Kristin Scott Thomas helped define ’90s cinema with a breakout role in 1994’s Four Weddings and Funeral, followed by 1996's Mission: Impossible and, of course, The English Patient, which cemented her ranking in Hollywood with a Best Actress Oscar nomination.

In an emotional interview, Kristin Scott Thomas said she has confronted the tragedies of her childhood head-on through her directorial debut My Mother’s Wedding.