Kristin Scott Thomas OBE (born May 24, 1960) is an English actress.
Kristin Scott Thomas was born in Redruth, Cornwall in 1960. She was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College.
She speaks French fluently, having studied acting at the École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques de théâtre (ENSATT) in Paris; she previously worked in the city as an au pair. She is married to a French doctor, François Olivennes, and has three children: Hannah (1988), Joseph (1991), and George (2000). She lives with her husband and children in France.
Both her father and step-father were pilots in the Fleet Air Arm, and both died in flying accidents. She is the older sister of the actress Serena Scott Thomas.
Kristin Scott Thomas was given an OBE in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours list, and was also awarded the Légion d'honneur by the French government in 2005. She has also played in many TV movies, and as an actress in the theatre.
