| Fun Facts About Kristin Scott Thomas | Speaks French fluently. Dubbed herself in French in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994).She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.Is the eldest of five.
She was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress of 2003 for her performance in "Three Sisters" at the Playhouse.She was awarded Legion d'Honneur, France's highest civilian award, in January 2005 honors list.She also dubbed herself in French for Random Hearts (1999).Ex-sister-in-law of Scott J. Tepper.Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000Was told by a school teacher back in her native England that she wouldn't make it as an actress because there was no money to be made of it and that's what influenced her to move to France where she currently still resides.Made her feature film debut in the 1986 film Under the Cherry Moon (1986), which was directed by and starred Prince.Considers herself more French than British, having lived in Paris for more years than in her homeland.In the late 1990s she was scheduled to appear opposite Harrison Ford in a doomed production titled "Age of Aquarius," but the project fell through due to financing complications. Yet again when she was up for the role of Harrison Ford's leading lady in Six Days Seven Nights (1998), she lost the part to Anne Heche.Has lived in Paris since she was 19.Was approached to play Emily Tallis in Atonement (2007).Has three children with her ex-husband, Hannah (born in 1988), Joseph (born 1991), and Georges (born 2000).She won a 2008 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress of her performance in "Seagull" at the Playhouse.Has the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same day in the U.S - The Golden Compass (2007) and The Walker (2007).The Golden Compass (2007), in which she had a small role, finished it's domestic box office run on March 6 2008. The day after, March 7 2008, her movie The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) opened in theaters.
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