Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 1993
Emma Thompson Howards End 1993
SEX WORKER ROLE
Cemolina in The Legend of Barney Thomson 2015
Character Is A Prostitute
Emma Thompson in Barney Thomson 2015
Emma plays the part of a 77-year-old woman who used to be a prostitute in the movie “The Legend of Barney Thomson.” She portrays Cemolina, the cunning mother of the main character, Barney Thomson (played by Robert Carlyle). She is hard-driven and tough-as-nails. Barney is attempting to conceal a crime, and in order to do so, he requires the assistance of his mother’s previous experience. He really finds out how much of an expert she is in the help he desperately needs. Emma is assuming the role of Robert Carlyle’s mother, despite being only two years older than him in real life!
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