Sophie Thompson slammed claims of ‘rivalry’ between her and famous sister Emma Thompson

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ITV this morning as she opens up about her career to Alan Titchmarsh.The star is also likely to mention her famous sister Emma Thompson.The actress has previously opened up about the “rivalry” between her and Emma.Sophie is a star who many will recognise from Four Weddings and a Funeral as well as EastEnders.However, some may not be aware that the actress is also the younger sister of Sense and Sensibility star Emma.The pair are children of actors Phyllida Law and Eric Thompson.Sophie is an Olivier Award-winning actress who has starred in West End shows like Company and Into The Woods.As well as this, many may recognise her from Persuasion, Emma and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.She also starred as Stella Crawford in EastEnders from 2006 until 2007.Despite treading a different career to her Oscar-winning sister Emma, she once maintained there was no rivalry between them.Chatting to the Daily Mail back in September 2009, she denied any claim of this.She said: “People assume there is this rivalry, but there isn't.“It wouldn't occur to me to compare myself to her, nor her to me.”The actress also admitted to the publication how she and her sister are close.She explained: “We are tough old birds, I do feel that there is a lot of Ma in both of us.“She grew up on the fringes of the war and was evacuated as a child.“I can't even bear to think about that - of her as a scared little girl - but it did something to our family.“We're all fighters, I guess.”Speaking to the Metro back in March, Sophie also admitted the pair don’t speak about acting much.She was quizzed on this, as the star admitted: “Oh, people have such funny ideas about actors.“We don’t really talk about work, more the things we’ve seen.“Emma’s been.