Who is Kristin Scott Thomas and who is she dating?
NATIONAL treasure Kristin Scott Thomas is giving the likes of Dame Judy Dench a run for her money in the acting world.
And in 2020 the British-French actress swapped the big screen for the small one to star in Alan Bennett's Talking Heads.
Who is Kristin Scott Thomas?
Kristin Scott Thomas was born May 24, 1960 in Redruth, Cornwall, making her 60 years old.
Acting almost didn't happen for the now critically acclaimed star when she was told she would never be a good enough actress - leading her to leave England at the age of 19 to work as an au pair in Paris.
Kristen went on to study acting while abroad, and was cast opposite pop star Prince in 1986 film Under the Cherry Moon upon graduation.
Her father, Lieutenant Commander Simon Scott Thomas, was a pilot in the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, and died in a flying accident when Kristin was aged just five.
The actress has continued to live in France since she was 19 and it's said that she sometimes considers herself more French than British.
What are Kristin Scott Thomas' biggest movies?
Kristin's breakthrough role was in a 1988 adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's A Handful of Dust, where she won an Evening Standard British Film Award for most promising newcomer.
But her big break was starring opposite Hugh Grant in Four Weddings and a Funeral, where her performance led to her winning a Bafta for Best Supporting Actress.
She also featured in Confessions of a Shopaholic as a fashion magazine creator and editor and played Elizabeth Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl.
In 2018 Kristin starred in Winston Churchill biopic Darkest Hour, where she plays Clementine Churchill.
Who is Kristin Scott Thomas dating?
It emerged in 2006 that Kristin began dating Tobias Menzies.
There was some controversy as it sparked rumours that the pair began a relationship while Kristin was still married.
She is now reportedly dating Arpad Busson and has been since 2014, though she keeps her love life very private.
He is a French financier.
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Who is Kristin Scott Thomas' ex husband François Olivennes?
While in France Kristen met her future husband - François Olivennes - a celebrated obstetrician and gynaecologist, specialising in IVF and reproductive medicine.
The pair married in 1987 but went on to divorce in 2005.
They have three children together who were all brought up in Paris - Hannah (born 1988), Joseph (born 1991), and George (born 2000).
In 2011, French President Nicolas Sarkozy personally awarded François the Légion d'Honneur for his work in the medical field.