Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn (born 20 February 1946) is a British actress. She has starred in movies, television and theatre. She has been nominated for Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Emmy Awards. She has won a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award. Notable movies she has starred in include Secrets & Lies (1996).

Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn at 43rd KVIFF in 2008
Born	Brenda Anne Bottle (1946-02-20) 20 February 1946 Ramsgate, Kent, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1976–present
Spouse(s)	Alan Blethyn (m. 1964-1973, divorced) Michael Mayhew (m. 2010-present)

Filmography

Film and Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987 TV miniseries)	Ticki Tocquet
1990	The Witches	Mrs. Jenkins
1992	A River Runs Through It	Mrs. Maclean
1996	Secrets & Lies	Cynthia Rose Purley	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Cannes Film Festival – Best Actress Award Empire Award – Best British Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture
1997	Remember Me?	Shirley
1998	Girls' Night	Dawn Wilkinson
1998	Night Train	Alice Mooney
1998	In the Winter Dark	Ida Stubbs
1998	Little Voice	Mari Hoff	Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
1998	Music from Another Room	Grace Swan
2000	Saving Grace	Grace Trevethyn	Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Actress Nominated—Empire Award for Best British Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2001	Anne Frank: The Whole Story	Auguste van Pels	Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2001	Daddy and Them	July Montgomery
2001	Lovely & Amazing	Jane Marks
2001	On the Nose	Mrs. Delaney
2002	Pumpkin	Judy Romanoff
2002	Sonny	Jewel Phillips
2002	Plots with a View	Betty Rhys-Jones
2002	The Wild Thornberrys Movie	Mrs. Fairgood
2003	The Sleeping Dictionary	Aggie	DVDX Award for Best Supporting Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie
2003	Blizzard	Aunt Millie
2004	Piccadilly Jim	Nina Banks
2004	Beyond the Sea	Polly Cassatto
2004	A Way of Life	Annette
2004	Belonging	Jess Copple	Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels – Fiction: Actress Nominated—British Academy Television Award for Best Actress
2005	Pooh's Heffalump Movie	Mama Heffalump
2005	On a Clear Day	Joan
2005	Pride & Prejudice	Mrs. Bennet	Character and Morality in Entertainment Award Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actress of the Year Nominated—Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
2006	Mysterious Creatures	Wendy Ainscow
2007	Clubland	Jean	Nominated—AFI Award for Best Lead Actress Nominated—Inside Film Award for Best Actress
2007	Atonement	Grace Turner
2007	War and Peace	Márja Dmitrijewna Achrosímowa
2008	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Angela Kimble
2009	London River	Elisabeth Sommers
2009	Tigger and Pooh and A Musical Too	Mama Heffalump
2009	The Calling	Sister Ignatious
2009	Dead Man Running	Mother
2009	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (series 10, episode 8: Persona)	Linnie Malcolm/Caroline Cresswell	Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
2011	My Angel	Headmistress
2011-present	Vera	Vera Stanhope	ITV

Other websites

• Brenda Blethyn on IMDb