Gemma Jones
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Jennifer "Gemma" Jones is an English actress. Appearing on both stage and screen, her film appearances include Sense and Sensibility (1995), the Bridget Jones series (2001–2016), the Harry Potter series (2002–2011), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), and Ammonite (2020).
Jones at the screening of You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Sense and Sensibility (film)
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Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 period drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel of the same name. Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and stars as Elinor Dashwood, while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne. The story follows the Dashwood sisters, members of a wealthy English family of landed gentry, as they must deal with circumstances of sudden destitution. They are forced to seek financial security through marriage. Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman play their respective suitors.
Theatrical release poster
Emma Thompson worked on the Sense and Sensibility screenplay for five years
Hugh Grant, who had worked with Thompson in several films, was her first choice to play Edward Ferrars.
Thompson's dress for her character Elinor Dashwood