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Brenda Blethyn

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Also known as Brenda Anne Blethyn

British actress

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Brenda Blethyn is a British actress, screenwriter, and stage performer who began her professional career in 1976. Born on February 20, 1946, in Ramsgate, Kent, England, she is a citizen of the United Kingdom and speaks English. Her acting credits include the films *Atonement* and *Blizzard*, as well as the work *Mixed Fancies*.

Blethyn has received several honors for her contributions to the performing arts. She was awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire, the Theatre World Award, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Additionally, she has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1946
Works
6

Top works

  • Rko 281 [dvd] [1999] [region 1] [us Import] [ntsc]
  • Mixed Fancies
  • Blizzard
  • Atonement
  • Mixed fancies

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Film & TV

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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
England
Active from
1946

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
41
Total plays
321

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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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Encyclopedic overview

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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