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).

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1987|_Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987 TV miniseries) _|Ticki Tocquet|||
|1990|__|Mrs. Jenkins|||
|1992|__|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|__|Mrs. Fairgood|||
|2003|__|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|__|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|__|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||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Brenda Blethyn
- **image**: Brenda_Blethyn.jpg
- **caption**: Brenda Blethyn at 43rd KVIFF in 2008
- **occupation**: Actress
- **years active**: 1976–present
- **birth name**: Brenda Anne Bottle
- **birth place**: Ramsgate, Kent, England
- **spouse**: Alan Blethyn
(m. 1964-1973, divorced)
Michael Mayhew
(m. 2010-present)