Thompson, Emma Syllabification: (Thomp·son, Emma)Pronunciation: /ˈtäm(p)sən/Definition of Thompson, Emma (1959-), English actress and writer. Her movies include Howard’s End (1992), Much Ado about Nothing (1993), and Sense and Sensibility (1995), for which she also wrote the adapted screenplay. Thompson, Emma in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Thompson, Emma in the British & World English dictionary