Emma Thompson
(1959-)

birthdate: April 15
birthplace: Paddington, London, England

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Emma Thompson is one of Britain's top actresses with numerous accolades including 2 Academy Awards, an Emmy, 2 Golden Globes and 2 BAFTA awards. She is also an accomplished screenwriter -- one of her Academy Awards was for her screenplay adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. Offscreen, Emma Thompson has been active in many causes for a better world. She is patron of the Refugee Council, the UK's largest organization working with refugees; an Ambassador of the international development charity, ActionAid, which is helping to end global poverty with programs in more than 40 countries; supports the Make Poverty History campaign; advocates for corporate responsibility and Fair Trade; and she has been an outspoken advocate of AIDS funding for Africa.