Serena Harriet Scott Thomas (born 21 September 1961) is an English actress and documentary producer. Her television roles include

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in '' Diana: Her True Story'' in 1993. Her film appearances include ''

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'' (1999), ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2008), and ''

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'' (2014).

Early life

Scott Thomas was born in

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. Her mother, Deborah (

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Hurlbatt), was brought up in

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and Africa, and studied drama before marrying her father,

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Simon Scott Thomas, a pilot in the

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who died in a flying accident in 1966.Kristin Scott Thomas Biography (1960–)
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Career

Scott Thomas is known for her portrayal of

, in the television mini-series '' Diana: Her True Story'' (1993), and for playing the lead in the

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'' (1993) and

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in the

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film ''

'' (1999). She played a villainous "watcher" in the ''

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'' episode "Revelations" (1998) and also starred in the short-lived series '' All Souls'' (2001), as well as playing

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's wife in the film ''

'' (2005). She appeared on the television shows ''

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'' and '' N.C.I.S.'' and starred in the film ''

'' (2008). She played the role of

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, mother of

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, in '' William & Kate: The Movie'', a biopic of Kate's romance with

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Filmography

Film

Television

* ''

Nash Bridges ''Nash Bridges'' is an American police procedural television series created by Carlton Cuse. The show stars Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The seri ...

'' Kelly Bridges (1996,1997 TV series) * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

'' (1998) * '' All Souls'' (2001) * '' The Agency'' (2002) * ''

The Division ''The Division'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focuses on a team of female detectives and police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The ...

'' (2003) * ''

She Spies ''She Spies'' is an action-adventure television show that ran from July 20, 2002 until May 17, 2004 in two seasons. The show was sold into syndication but the first four episodes were premiered on the NBC network, whose syndication arm was one of t ...

'' (2003) * '' Over There'' (2005) * '' Freddie'' (2006) * ''

Wicked Wicked Games ''Wicked Wicked Games'' is a telenovela that debuted on December 6, 2006 on the American television network MyNetworkTV. Twentieth Television produced 63 episodes to air weekdays. The limited-run serial was directed by Terry Cunningham, Dennis ...

'' (2006–07) * '' NCIS'' (2007) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

Rizzoli & Isles ''Rizzoli & Isles'' is an American crime drama television series starring Angie Harmon as Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as Maura Isles. Based on the series of ''Rizzoli & Isles'' novels by Tess Gerritsen, the plot follows Boston Homicide polic ...

'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2017)

References

External links

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''Serena Scott Thomas – Actress (Bond Girl)''
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