In 1997, the actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste became the first Black British woman to receive an Oscar nomination, for Mike Leigh’s suburban gut punch Secrets & Lies. She was heartbreaking in it ...
Some 30 years on from Secrets & Lies, Marianne Jean-Baptiste has reunited with director Mike Leigh to give what critics are calling the performance of awards season. Radhika Seth meets the ...
Here's a slice of her dinner table conversation. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "HARD TRUTHS") MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE: (As Pansy Deacon) You can't go in or out of a supermarket without being harassed by ...
Thirty years after Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin and Mike Leigh joined forces for the Oscar-nominated Secrets and Lies, the powerhouse trio have reunited for Hard Truths. Hard Truths is ...
British actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste has said she feels like society is “going backwards in time” after Donald Trump was elected as the US president. The 57-year-old, who is nominated for ...
In 1997, the actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste became the first Black British woman to receive an Oscar nomination, for Mike Leigh’s suburban gut punch Secrets & Lies. She was heartbreaking in it, as a ...