Thompson Taking Extended Vacation In 2011

New Walk of Fame star Emma Thompson taking extended vacation in 2011

British Actress Emma Thompson is taking a break from Hollywood in 2011 to spend more time with her family.

The Oscar winner is mom to daughter Gaia and adopted son Tindyebwa with her actor husband Greg Wise and she admits she's been yearning to temporarily step away from the spotlight for some time.

She tells the Hollywood Reporter, "Next year, I'm going to take a sabbatical. I'm not going to fund raise or perform or travel, except in pursuit of new vistas with my family. I've been meaning to do this for a long, long time, but it's been like putting the brakes on a large ship because there is so much going on."

And she admits her longtime battle with "mild depression" has contributed to her decision to take an extended vacation.

Thompson says, "I find the job I do emotionally very demanding.

"I suffer from occasional mild depression, which I think is a very common thing... and it's a very much hidden thing people don't talk about. I think it should be discussed."

Meanwhile the Oscar winner has been immortalised on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after unveiling her star on Friday (06Aug10).

The actress was joined by her Nanny McPhee Returns co-star Maggie Gyllenhaal and her ex-boyfriend, House star Hugh Laurie, when she was honored with the 2,416th star, located outside the historic Pig 'n Whistle pub on Hollywood Boulevard.

The 51-year-old Brit won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1992 for her role in Howard's End, and scooped her second Oscar in 1996 for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film version of classic Jane Austen novel, Sense and Sensibility.