days in Havana
2014
Plays Sarah
Mia Sarah
2006
TV Shows
Plays Aunt Auriel
Kingdom
2007
Plays Lady Boughton
Ffizz
1987
Plays Aunt Gwen
Come Back, Lucy
1978
Plays Mother
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
1973
Plays Marjorie
Stig of the Dump
2002
Plays Mrs. Timpson
All or Nothing at All
1993
Plays Honoria Bird
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Plays Lady Anne Meriot
Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other Wife
2012
Plays Lady Margaret
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999
Plays Annette de Lancel
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
1989
Plays Bea Nelson-Stanley
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
Plays Mrs Llewellyn-Smythe
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Plays Felicity Dinsdale
Midsomer Murders
1997
Plays Mrs. Carstairs
Waking the Dead
2001
Plays Joan
Play for Today
1970
Plays Mrs. Vaile
Clarence
1988
Plays Olivia Esholt
Chelworth
1989
Plays Vicky Jeffreys
Hamish Macbeth
1995
Plays Mrs Stanhope
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
Plays Phyllis
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Plays Lady Constance Weir
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
Plays Maggie Patton
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Plays Isobel Hogg
Monarch of the Glen
2000
Plays Nancy Bellow
Heartbeat
1992
Plays Maria
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays Daisy Crannagh
The Royal
2003
Plays Edith Duglass
The House of Eliott
1991
Plays Alison Murray
The Main Chance
1969
Plays Magistrate
Minder
1979
Plays Rosie McCallion
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
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Bakery in Brooklyn
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Then Came You
Arlene
2020
Film
Bakery in Brooklyn
Baker on the iPad #1
2016
Film
A Little Chaos
Suzanne
2015
Film
Three Days in Havana
The Broker
2014
Film
Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other Wife
Lady Anne Meriot · 2 episodes
2012–
TV
Albert Nobbs
Mrs. Cavendish
2011
Film
Love at First Sight
Ruth
2010
Film
Ways to Live Forever
Grandmother
2010
Film
Lecture 21
Boheme
2008
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Phyllida Law still alive?
Phyllida Law passed away on July 27, 2026 at age 94.
What are the most famous roles of Phyllida Law?
Phyllida Law is best known for roles in Nanny McPhee, The Time Machine, Unleashed.
How many movies has Phyllida Law been in?
Over a 57-year career (since 1969), Phyllida Law has appeared in 39 movies and 34 TV shows.
What was Phyllida Law's first movie?
The career of Phyllida Law began with Otley (1969).
What is Phyllida Law's most recent movie or series?
Phyllida Law's most recent release is Then Came You, which premiered on October 2, 2020.
What TV shows has Phyllida Law appeared in?
On television, Phyllida Law has appeared in Agatha Christie's Poirot, Midsomer Murders, A Bit of Fry & Laurie, The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Phyllida Law
1932-05-08 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Phyllida Law OBE (8 May 1932 — 27th July 2026) was a Scottish actress of screen and stage, and the mother of actresses Emma and Sophie Thompson.