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Brenda Blethyn
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- Actress
- Writer
In short · Acting since 1982, 5 decades active, 60 credits.
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Biography
Brenda Blethyn is an English actress known for her character work and versatility. She has received several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. Blethyn has also been nominated for two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2003, she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her contributions to drama.
Filmography · 58 of 58
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58 creditsA Woman of Substance(2026)
Emma Harte
TV
Dragonfly(2025)
Elsie
Film
Charlotte(2021)
Grossmama
Film
Kate & Koji(2020)
Kate
TV
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen(2018)
Narrator
Film
Ethel & Ernest(2016)
Ethel Briggs
Film
Two Men in Town(2014)
Emily Smith
Film
Mary and Martha(2013)
Martha
Film
Playhouse Presents(2012)
Nina
TV
Vera(2011)
DCI Vera Stanhope
TV
My Angel(2011)
Headmistress
Film
Super Duper Super Sleuths(2010)
Mama Heffalump
Film
The Calling(2009)
Sister Ignatious
Film
London River(2009)
Elisabeth Sommers
Film
Dead Man Running(2009)
Mother
Film
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too(2009)
Ma Heffalump
Film
Introducing the Dwights(2007)
Jean
Film
Atonement(2007)
Grace Turner
Film
On a Clear Day(2005)
Joan
Film
Pride & Prejudice(2005)
Mrs. Bennet
Film
Pooh's Heffalump Movie(2005)
Mama Heffalump
Film
Belonging(2004)
Jess Copplestone
Film
Piccadilly Jim(2004)
Nesta Pett
Film
Beyond the Sea(2004)
Polly Cassotto
Film
A Way of Life(2004)
Annette
Film
The Sleeping Dictionary(2003)
Aggie
Film
Blizzard(2003)
Aunt Millie
Film
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Fix-A-Lot(2003)
Dr. Florence Mountfitchet
Film
Between The Sheets(2003)
Hazel Delany
TV
Undertaking Betty(2002)
Betty Rhys-Jones
Film
Awards & Nominations
2 nominationsAcademy Awards
- Nom1998Oscar — Actress in a Supporting Role
- Nom1996Oscar — Actress in a Leading Role
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Additional credits2Show
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- Mel & SueSelf · 2015
- Inside the Golden StatueSelf · 1998
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