Emma Thompson

format_quote I'm an atheist; I suppose you can call me a sort of libertarian anarchist. I regard religion with fear and suspicion. It's not enough to say that I don't believe in God. I actually regard the system as distressing: I am offended by some of the things said in the Bible and the Qur'an, and I refute them.

stars  Was originally slated to play the role of "God" in Kevin Smith's Dogma (1999). She was unable to perform due to her pregnancy.

stars  Shares birthday with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) co-star Emma Watson.

stars  She was ranked fifth in the 2001 Orange Film Survey of greatest British film actresses.

stars  Her brother-in-law is Richard Lumsden, a British actor-comedian.

stars  Won both of her Oscars for films that also featured actors she would work with again in the Harry Potter films. Helena Bonham Carter, who appeared in Howards End (1992), also played Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). Alan Rickman, who appeared in Sense and Sensibility (1995), has played Professor Severus Snape in all the films so far.