- Both Sophie and her sister, Emma Thompson, met their future husbands-- Richard Lumsden and Greg Wise respectively-- on the set of Sense and Sensibility (1995).
- She was awarded the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in "Into the Woods".
- Younger sister of Emma Thompson. Consequently she is the sister-in-law of Greg Wise, and the former sister-in-law of Kenneth Branagh.
- Daughter of stage director Eric Thompson and Phyllida Law.
- She and her sister Emma Thompson, as well as her former brother-in-law Kenneth Branagh, have all appeared in the Harry Potter films. Also appearing is Helena Bonham Carter, who played Emma's sister in Howards End (1992).
- Won the WhatsonStage supporting actress award for Present Laughter.
- Gave birth to her 1st child at age 35, a son Ernie James Lumsden in February 1997. Child's father is her ex-husband, Richard Lumsden.
- Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 38, a son Walter Ernest Thompson in October 2000. Child's father is her ex-husband, Richard Lumsden.
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