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Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born May 24, 1960 (66) · Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Oscar nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress. A five-time BAFTA Award and Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and the Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2008 for the Royal Court revival of The Seagull. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in The English Patient (1996). Scott Thomas made her film debut in Under the Cherry Moon (1986), and won the Evening Standard Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer for A Handful of Dust (1988). Her work includes Bitter Moon (1992), Mission: Impossible (1996), The Horse Whisperer (1998), Gosford Park (2001), The Valet (2006), and Tell No One (2007). She won the European Film Award for Best Actress for Philippe Claudel's I've Loved You So Long (2008). Her other films include Leaving (2009), Love Crime (2010), Sarah's Key (2010), Nowhere Boy (2010), The Woman in the Fifth (2011), Only God Forgives (2013), Darkest Hour (2017), and Tomb Raider (2018). On television, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her guest appearance in the second season of the comedy series Fleabag (2019), and has starred in the Apple TV+ spy series Slow Horses since 2022. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama. She was named a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by the French government in 2005. Scott Thomas was born in Redruth, Cornwall. Her mother, Deborah (née Hurlbatt), was brought up in Hong Kong and Africa, and studied drama before marrying Kristin's father, Lieutenant Commander Simon Scott Thomas, a pilot in the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm 893 Squadron, who died in a flying accident on a de Havilland Sea Vixen when Kristin was aged five. She has three siblings, including Serena Scott Thomas. She is the niece of Admiral Sir Richard Thomas (a former Black Rod), the granddaughter of William Scott Thomas (who commanded HMS Impulsive during World War II) and the great-great-niece of the polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott. The childhood home of Scott Thomas was in Trent, near Sherborne, Dorset, England. Her mother remarried another Royal Navy pilot, Lieutenant Commander Simon Idiens (of Simon's Sircus aerobatic team flying Sea Vixens), who also died in a flying accident whilst flying a Phantom FG1 from RNAS Yeovilton off the North coast of Cornwall in January 1972. Scott Thomas was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College and St Antony's Leweston in Sherborne, Dorset. On leaving school in 1978, she moved to Hampstead, London, and worked in a department store. She began training to become a drama teacher at the Central School of Speech and Drama, enrolling on a BEd in Speech and Drama. During her time at the school, she requested to switch degree courses to acting but was refused. After a year at Central, speaking French fluently, she decided to move to Paris to work as an au pair,[2] and studied acting at the École Nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre (ENSATT). When she was 25, she was cast as Mary Sharon in the film Under the Cherry Moon (1986).

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Born
May 24, 1960 (66)
From
Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
66 on MovieCove · 102 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 12% in 30 days

What are Kristin Scott Thomas' films like?

Across their 61 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama25 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
27%
Self
19%
Power
9%
Survival
7%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 58 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 17 · Dark 23

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 29 · Intense 16

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 25 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 34 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 31 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 19 · Engaged 31 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 16 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 21

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 37 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

47 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 10 of 47 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
10 of 47
Shadow
10 of 47
Ally
8 of 47
Threshold guardian
6 of 47
Hero
6 of 47
Mentor
5 of 47
Herald
2 of 47
Show the 47 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Melancholic
34
Contemplative
18
Warm
12
Romantic
10
Other
60

How their films linger

Bittersweet27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 13 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet29
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous13
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kristin Scott Thomas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 66 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kristin Scott Thomas' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

102 credits, 66 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Camembert(2026)

    as France

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • My Mother's Wedding(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Diana

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Two Tickets to Greece(2022)

    as Bijou

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Slow Horses(2022)

    Show 36 episodes · as Diana Taverner

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Final Set(2020)

    as Judith Edison

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Rebecca(2020)

    as Mrs. Danvers

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Alan Bennett's Talking Heads(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Celia

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Military Wives(2019)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Fiona

  • In Your Hands(2018)

    as The Countess

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Tomb Raider(2018)

    as Ana Miller

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Darkest Hour(2017)

    as Clemmie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Party(2017)

    as Janet

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Brexit Shorts: Time to Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Eleanor

  • Fleabag(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Belinda

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Suite Française(2014)

    as Madame Angellier

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • My Old Lady(2014)

    as Chloé Girard

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • D-Day Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kay Summersby (voice)

  • The Invisible Woman(2013)

    as Catherine Ternan

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Before the Winter Chill(2013)

    as Lucie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Only God Forgives(2013)

    as Crystal

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • In the House(2012)

    as Jeanne

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Looking for Hortense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Iva

  • Bel Ami(2012)

    as Virginie Walters

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Salmon Fishing in the Yemen(2011)

    as Patricia Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Woman in the Fifth(2011)

    as Margit

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • In Your Hands(2010)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Sarah's Key(2010)

    as Julia Jarmond

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Love Crime(2010)

    as Christine Rivière

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Nowhere Boy(2009)

    as Mimi Smith

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Leaving(2009)

    as Suzanne

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of a Shopaholic(2009)

    as Alette Naylor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch(2008)

    as Ann Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Easy Virtue(2008)

    as Mrs. Whittaker

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • 2 Alone in Paris(2008)

    as L'antiquaire

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • I've Loved You So Long(2008)

    as Juliette

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Other Boleyn Girl(2008)

    as Lady Elizabeth Boleyn

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Compass(2007)

    as Stelmania (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Walker(2007)

    as Lynn Lockner

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Tell No One(2006)

    as Helene Perkins

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Chromophobia(2005)

    as Iona Aylesbury

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Valet(2006)

    as Christine Levasseur

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Keeping Mum(2005)

    as Gloria Goodfellow

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Man to Man(2005)

    as Elena Van Den Ende

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Arsène Lupin(2004)

    as Joséphine

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Monkey Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Masha

  • Petites coupures(2003)

    as Béatrice

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Gosford Park(2001)

    as Sylvia McCordle

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Life as a House(2001)

    as Robin Kimball

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as 1st Woman

  • Up at the Villa(2000)

    as Mary Panton

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Random Hearts(1999)

    as Kay Chandler

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Revengers' Comedies(1998)

    as Imogen Staxton-Billing

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Horse Whisperer(1998)

    as Annie MacLean

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Love & Confusions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sarah

  • The English Patient(1996)

    as Katharine Clifton

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Pompatus of Love(1995)

    as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Souvenir(1996)

    as Ann

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mission: Impossible(1996)

    as Sarah Davies

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Gulliver's Travels(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Immortal Gatekeeper

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Microcosmos(1996)

    as Narrator (English version)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Richard III(1995)

    as Lady Anne

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Confessional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Assistant to Hitchcock

  • Angels and Insects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Matty Crompton

  • Les Milles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Mary-Jane Cooper

  • Plaisir d'offrir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Claire

  • Mayday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Martine

  • Belle Époque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alice Avellano

  • An Unforgettable Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Marie-Thérèse Von Debretsy

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)

    as Fiona

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Body & Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sister Gabriel / Anna

  • Look At It This Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Victoria Rolfe

  • Absolutely Fabulous(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Plum Berkeley

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Bitter Moon(1992)

    as Fiona

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Weep No More, My Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Elisabeth

  • Titmuss Regained (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jenny

  • Valentino! I love you (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • In the Eyes of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as L'institutrice

  • Framed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Kate

  • The Bachelor(1990)

    as Sabine Schleheim

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming(1990)

    as Leda St Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Governor's Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Marie Forestier

  • Cela s'appelle l'amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Juliette

  • The Endless Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Caroline

  • The Endless Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Caroline

  • Headstrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Clara

  • Uncontrollable Circumstances(1989)

    as Katia

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Tenth Man(1988)

    as Therese Mangeot

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Handful of Dust(1988)

    as Brenda Last

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Lounge Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Marie

  • Agent trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Julie

  • Boucherie fine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Cashier 3

  • Under the Cherry Moon(1986)

    as Mary Sharon

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Charly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Marie

  • Mistral's Daughter(1984)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Matty Crompton

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Therese

  • Lost and Found in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Madame Feuillate

  • Paramour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Susanne Klatten

  • The Sea Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 101 titles, 97 of them dated from 1951 to 2025; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Mission: Impossible (1996)

$458M worldwide

Highest rated

Microcosmos (1996)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Slow Horses (2022)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19512025

Peak 2009 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 31 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting100 of 101: 99 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting2 of 101: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 101: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 101: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 14% of 57 roles
86919601061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 14 major nominations, 1995–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  3. 2018
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  4. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  5. 2009
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
  6. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  7. 1997
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
  8. 1995
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kristin Scott Thomas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 59; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 66 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 66 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Souvenir (1996)

96th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Microcosmos (1996)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 54 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kristin Scott Thomas' work okay for kids?

Across up to 30 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles17–69 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity30 titles18–62 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity22 titles34–70 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles25–65 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense20 titles17–62 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kristin Scott Thomas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kristin Scott Thomas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Maggie Smith shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers