Kristin Scott Thomas worked in film at a period when the medium itself was still changing shape.
The record lists Kristin Scott Thomas as British-French actress.
Kristin Scott Thomas was born at Redruth in 1960. Her recorded nationality is France. She trained at Cheltenham Ladies' College and Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
By this period cinema was global and fragmented: independent finance, festival circuits and television drama competing for the same talent.
The record gives her roles in the industry as character actor, stage actor and film actor.
The screen flattens effort: a performance that took months reads as a few unhurried minutes.
The awards record reads: Officer of the Legion of Honour (2015), Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2015), BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (1995) and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2002).
That the work was made from France shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Kristin Scott Thomas is still working, and the shape of the career is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Officer of the Legion of Honour — 2015
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire — 2015
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role — 1995
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture — 2002
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 2004
- Worked as character actor, stage actor and film actor
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