Brenda Blethyn
Though Brenda Blethyn has enjoyed a long and successful career as an actress on the British stage and in television, it wasn't until the release of Mike Leigh's film Secrets and Lies in 1996 that she...
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02/19/1946
Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK |
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Hilary Swank to star in upcoming BBC malaria movie
July 17, 2012 5:00am ESTOscar winner Hilary Swank is heading to the small screen in the U.K. to star in a moving tale of two mothers who lose their sons to malaria.
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Blethyn's Golden Globes nightmare
March 23, 2012 5:00am ESTActress Brenda Blethyn was left scrabbling around on a bathroom floor at the 1996 Golden Globes after she lost her loaned diamond brooch.
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Jones to make acting debut
February 24, 2012 6:15am ESTWelsh singer Sir Tom Jones is heading to the small screen to make his acting debut in a new TV drama.
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Blethyn marries at last
April 27, 2011 7:30am ESTVeteran British actress Brenda Blethyn has revealed she's a married woman - after an engagement lasting 35 years.
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Blethyn's search for long-lost brother
July 05, 2010 5:00am ESTBritish actress Brenda Blethyn was thrilled after hunting down her long-lost brother in Canada - because the reunion was like "solving a puzzle".
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Happy-Go-Lucky Review
October 10, 2008 7:56am ESTBritish director Mike Leigh takes a walk on the bright side in this wonderfully acted but dramatically uneven look at an eternal optimist.
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Atonement Review
December 07, 2007 12:17pm ESTAtonement follows the grand tradition of sweeping romantic period films, alternating between lush beauty and stark realism; it grabs your heart and doesn’t let go.
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Introducing the Dwights Review
July 23, 2007 10:07am ESTIn watching two young lovers fight an uphill battle against a boozy entertainer on the downhill side of her career, Introducing the Dwights turns into one of the better date movies from Down Under.
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‘The Constant Gardner’ Leads BAFTAS Nominations
January 19, 2006 9:16am ESTThe Constant Gardner is leading the pack ahead of next month's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards after picking up 10 nominations.
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‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘The Constant Gardener’ Lead London Critics' Nominations
December 22, 2005 6:58am ESTPeriod drama Pride and Prejudice and thriller The Constant Gardener are leading the nominations at next year's London Film Critics' Circle Awards.
