Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Anne Blethyn is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. Blethyn has received two Academy Award nominations, two SAG Award nominations, two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one. In addition, she has won a BAFTA, an Empire Award and a Golden Lion, and has earned a Theater World Award and both a Critics' Circle Theatre Award and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her theatrical work. Born into a working class home in Ramsgate, Kent, Blethyn pursued an administrative career until her early 30s before enrolling in the Guildford School of Acting after the dissolution of her marriage in 1973. She subsequently joined the Royal National Theatre and received credits for her performances in Troilus and Cressida (1976) and Mysteries (1979). In 1981, Blethyn earned her first critical acclaim for Steaming. In 1980, Blethyn made her television debut in Mike Leigh's film Grown-Ups; then, after a modest number of guest spots in several productions, in the mid-1980s she garnered leading roles in the short-living sitcoms Chance in a Million and The Labours of Erica. Having followed her big screen debut with smaller supporting roles in films such as The Witches (1990) and A River Runs Through It (1992), she made her real cinema breakthrough with her role in the 1996 dramedy Secrets & Lies, for which she received rave reviews. Blethyn has since appeared in an eclectic range of films, including independent comedies such as Saving Grace (2000), Plots with a View (2002) and Clubland (2007), music-themed films like Little Voice (1998) and Beyond the Sea (2004) and big-budget dramas such as Pride & Prejudice (2005) and Atonement (2007). In addition, Blethyn has appeared in television productions including The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001), Belonging (2004) and War and Peace (2007). Her most recent leading role in TV drama is the title role in Vera (2011), playing Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brenda Blethyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Pride & Prejudice
as Mrs. BennetA story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is...
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Atonement
as Grace TurnerAs a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives...
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The Witches
as Mrs JenkinsA young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is...
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A River Runs Through It
as Mrs. MacleanA River Runs Through It is a cinematographically stunning true story of Norman Maclean. The...
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Pooh's Heffalump Movie
as Mama Heffalump (voice)Who or what exactly is a Heffalump? The lovable residents of the Hundred Acre Wood -- Winnie the...
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The Sleeping Dictionary
as AggieA young Englishman is dispatched to Sarawak to become part of the British colonial government....
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Ethel & Ernest
as Ethel Briggs (voice)This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an...
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Secrets & Lies
as Cynthia Rose PurleyAfter her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth...
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Little Voice
as Mari HoffAfter the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and...
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Saving Grace
as Grace TrevethynUnexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial...
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RKO 281
as Louella ParsonsIn 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater,...
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Pumpkin
as Judy RomanoffCarolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching...
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London River
as ElisabethAfter traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror...
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Blizzard
as Aunt MillieA young girl's aunt tells her the tale of a young ice skater and an enchanted reindeer.
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A loan shark gives ex-con Nick a period of 24 hours in order to pay back the money he owes. Up...
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Lovely & Amazing
as Jane MarksAn intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they...
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Undertaking Betty
as Betty Rhys-JonesA politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her...
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Music from Another Room
as Grace SwanMusic From Another Room is a romantic comedy that follows the exploits of Danny, a young man who...
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Charlotte
as Grossmama (voice)The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on...
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Beyond the Sea
as Polly CassottoBased on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and...
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Sonny
as JewelNew Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life...
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Mary and Martha
as MarthaWealthy American housewife Mary Morgan takes her bullied son George out of school for home...
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King Lear
as CordeliaKing Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to...
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Piccadilly Jim
as Nesta PettSet in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do...
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Two Men in Town
as Emily SmithA convict is released from prison in a small town in New Mexico. 18 years ago he killed a...
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Daddy and Them
as Julia MontgomeryRuby and her husband Claude are a working-class couple who live in suburban Arkansas. As crazy...
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Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
as Mama Heffalump (voice)Strike up the band with Pooh, Tigger, Darby and all your favorite friends in a spectacular...
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Clubland
as JeanThe shy son of an aging comedienne tries to find a balance between his demanding home life, his...
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Inside the Golden Statue
as SelfA behind-the-scenes look at the preparations for the live broadcast of the 69th Annual Academy...
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On a Clear Day
as JoanAfter decades of laboring as a Glasgow shipbuilder, Frank Redmond, a no-nonsense 55-year-old...
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Belonging
as Jess CopplestoneJess (Brenda Blethyn) and town handyman Jacob (Kevin Whately) have been happily married 20...
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The Yellow Bird
as Mrs. Louise TutwilerA young girl escapes the boredom of a small town existence in the 1930s.
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Remember Me?
as uncreditedA domestic farce exposes the eccentricities of a "typical" middle class, suburban family who...
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The Imitation Game
as uncreditedSecond World War drama - A young woman decides against working in a munitions factory, and lands...
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My Angel
as HeadmistressFifteen year old Eddie's mother falls very ill after a serious car accident. Eddie and his...
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Henry VI Part 1
as Joan La PucelleThe life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
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The Bullion Boys
as GwenBased on a true story. In 1940, Britain's gold reserves were transferred for safety to Liverpool...
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Mysterious Creatures
as Wendy AinscowFeature-length ITV drama based on real events. Bill and Wendy Ainscow (Timothy Spall and Brenda...
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Claws
as SylviaA tale of cat lovers, the social circle they inhabit and the power struggles between them.
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On the Nose
as Mrs. DelaneyBrendan is a janitor at a university who has a fondness for gambling, especially betting on...
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Grown-Ups
as GloriaDick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find...
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A Way of Life
as AnnetteAt 17 Leigh-Anne Williams has a six month old baby to look after, with only the help of three...
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In the Winter Dark
as Ida StubbsFear of an unidentified livestock predator unites an Australian couple, an outcast, and an...
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The Shawl
as Miss AMiss A, troubled by problems, consults a clairvoyant. Can he solve them for her by summoning the...
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Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
as NarratorPlayful, moving portrait of Raymond Briggs, told through interviews with Raymond, animation...
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Strawberry Fields Forever
as Grannie NellieSteven Shepherd’s short life beheld just one very special day amidst his world of total and...
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Linnie MalcolmIn the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...
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The Graham Norton Show
as HerselfEach week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...
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The One Show
as Self - GuestA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD....
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Downton Abbey
as VeraA chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the...
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Tales of the Unexpected
as Carol HutchinsA British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...
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V Graham Norton
as SelfV Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring...
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Vera
as DCI Vera StanhopeA sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England,...
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Angela KimbleSingle working mom Christine Campbell has just learned that her ex is dating a much younger...
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The Frank Skinner Show
as SelfThe Frank Skinner Show was a television chat show hosted by comedian Frank Skinner, which lasted...
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BBC Television Shakespeare
as uncreditedThe BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...
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Rumpole of the Bailey
as uncreditedRumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer...
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So Graham Norton
as Self - GuestSo Graham Norton was a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton....
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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The Storyteller
as Storyteller's WifeThe Storyteller aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.
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Maigret
as uncreditedBased on the novels by Georges Simenon, Michael Gambon plays the eponymous detective from the...
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Yes Minister
as uncreditedSatirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with...
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Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
as Ticki TocquetThe true story of Barbara Hutton, who had inherited $40 million by the age of 6. This insight...
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Dalgliesh
as Angela FoleyCentred on the cases of P. D. James' gentleman detective Adam Dalgliesh. In addition to his...
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GMTV
as SelfGMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee,...
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All Good Things
as Shirley FrameA marriage and home can be made complete with the arrival of a new baby, but Shirley Frame feels...
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The Buddha of Suburbia
as Margaret AmirKarim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani...
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War and Peace
as Márja Dmitrijewna AchrosímowaWar and Peace is a 2007 Russian-French-Italian-German miniseries directed by Robert Dornhelm. It...
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Chance in a Million
as Alison LittleChance in a Million is a British sitcom broadcast between 1984 and 1986, produced by Thames...
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Anne Frank: The Whole Story
as Auguste Rottgen-van PelsAnne Frank: The Whole Story is a two-part mini-series based on the book Anne Frank: The...
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Between The Sheets
as Hazel DelanyBetween the Sheets is a 2003 British television mini-series. This carnal, comedic drama is based...
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Outside Edge
as uncreditedComedy-drama series starring Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Robert Daws, and Josie Lawrence...
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Kate & Koji
as KateKate runs an old-fashioned café in a seaside town, and develops a strong, if sometimes volatile,...
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The Mysteries
as Mary Magdalene / MaryNational Theatre Cottesloe production filmed for Channel 4
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