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Brenda Blethyn
Acting

Brenda Blethyn
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1946-02-20,Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

A River Runs Through It

6.999

A River Runs Through It
1992-10-09

6.971

The Witches
1990-05-25

6.537

Saving Grace
2000-01-24

Undertaking Betty

6.12

Undertaking Betty
2002-12-04

Pride & Prejudice

8.052

Pride & Prejudice
2005-09-16

7.633

Atonement
2007-02-27

7.58

Secrets & Lies
1996-05-24

6.8

Girls' Night
1998-06-26

6.332

Beyond the Sea
2004-11-16

6.453

Little Voice
1998-11-05

5.777

Pumpkin
2002-06-28

Dead Man Running

5.807

Dead Man Running
2009-01-29

The Sleeping Dictionary

6.6

The Sleeping Dictionary
2003-01-31

5.237

Sonny
2002-10-26

Pooh's Heffalump Movie

6.883

Pooh's Heffalump Movie
2005-02-11

5.938

Belonging
2004-09-12

6.4

On a Clear Day
2005-08-18

5.226

Clubland
2007-06-28

6.714

London River
2009-02-09

Music from Another Room

5.596

Music from Another Room
1998-04-24

0

The Shawl
1989-03-14

6.456

RKO 281
1999-11-20

Lovely & Amazing

6.054

Lovely & Amazing
2002-08-02

5.393

On the Nose
2001-10-23

The Yellow Bird

10

The Yellow Bird
2002-06-06

In the Winter Dark

5.409

In the Winter Dark
1998-09-10

The Many Faces of... Michael Caine

0

The Many Faces of... Michael Caine
2011-06-26

6.9

Grown-Ups
1980-11-27

Mary and Martha

6.3

Mary and Martha
2013-03-01

6

Bedroom Farce
1980-09-28

Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too

6.5

Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
2009-04-07

4

My Angel
2011-12-09

0

The Calling
2010-04-23

Two Men in Town

5.511

Two Men in Town
2014-05-07

Inside the Golden Statue

6.5

Inside the Golden Statue
1998-01-01

Henry VI Part 1

7.667

Henry VI Part 1
1983-01-02

Mysterious Creatures

8

Mysterious Creatures
2006-10-29

7

Night Train
1998-01-01

Say No to Strangers

7

Say No to Strangers
1981-01-01

The Imitation Game

7.929

The Imitation Game
1980-04-24

0

Fools

The Bullion Boys

0

The Bullion Boys
1993-10-24

6.5

Remember Me?
1997-01-02

7.474

Ethel & Ernest
2016-10-15

0

Floating Off
1983-08-24

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

8

Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982-09-04

0

Claws
1987-10-04

6.6

Piccadilly Jim
2004-11-01

Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

0

Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
2018-12-31

6.5

King Lear
1982-09-19

5.4

Daddy and Them
2001-10-26

5.988

Blizzard
2003-05-15

6.417

A Way of Life
2004-11-12

Strawberry Fields Forever

0

Strawberry Fields Forever

6.452

Charlotte
2022-04-22

King of the Teds

0

King of the Teds

6.395

Dragonfly
2025-11-07

Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot

6.9

Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot
2003-03-11

Vera, Farewell Pet

0

Vera, Farewell Pet
2025-06-10

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths

8

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths
2010-04-06

The Storyteller: A Story Short

0

The Storyteller: A Story Short
1988-06-05

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

6.487

The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002-12-20

0

Sheppey
1980-06-01

The Best of So Graham Norton

0

The Best of So Graham Norton
2004-10-05

4.355

The One Show
2006-08-14

Tales of the Unexpected

6.741

Tales of the Unexpected
1979-03-24

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.959

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

Chance in a Million

7.1

Chance in a Million
1984-09-10

Rumpole of the Bailey

7.1

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975-12-17

8.328

Yes Minister
1980-02-25

The New Adventures of Old Christine

7.155

The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006-03-13

Between The Sheets

5.2

Between The Sheets
2003-11-17

The Storyteller

8.217

The Storyteller
1988-05-15

The Labours of Erica

8

The Labours of Erica
1989-03-13

The Buddha of Suburbia

5.906

The Buddha of Suburbia
1993-11-03

The Frank Skinner Show

7.5

The Frank Skinner Show
1995-09-10

So Graham Norton

7.357

So Graham Norton
1998-07-03

7.579

Maigret
1992-02-09

V Graham Norton

5.3

V Graham Norton
2002-05-06

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

5.8

GMTV
1993-01-01

6.25

War and Peace
2007-10-21

7.393

Vera
2011-05-01

0

The Mysteries
1985-12-22

All Good Things

0

All Good Things
1991-05-14

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

5.7

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989-04-30

Anne Frank: The Whole Story

7.453

Anne Frank: The Whole Story
2001-05-20

6.9

Dalgliesh
1983-04-08

The Graham Norton Show

7.247

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

6.071

Kate & Koji
2020-03-18

Golden Globe Awards

7

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Golden Globe Awards

7

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

5.217

This Morning
1988-10-03

7

Playhouse
1974-03-13

0

Who Dares Wins
1984-05-12

A Woman of Substance

7.9

A Woman of Substance
2026-03-11

5.538

HBO First Look
1992-06-12

Golden Globe Awards

7

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

7.6

Outside Edge
1994-03-24

Playhouse Presents

6

Playhouse Presents
2012-04-12

The Play on One

6

The Play on One
1988-01-19

7.2

Screen One
1989-09-10

Weekend Playhouse

0

Weekend Playhouse
1984-07-08

Death of an Expert Witness

6.5

Death of an Expert Witness
1983-04-08

Sunday Premiere

7

Sunday Premiere
1986-08-31