Person
- Born
- 1946-02-20
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Acting · Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK
Brenda Anne Blethyn 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…
Known for
- A Woman of Substance — Older Emma Harle2026
- Dragonfly — Elsie2025
- Vera, Farewell Pet — Herself / Vera2025
- Charlotte — Grossmama (voice)2022
- Kate & Koji — Kate Abbott2020
- Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen — Narrator2018
- Ethel & Ernest — Ethel Briggs (voice)2016
- Two Men in Town — Emily Smith2014
- Mary and Martha — Martha2013
- Playhouse Presents — Nina2012
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- Listeners
- 41
- Total plays
- 321
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Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Born
- Brenda Bottle , ( 1946-02-20 ) 20 February 1946 (age 80) , Ramsgate , Kent , England
- Alma mater
- Guildford School of Acting
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1976–present
- Known for
- Vera
- Spouses
- Alan Blethyn, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1973 ) Michael Mayhew, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2010 )
- Awards
- Full list
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Key dates
- Born
- 20 February 1946
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Brenda
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Ramsgate
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Brenda Blethyn.jpg
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Brenda Blethyn (née Bottle; born 20 February 1946) is an English actress. Known for her character work and versatility, she is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama in 2003.
Blethyn pursued an administrative career before enrolling at the Guildford School of Acting in her late 20s. She subsequently joined the Royal National Theatre, gaining attention for her performances in plays such as Benefactors (1984), for which she received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play. She made her Broadway debut in the revival of the Marsha Norman play 'Night Mother (2004).
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