The Oscar-winning actress was last week confirmed for a long-awaited return to the West End in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and she also had time to take part in climate change protests at the weekend.
To celebrate all things Emma, we've rounded up ten fast facts you may not know about the national treasure.
1. Emma Thompson was born in Paddington, London in 1959 to actor parents Phyllida Law and the late Eric Thompson who was best known for his narration on the beloved children's TV series, The Magic Roundabout. She has one sister Sophie Thompson who, following in the family tradition is also an actress. Emma has worked alongside both mother and sister.
2. Thompson studied at Cambridge where she was invited as the first female to join the university's well-known theatrical group Footlights, previously formed of notable actors such as John Cleese, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. While there she also served as vice president of the troupe, co-directed their first female revue entitled Women's Hour and was awarded the Perrier award for their sketch show The Cellar Tapes at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
3. Fervently political, Thompson is outspoken on many topics such as feminism, climate change and poverty. A supporter of Greenpeace and ambassador for the charity ActionAid, Thompson travels extensively in support of their causes.
Thompson is also the mother of an adopted son, Tindyebwa Agaba. A former child soldier and refugee, Thompson and her husband Greg Wise met Agaba at a refugee council event when he was invited to spend Christmas with the family before eventually being adopted by the couple.
4. Thompson used to perform stand up early in her career. Headstrong in her feminist agenda, she used to particularly enjoy the affront caused by her STD related routine. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Thompson said: "I don't know about now but in the old days, when you got candida, you could sometimes treat it with natural yoghurt. One of my gags was about sending my boyfriend out to get yoghurt for the disease he had given me and him coming back with tropical-fruit-and-nut flavour, which just wasn't what was needed. That used to get quite a big laugh."
5. Thompson abhors social media and tends to stay well away from the likes of Facebook and Twitter, being quoted as saying: "I'd rather have root canal treatment FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE than join Twitter. That's not my scene at all. I can't bear the thought of being connected all the time."
However, so dedicated to raising awareness on the effects of climate change during her recent trip to the Arctic with Greenpeace, she finally conceded on her Twitterphobia to tweet about their trip!
#Emma: I just said to the comms lot "I only tweet for GREENPEACE". "I bet you say that to all the NGOs" they said.
— Save The Arctic (@savethearctic) August 11, 2014
6. Thompson is unique in being the only person to win Academy awards for both acting and writing. Ever the picture of modesty, she used to keep her Oscars in the downstairs bathroom of her home in North London. "They look far too outré anywhere else." Thompson commented. That is, until she needed to make room for her daughter Gaia's artwork when they were subsequently relegated to her office.
7. From outdrinking everyone at the party to tossing her heels. At awards shows or in interviews, Thompson is never afraid to make us laugh and will never take herself too seriously.
8. Emma Thompson penned the first rewrite of the screenplay for well-known children's musical Annie that's due for release at the end of this year. The job came through Will Smith who produced the adaptation. They met on the set for I Am Legend and got on very well. Smith's daughter, Willow Smith was originally cast as the lead role before dropping out, with Jay Z also providing newly-written songs. Thompson joked in an interview with BBC Newsbeat that she was "so modern" to be working with Jay Z and the Smiths.
9. Thompson has snogged Meryl Streep. In the HBO mini-series 'Angels in America', the pair embrace, floating above New York City. Thompson said of the experience: "What I learned was, you have to use tongues, even if you're not a lesbian."
10. If all of that hasn't convinced you that Thompson is simply admirable in every way, then there are many who are keen to change your mind! Meryl Streep dedicated her entire speech at the National Board of Review Awards to Thompson's splendidness while presenting her with the award for best actress. She even has a song dedicated and named after her on the album of French singer Georges Moustaki entitled 'Moustaki', released in 2003.