Birthplace: Redruth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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One of the most well-regarded actresses of the 1990s and new millennium, England’s Kristin Scott Thomas was an Oscar nominee whose poised and elegant work in such films as “Four Weddings and a Funeral” (1994) and “The English Patient” (1996) impressed critics and moviegoers alike. After an auspicious debut in the Prince-directed “Under the Cherry Moon” (1986), she quickly proved herself capable of holding her own with such esteemed film legends as Judi Dench and Alec Guinness in “A Handful of Dust” (1988) before establishing herself as an international star with “The English Patient.” A stint