Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn Movies and TV Shows

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brenda Anne Blethyn, OBE (born 20 February 1946) 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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 2/20/1946 (78 years old)
  • Place of birth: Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK
  • nationality: British
  • height: 1.57 m
  • Net worth: $5,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Ethel & Ernest
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 74%
role:
Ethel Briggs (voice)
2016

Animation

Drama

War & Politics

7.7
74%
Two Men in Town
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 56%
role:
Emily Smith
2014

Crime

Drama

5.7
56%
2013

Drama

TV Movie

6.8
67%
Vera
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 73%
role:
DCI Vera Stanhope
Not available
2011

Crime

Drama

Mystery

8.2
73%
Not available
2009

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.0
61%
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Atonement
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 77%
role:
Grace Turner
2007

Drama

Romance

7.8
77%
Pride & Prejudice
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 81%
role:
Mrs. Bennet
2005

Drama

Romance

7.8
81%
Pooh's Heffalump Movie
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 68%
role:
Mama Heffalump (voice)
2005

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
68%
Beyond the Sea
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 63%
role:
Polly Cassotto
2004

Drama

Music

6.7
63%
Blizzard
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 61%
role:
Aunt Millie
2003

Comedy

Family

5.8
61%
2003

Drama

Romance

6.5
66%
Undertaking Betty
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 61%
role:
Betty Rhys-Jones
2002

Comedy

Romance

6.5
61%
Pumpkin
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 59%
role:
Judy Romanoff
2002

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.1
59%
Lovely & Amazing
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 62%
role:
Jane Marks
2001

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.7
62%
Saving Grace
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 65%
role:
Grace Trevethyn
2000

Comedy

Crime

6.9
65%
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Little Voice
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 66%
role:
Mari Hoff
1998

Comedy

Drama

7.0
66%
Secrets & Lies
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 76%
role:
Cynthia Rose Purley
1996

Drama

8.0
76%
1992

Drama

7.2
71%
The Witches
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
Mrs. Jenkins
1990

Adventure

Family

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
69%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Brenda Blethyn are, for example, Ethel & Ernest, Two Men in Town and Mary and Martha.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
The best Anystream ratings are Pride & Prejudice (8.1), Atonement (7.8) and Secrets & Lies (7.8).
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