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Oscar-winning British actress Emma Thompson received a star on the famed Hollywood Walk of Fame this past weekend outside of the historic British eatery the Pig 'n' Whistle pub.
Also at the ceremony were Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart), her co-star in Thompson's film Nanny McPhee Returns, opening August 20 in US theaters and Hugh Laurie (House, M.D.).
The respected actress has starred in dozens of films including An Education, Harry Potter, Carrington, The Remains of the Day, and has won Academy Awards for her role in Howard's End and her screenplay for Sense and Sensibility. She is currently writing a script for a remake of My Fair Lady with an Eliza Doolittle with more moxie.
As star No. 2,416, the actress took the honors on the heels of another British Oscar-winner, Ben Kingsley (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) who got his star on the Walk of Fame the day before. He was accompanied by Bruce Willis (The Expendables).
Kingsley won Hollywood's top award in 1983 for his performance in Gandhi. Born in Scarborough, Britain as Krishna Pandit Bhanji, he was knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth II in 2002.
In February, he made his debut in a Bollywood film, the thriller Teen Patti (Three Cards), in which he plays a mathematician. He is currently shooting Hugo Cabret with Martin Scorsese and co-starring Chloe Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen and Jude Law.
Also at the ceremony were Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart), her co-star in Thompson's film Nanny McPhee Returns, opening August 20 in US theaters and Hugh Laurie (House, M.D.).
The respected actress has starred in dozens of films including An Education, Harry Potter, Carrington, The Remains of the Day, and has won Academy Awards for her role in Howard's End and her screenplay for Sense and Sensibility. She is currently writing a script for a remake of My Fair Lady with an Eliza Doolittle with more moxie.
As star No. 2,416, the actress took the honors on the heels of another British Oscar-winner, Ben Kingsley (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) who got his star on the Walk of Fame the day before. He was accompanied by Bruce Willis (The Expendables).
Kingsley won Hollywood's top award in 1983 for his performance in Gandhi. Born in Scarborough, Britain as Krishna Pandit Bhanji, he was knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth II in 2002.
In February, he made his debut in a Bollywood film, the thriller Teen Patti (Three Cards), in which he plays a mathematician. He is currently shooting Hugo Cabret with Martin Scorsese and co-starring Chloe Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen and Jude Law.
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