Brenda Anne Blethyn, OBE (née Brenda Anne Bottle; 20 February 1946) is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television and film, best known for her role in Mike Leigh’s 1996 drama Secrets & Lies.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 Theatre 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, 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. After a modest number of guest spots in several productions, in the mid-1980s she garnered leading roles in the short-run 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 a major 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), the latter of which rank among the biggest commercial successes of her career. 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. IMDB Wikipedia $5 million 1946 1946-2-20 5′ 2″ (1.57 m) Actress Atonement (2007) Brenda Anne Bottle Brenda Blethyn Net Worth England February 20 Kent Little Voice (1998) Michael Mayhew Pisces Pride & Prejudice (2005) Ramsgate Secrets & Lies (1996) Soundtrack UK Writer
Full Name |
Brenda Blethyn |
Net Worth |
$5 Million |
Date Of Birth |
February 20, 1946 |
Place Of Birth |
Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK |
Height |
5′ 2″ (1.57 m) |
Profession |
Actress, Soundtrack, Writer |
Education |
Guildford School of Acting |
Nationality |
British |
Spouse |
Michael Mayhew |
Parents |
Louisa Kathleen Bottle, William Charles Bottle |
Siblings |
Brian Bottle, Martin Bottle, Ted Bottle, Terry Bottle, Pam Bottle, Bill Bottle, Bernard Bottle, Jeannie Bottle |
Twitter |
http://www.twitter.com/brendablethyn |
IMDB |
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000950 |
Awards |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama, Cannes Best Actress Award, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, British Comedy Award for the Best TV Comedy Actress |
Nominations |
Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, … |
Movies |
Pride & Prejudice, Secrets & Lies, Little Voice, Saving Grace, Atonement, A River Runs Through It, London River, The Witches, Plots with a View, Clubland, On a Clear Day, The Sleeping Dictionary, Two Men in Town, Lovely and Amazing, Beyond the Sea, Mary and Martha, Pooh’s Heffalump Movie, Dead Man R… |
TV Shows |
Chance in a Million, The Labours of Erica, The Buddha of Suburbia, Outside Edge, Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Between the Sheets, Vera, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Playhouse Presents, War and Peace |
Title |
Year |
Status |
Character |
Role |
Vera |
2011-2017 |
TV Series |
DCI Vera Stanhope |
Actress |
Ethel & Ernest |
2016 |
|
Ethel Briggs (voice) |
Actress |
Henry Hugglemonster |
2013-2015 |
TV Series |
Ernestine Enormomonster |
Actress |
Two Men in Town |
2014 |
|
Emily Smith |
Actress |
Mary and Martha |
2013 |
TV Movie |
Martha |
Actress |
Playhouse Presents |
2012 |
TV Series |
Nina |
Actress |
My Angel |
2011 |
|
Headmistress |
Actress |
Super Duper Super Sleuths |
2010 |
Video |
Mama Heffalump (voice) |
Actress |
Dead Man Running |
2009 |
|
Mother |
Actress |
The Calling |
2009/III |
|
Sister Ignatious |
Actress |
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too |
2009 |
Video |
Ma Heffalump (voice) |
Actress |
London River |
2009 |
|
Elisabeth |
Actress |
The New Adventures of Old Christine |
2008 |
TV Series |
Angela Kimble |
Actress |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
2008 |
TV Series |
Linnie Malcolm |
Actress |
War and Peace |
2007 |
TV Mini-Series |
Márja Dmitrijewna Achrosímowa |
Actress |
Atonement |
2007 |
|
Grace Turner |
Actress |
Introducing the Dwights |
2007 |
|
Jean ‘Jeannie’ Dwight |
Actress |
Mysterious Creatures |
2006 |
TV Movie |
Wendy Ainscow |
Actress |
Pride & Prejudice |
2005 |
|
Mrs. Bennet |
Actress |
Piccadilly Jim |
2005 |
|
Nesta Pett |
Actress |
Pooh’s Heffalump Movie |
2005 |
|
Mama Heffalump (voice) |
Actress |
Marsha Potter Gets a Life |
2005 |
TV Movie |
Marsha Potter |
Actress |
On a Clear Day |
2005 |
|
Joan |
Actress |
A Way of Life |
2004 |
|
Annette |
Actress |
Belonging |
2004 |
TV Movie |
Jess Copplestone |
Actress |
Beyond the Sea |
2004 |
|
Polly Cassotto |
Actress |
Between the Sheets |
2003 |
TV Mini-Series |
Hazel Delany |
Actress |
Blizzard |
2003 |
|
Aunt Millie |
Actress |
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Fix-A-Lot |
2003 |
TV Movie |
Dr. Florence Mountfitchett (UK) (voice) |
Actress |
The Sleeping Dictionary |
2003 |
|
Aggie |
Actress |
Undertaking Betty |
2002 |
|
Betty Rhys-Jones |
Actress |
The Wild Thornberrys Movie |
2002 |
|
Mrs. Fairgood (voice) |
Actress |
Sonny |
2002 |
|
Jewel |
Actress |
Pumpkin |
2002 |
|
Judy Romanoff |
Actress |
Yes You Can |
2001 |
Short |
Fish Lady |
Actress |
On the Nose |
2001 |
|
Mrs.Delaney |
Actress |
Lovely & Amazing |
2001 |
|
Jane Marks |
Actress |
Daddy and Them |
2001 |
|
Julia Montgomery |
Actress |
Anne Frank: The Whole Story |
2001 |
TV Mini-Series |
Auguste Rottgen-van Pels |
Actress |
The Yellow Bird |
2001 |
Short |
Mrs. Louise Tutwiler |
Actress |
Seven Roses |
2001 |
TV Movie |
Pamela |
Actress |
Saving Grace |
2000 |
|
Grace |
Actress |
RKO 281 |
1999 |
TV Movie |
Louella Parsons |
Actress |
Little Voice |
1998 |
|
Mari Hoff |
Actress |
In the Winter Dark |
1998 |
|
Ida Stubbs |
Actress |
Night Train |
1998/I |
|
Alice Mooney |
Actress |
Music from Another Room |
1998 |
|
Grace |
Actress |
Girls’ Night |
1998 |
|
Dawn |
Actress |
Remember Me? |
1997 |
|
Shirley |
Actress |
Secrets & Lies |
1996 |
|
Cynthia |
Actress |
Outside Edge |
1994-1996 |
TV Series |
Miriam Dervish |
Actress |
The Buddha of Suburbia |
1993 |
TV Mini-Series |
Margaret Amir |
Actress |
Screen One |
1993 |
TV Series |
Gwen |
Actress |
Wales Playhouse |
1993 |
TV Series |
Eileen |
Actress |
Maigret |
1993 |
TV Series |
Rose |
Actress |
A River Runs Through It |
1992 |
|
Mrs. Maclean |
Actress |
All Good Things |
1991 |
TV Series |
Shirley Frame |
Actress |
Alas Smith & Jones |
1984-1990 |
TV Series |
|
Actress |
The Witches |
1990 |
|
Mrs. Jenkins |
Actress |
The Labours of Erica |
1989-1990 |
TV Series |
Erica Parsons / Erica Rogers |
Actress |
The Play on One |
1989 |
TV Series |
Miss A. |
Actress |
The Storyteller |
1988 |
TV Series |
Storyteller’s Wife |
Actress |
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story |
1987 |
TV Movie |
Ticki Tocquet |
Actress |
Sunday Premiere |
1987 |
TV Series |
Sylvia |
Actress |
Chance in a Million |
1984-1986 |
TV Series |
Alison Little |
Actress |
That Uncertain Feeling |
1985 |
TV Mini-Series |
Mrs. Lewis |
Actress |
Weekend Playhouse |
1984 |
TV Series |
Jean Saunders |
Actress |
Who Dares Wins |
1984 |
TV Series |
|
Actress |
Rumpole of the Bailey |
1983 |
TV Series |
Pauline |
Actress |
Floating Off |
1983 |
TV Movie |
Janice |
Actress |
Death of an Expert Witness |
1983 |
TV Mini-Series |
Angela Foley |
Actress |
Tales of the Unexpected |
1983 |
TV Series |
Carol Hutchins |
Actress |
The First Part of Henry the Sixth |
1983 |
TV Movie |
Joan La Pucelle |
Actress |
King Lear |
1982 |
TV Movie |
Cordelia |
Actress |
Yes Minister |
1981 |
TV Series |
Joan Littler |
Actress |
Say No to Strangers |
1981 |
Short |
Teresa’s Mum (uncredited) |
Actress |
BBC2 Playhouse |
1980 |
TV Series |
Gloria |
Actress |
The Double Dealer |
1980 |
TV Movie |
Lady Froth |
Actress |
Bedroom Farce |
1980 |
TV Movie |
Kate |
Actress |
Can We Get on Now, Please? |
1980 |
TV Series |
Miranda Plumley |
Actress |
Play for Today |
1980 |
TV Series |
Mary |
Actress |
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too |
2009 |
Video performer: “One Big Happy Family”, “Just a Few Simple Rules”, “One Big Happy Family Reprise” |
|
Soundtrack |
Introducing the Dwights |
2007 |
performer: “Nutbush City Limits” |
|
Soundtrack |
Pride & Prejudice |
2005 |
performer: “Greensleeves” – uncredited |
|
Soundtrack |
Introducing the Dwights |
2007 |
writer: additional stand-up comedy material |
|
Writer |
The Frank Skinner Show |
2002-2003 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
V Graham Norton |
2002 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Richard & Judy |
2002 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Independent View |
2002 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
Self |
Fire, Plague, War and Treason |
2001 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
Narrator |
Self |
Road to Sundance |
2000 |
Documentary |
Herself |
Self |
Film-Fest DVD: Issue 4 – Hawaii |
2000 |
Video |
Herself |
Self |
Film ’72 |
2000 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
The 71st Annual Academy Awards |
1999 |
TV Special |
Herself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
Self |
5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |
1999 |
TV Special |
Herself |
Self |
So Graham Norton |
1999 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1999 |
TV Special documentary |
Herself – Nominee |
Self |
The Rosie O’Donnell Show |
1997-1999 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Charlie Rose |
1998 |
TV Series |
Herself – Guest |
Self |
The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1998 |
TV Special |
Herself – Presenter: Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama |
Self |
Pesel Ha’Zahav |
1998 |
Documentary |
Herself |
Self |
The 69th Annual Academy Awards |
1997 |
TV Special |
Herself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
Self |
3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |
1997 |
TV Special |
Herself |
Self |
The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1997 |
TV Special |
Herself – Winner |
Self |
Festival international de Cannes |
1996 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Arena |
1982 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
Self |
This Morning |
2004-2016 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Mel & Sue |
2015 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
The Graham Norton Show |
2014 |
TV Series |
Herself – Guest |
Self |
The Paul O’Grady Show |
2006-2014 |
TV Series |
Herself / Herself – Guest |
Self |
The Crime Thriller Club |
2013 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
Self |
Loose Women |
2013 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Crime Connections |
2012 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself / DCI Vera Stanhope |
Self |
Daybreak |
2012 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
The One Show |
2008-2012 |
TV Series |
Herself – Guest / Herself |
Self |
The Many Faces of… |
2011 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself / Mari Hoff |
Self |
Paul O’Grady Live |
2011 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
The 5 O’Clock Show |
2010 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Breakfast |
2010 |
TV Series |
Herself – Actress |
Self |
Cinema 3 |
1996-2010 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Spur der Bären |
2010 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Xposé |
2010 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
On Profiles in Courage |
2009 |
Documentary |
Herself |
Self |
The Alan Titchmarsh Show |
2008 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Mike Leigh in Conversation |
2008 |
Video |
Herself / Cynthia Rose Purley (uncredited) |
Self |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson |
2005-2007 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan |
2007 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
HARDtalk Extra |
2007 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Mornings with Kerri-Anne |
2007 |
TV Series |
Herself – Guest |
Self |
Deadline |
2007 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
A Taste of My Life |
2007 |
TV Series documentary |
Herself |
Self |
The Late Late Show |
2006 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross |
2006 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton |
2006 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Pride & Prejudice: On Set Diaries |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Herself / Mrs. Bennet |
Self |
Pride & Prejudice: The Bennets |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Herself / Mrs. Bennet |
Self |
The Stately Homes of Pride & Prejudice: Basildon Park |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Herself / Mrs. Bennet (uncredited) |
Self |
The Stately Homes of Pride & Prejudice: Groombridge Place |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Herself / Mrs. Bennet (uncredited) |
Self |
The British Comedy Awards 2005 |
2005 |
TV Special |
Herself |
Self |
The 2005 European Film Awards |
2005 |
TV Special |
Herself |
Self |
HBO First Look |
2005 |
TV Series documentary short |
Herself |
Self |
Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV |
2005 |
TV Special |
Herself |
Self |
GMTV |
2005 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
Shootout |
2005 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Self |
The Best of ‘So Graham Norton’ |
2004 |
Video |
Herself |
Self |
Pride & Prejudice: The Politics of 18th Century Dating |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Mrs. Bennet (uncredited) |
Archive Footage |
Pride & Prejudice: The Life and Times of Jane Austen |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Mrs. Bennet (uncredited) |
Archive Footage |
VM Show Vol. 2 |
2005 |
TV Series |
Mari Hoff |
Archive Footage |
Cinema mil |
2005 |
TV Series |
Herself |
Archive Footage |
41 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografia |
1997 |
TV Special |
|
Archive Footage |
Mike Leigh on Secrets and Lies |
1996 |
Video documentary short |
Cynthia (uncredited) |
Archive Footage |
Year |
Award |
Ceremony |
Nomination |
Movie |
Category |
2014 |
Capri Lifetime Achievement Award |
Capri, Hollywood |
|
|
Won |
2011 |
Audience Award |
SESC Film Festival, Brazil |
Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira) |
London River (2009) |
Won |
2006 |
Camie |
Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards |
|
Pride & Prejudice (2005) |
Won |
2005 |
Golden FIPA |
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming |
Fiction: Actress |
Belonging (2004) |
Won |
2003 |
DVDX Award |
DVD Exclusive Awards |
Best Supporting Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie |
The Sleeping Dictionary (2003) |
Won |
2001 |
OFTA Television Award |
Online Film & Television Association |
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries |
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) |
Won |
1997 |
Golden Globe |
Golden Globes, USA |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Won |
1997 |
BAFTA Film Award |
BAFTA Awards |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Won |
1997 |
Empire Award |
Empire Awards, UK |
Best British Actress |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Won |
1997 |
ALFS Award |
London Critics Circle Film Awards |
British Actress of the Year |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Won |
1997 |
OFTA Film Award |
Online Film & Television Association |
Best Drama Actress |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Won |
1997 |
Sant Jordi |
Sant Jordi Awards |
Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera) |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Won |
1996 |
BSFC Award |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards |
Best Actress |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Won |
1996 |
Best Actress |
Cannes Film Festival |
|
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Won |
1996 |
LAFCA Award |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actress |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Won |
1994 |
British Comedy Award |
British Comedy Awards |
Best TV Comedy Actress |
Outside Edge (1994) |
Won |
2014 |
Capri Lifetime Achievement Award |
Capri, Hollywood |
|
|
Nominated |
2011 |
Audience Award |
SESC Film Festival, Brazil |
Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira) |
London River (2009) |
Nominated |
2006 |
Camie |
Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards |
|
Pride & Prejudice (2005) |
Nominated |
2005 |
Golden FIPA |
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming |
Fiction: Actress |
Belonging (2004) |
Nominated |
2003 |
DVDX Award |
DVD Exclusive Awards |
Best Supporting Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie |
The Sleeping Dictionary (2003) |
Nominated |
2001 |
OFTA Television Award |
Online Film & Television Association |
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries |
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) |
Nominated |
1997 |
Golden Globe |
Golden Globes, USA |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Nominated |
1997 |
BAFTA Film Award |
BAFTA Awards |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Nominated |
1997 |
Empire Award |
Empire Awards, UK |
Best British Actress |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Nominated |
1997 |
ALFS Award |
London Critics Circle Film Awards |
British Actress of the Year |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Nominated |
1997 |
OFTA Film Award |
Online Film & Television Association |
Best Drama Actress |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Nominated |
1997 |
Sant Jordi |
Sant Jordi Awards |
Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera) |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Nominated |
1996 |
BSFC Award |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards |
Best Actress |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Nominated |
1996 |
Best Actress |
Cannes Film Festival |
|
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Nominated |
1996 |
LAFCA Award |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Actress |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Nominated |
1994 |
British Comedy Award |
British Comedy Awards |
Best TV Comedy Actress |
Outside Edge (1994) |
Nominated |