Brenda Blethyn
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Roger Mainwood
Writers: Roger Mainwood,
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, June Brown, Luke Treadaway, Pam Ferris, Peter Wight, Raymond Briggs, Roger Allam, Simon Day, Virginia McKenna,
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Writers: José Giovanni,
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Dolores Heredia, Ellen Burstyn, Forest Whitaker, Harvey Keitel, Luis Guzmán, Reg E. Cathey, Sarah Minnich, Stan Carp, Tim Guinee,
Director: Phillip Noyce
Writers: Richard Curtis,
Cast: Adam Neill, Brenda Blethyn, Chandler McIntyre, Frank Grillo, Hilary Swank, James Woods, Melissa Ponzio, Sam Claflin, Stephanie Faracy, Stephen Jennings,
Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Christopher Hampton,
Cast: Alfie Allen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brenda Blethyn, Harriet Walter, James McAvoy, Juno Temple, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave,
Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Deborah Moggach,
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Carey Mulligan, Donald Sutherland, Jena Malone, Judi Dench, Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Rosamund Pike, Simon Woods, Talulah Riley,
Director: Kevin Spacey
Writers: Kevin Spacey,
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Caroline Aaron, Greta Scacchi, John Goodman, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Mehmet Yilmaz, Peter Cincotti, William Ullrich,
Director: LeVar Burton
Writers: Murray McRae,
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Brittany Bristow, J. Miles Dale, Jacqueline Byers, Josh Buckle, Leif Bristow, Len Carlson, Paul Bates, Tony Daniels, Wendii Fulford,
Director: Guy Jenkin
Writers: Guy Jenkin,
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Ling Lee Ian, Emily Mortimer, Hugh Dancy, Jessica Alba, K.K. Moggie, Noah Taylor,
Director: Nick Hurran
Writers: Fred Ponzlov,
Cast: Alfred Molina, Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Walken, Hannah Higgins, Jerry Springer, Joshua Jenkins, Menna Trussler, Naomi Watts, Robert Pugh, Shaun Phillips,
Director: Nicolas Cage
Writers: John Carlen,
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Brenda Vaccaro, Harry Dean Stanton, James Franco, Josie Davis, Mena Suvari, Nicolas Cage, Scott Caan, Seymour Cassel, Willie Metcalf,
Director: Adam Larson Broder
Writers: Adam Larson Broder,
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Caroline Aaron, Christina Ricci, Dominique Swain, Hank Harris, Harry Lennix, Lisa Banes, Marisa Coughlan, Nina Foch, Sam Ball,
Director: Benjamin Ross
Writers: John Logan,
Cast: Anastasia Hille, Brenda Blethyn, David Suchet, Fiona Shaw, James Cromwell, John Malkovich, Liam Cunningham, Liev Schreiber, Melanie Griffith, Roy Scheider,
Director: Nigel Cole
Writers: Craig Ferguson,
Cast: Bill Bailey, Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Diana Quick, Jamie Foreman, Leslie Phillips, Martin Clunes, Tchéky Karyo, Tristan Sturrock, Valerie Edmond,
Director: Mike Leigh
Writers: Mike Leigh,
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Claire Rushbrook, Elizabeth Berrington, Lee Ross, Lesley Manville, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, Phyllis Logan, Ron Cook, Timothy Spall,
Director: Robert Redford
Writers: Richard Friedenberg,
Cast: Brad Pitt, Brenda Blethyn, Craig Sheffer, Edie McClurg, Emily Lloyd, Nicole Burdette, Stephen Shellen, Susan Traylor, Tom Skerritt, Vann Gravage,
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Writers: Allan Scott,
Cast: Anjelica Huston, Bill Paterson, Brenda Blethyn, Charlie Potter, Jane Horrocks, Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Nora Connolly, Rose English, Rowan Atkinson,