Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” swept France’s 30th Lumiere Awards, the local equivalent to the Golden Globes, at a ceremony ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste could earn her second Oscar nomination for Mike Leigh's "Hard Truths." It's a long time coming for the ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives an Oscar-caliber performance as a bitter angry woman who strikes out at everyone she encounters ...

Baptiste, her 30-years-later reunion with the legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh as the star of “Hard Truths,” in theaters now, has been a remarkable triumph.

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Marianne Jean-Baptiste's performance in "Hard Truths" has earned her best reviews since she starred in Mike Leigh's “Secrets & Lies” nearly 30 years ago. Of all the movie protagonists you ...

"By the time an actor gets to the point of improvisation in a Mike Leigh process, they've got a whole person that they're working with," Marianne Jean-Baptiste tells Newsweek.

NEW YORK – In “Hard Truths,” Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives the best performance you may not have seen yet. “For me, it means a lot,” says the acting veteran, sipping green tea on a recent ...

Dwarfed by a crowd of mourners in a cemetery, her head bowed as she murmured along to “How Great Thou Art,” Hortense, played with crystalline restraint by Marianne Jean-Baptiste, didn’t give ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste has gained serious momentum toward a lead actress Oscar nomination with her performance as a depressed, caustic Londoner in “Hard Truths,” her second heart-wrenching ...