Portrait of Kristin Scott Thomas

Acting

Kristin Scott Thomas

Career

Active from 1985 to 2026, busiest in 1995 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
69
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tell No One
Tell No One
GoodWatch score81/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

    2002 · Won

    Gosford Park

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Cast

    2001 · Won

    Gosford Park

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Supporting Actress

    1995 · Won

    Four Weddings and a Funeral

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Actress

    2011 · Nominated · 36th César Awards

    Sarah's Key

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Supporting Actress

    2010 · Nominated

    Nowhere Boy

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Actress

    2010 · Nominated · 35th César Awards

    Leaving

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Leading Actress

    2009 · Nominated

    I've Loved You So Long

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Actress

    2009 · Nominated · 34th César Awards

    I've Loved You So Long

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

    2008 · Nominated

    I've Loved You So Long

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

    1997 · Nominated

    The English Patient

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Leading Actress

    1997 · Nominated

    The English Patient

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

    1997 · Nominated

    The English Patient

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Leading Role

    1997 · Nominated · 69th Academy Awards

    The English Patient

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

    1996 · Nominated

    The English Patient

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

11

The characters Kristin Scott Thomas played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kristin Scott Thomas Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 16
  • Class Conflict 11
  • Character Study 11
  • Social Commentary 8
  • French Cinema 8
  • Psychological Drama 7
  • Moral Ambiguity 7
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Melancholic Tone 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Family Drama 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Lost and Found in Paris
Lost and Found in Paris

as Madame Feuillate

Paramour
Paramour

as Susanne Klatten

The Sea Change
The Sea Change

Director

2020s

8 titles · average score 64
Camembert
Camembert (2026)
GoodWatch score 72

as France

My Mother's Wedding
My Mother's Wedding (2025)
GoodWatch score 50

as Diana

Two Tickets to Greece
Two Tickets to Greece (2023)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bijou

Slow Horses
Slow Horses (2022)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Diana Taverner

Final Set
Final Set (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

as Judith Edison

Rebecca
Rebecca (2020)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mrs. Danvers

Military Wives
Military Wives (2020)
GoodWatch score 57

as Kate

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Celia

2010s

21 titles · average score 63
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

as Fiona

Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider (2018)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ana Miller

In Her Hands
In Her Hands (2018)
GoodWatch score 63

as The Countess

The Party
The Party (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

as Janet

Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour (2017)
GoodWatch score 77

as Clemmie

Suite Française
Suite Française (2015)
GoodWatch score 62

as Madame Angellier

My Old Lady
My Old Lady (2014)
GoodWatch score 58

as Chloé Girard

Only God Forgives
Only God Forgives (2013)
GoodWatch score 46

as Crystal

In the House
In the House (2012)
GoodWatch score 78

as Jeanne

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

as Patricia Maxwell

The Woman in the Fifth
The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
GoodWatch score 49

as Margit

Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

as Julia Jarmond

2000s

23 titles · average score 59
Nowhere Boy
Nowhere Boy (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mimi Smith

Leaving
Leaving (2009)
GoodWatch score 61

as Suzanne

Confessions of a Shopaholic
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
GoodWatch score 46

as Alette Naylor

Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue (2008)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Whittaker

I've Loved You So Long
I've Loved You So Long (2008)
GoodWatch score 80

as Juliette

The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as Ann Ferguson

The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lady Elizabeth Boleyn

Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gloria Goodfellow

Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin (2004)
GoodWatch score 53

as Joséphine

Gosford Park
Gosford Park (2001)
GoodWatch score 80

as Sylvia McCordle

Life as a House
Life as a House (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

as Robin Kimball

Up at the Villa
Up at the Villa (2000)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mary Panton

1990s

29 titles · average score 62
Random Hearts
Random Hearts (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

as Kay Chandler

The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

as Annie MacLean

The Revengers' Comedies
The Revengers' Comedies (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

as Imogen Staxton-Billing

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sarah Davies

The English Patient
The English Patient (1996)
GoodWatch score 79

as Katharine Clifton

Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Immortal Gatekeeper

Angels and Insects
Angels and Insects (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

as Matty Crompton

Belle Époque
Belle Époque (1995)

TV show · as Alice Avellano

Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
GoodWatch score 78

as Fiona

Body & Soul
Body & Soul (1993)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Sister Gabriel / Anna

Bitter Moon
Bitter Moon (1992)
GoodWatch score 67

as Fiona

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990)
GoodWatch score 48

as Leda St Gabriel

1980s

15 titles · average score 62
Uncontrollable Circumstances
Uncontrollable Circumstances (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

as Katia

The Endless Game
The Endless Game (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Caroline

Headstrong
Headstrong (1989)

as Clara

The Endless Game
The Endless Game (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

as Caroline

A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

as Brenda Last

The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

as Therese Mangeot

Lounge Chair
Lounge Chair (1988)

as Marie

Agent trouble
Agent trouble (1987)
GoodWatch score 58

as Julie

Under the Cherry Moon
Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mary Sharon

Charly
Charly (1985)

as Marie

Natural World
Natural World (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Matty Crompton

1960s

1 title
The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret
The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret (1967)

TV show · as Une Coiffeuse

1950s

1 title · average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Therese