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Brenda Blethyn

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British actress

United KingdomActorsBorn 1946 · age 80
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Brenda Blethyn is an English actress. Known for her character work and versatility, she is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Blethyn acted in the Mike Leigh film Secrets and Lies (1996) which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best ActressBlethyn acted in the Mike Leigh film Secrets and Lies (1996) which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best ActressBlethyn at 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2008Blethyn at 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2008Blethyn along with her cast and crew of Two Men in Town (2014) at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival.Blethyn along with her cast and crew of Two Men in Town (2014) at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival.

Filmography 40

Pride & Prejudice2005 · ★ 8.1
Atonement2007 · ★ 7.6
A River Runs Through It1992 · ★ 7.0
The Witches1990 · ★ 6.9
Secrets & Lies1996 · ★ 7.6
Pooh's Heffalump Movie2005 · ★ 6.9
Saving Grace2000 · ★ 6.5
The Wild Thornberrys Movie2002 · ★ 6.4
The Sleeping Dictionary2003 · ★ 6.5
Little Voice1998 · ★ 6.5
Beyond the Sea2004 · ★ 6.3
Ethel & Ernest2016 · ★ 7.5
Pumpkin2002 · ★ 5.8
RKO 2811999 · ★ 6.5
Undertaking Betty2002 · ★ 6.1
Lovely & Amazing2002 · ★ 6.1
Blizzard2003 · ★ 6.0
Two Men in Town2014 · ★ 5.5
Mary and Martha2013 · ★ 6.3
Music from Another Room1998 · ★ 5.7
Dead Man Running2009 · ★ 5.8
Sonny2002 · ★ 5.2
London River2009 · ★ 6.7
Daddy and Them2001
On a Clear Day2005
Charlotte2022
Clubland2007
Dragonfly2025
Piccadilly Jim2004
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too2009
On the Nose2001
My Angel2011
Grown-Ups1980
A Way of Life2004
In the Winter Dark1998
Girls' Night1998
Belonging2004
King Lear1982
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot2003
The Imitation Game1980

103 credits on file

Television 24

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
The Graham Norton Show2007
Vera2011
Golden Globe Awards1944
The One Show2006
Tales of the Unexpected1979
Rumpole of the Bailey1975
The New Adventures of Old Christine2006
The Oscars1953
GMTV1993
The Storyteller1988
Yes Minister1980
Playhouse1974
V Graham Norton2002
HBO First Look1992
War and Peace2007
Maigret1992
A Woman of Substance2026
Anne Frank: The Whole Story2001
Dalgliesh1983
Screen One1989
So Graham Norton1998
This Morning1988
Playhouse Presents2012

Awards 4

2018Malice Domestic Poirot Award
1991Theatre World Award
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Connected to Brenda 6

Peter CullenAlso in Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)Cree SummerAlso in Blizzard (2003)Melissa McCarthyAlso in Pumpkin (2002)Ellen BurstynAlso in Two Men in Town (2014)Mena SuvariAlso in Sonny (2002)Miriam MargolyesAlso in Undertaking Betty (2002)

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Brenda Blethyn is an English actress. Known for her character work and versatility, she is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama in 2003.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
living
Dates
Born 1946 · age 80
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31 languages

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