Three decades after Secrets & Lies made her a star, the British actress has reunited with Mike Leigh – to give the ...

People were following a narrative that had been created to explain me’ - THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: ‘Secrets & Lies’ made her the first Black British woman to be nominated for an Oscar. Now, nearly 30 ...

I don’t know what you’ll be doing in it, but we’ll have fun,’ ” Jean-Baptiste says. “I’d been yearning for that sort of experience again: the agency to create a character with somebody.

Gradually, we see she’s mentally ill and not about to get treatment. After that career breakthrough in “Secrets” Jean-Baptiste moved with her family to Los Angeles and worked continuously ...

“I have to take that with a pinch of salt,” Leigh told Jean-Baptiste during our interview, “because the idea that we would lug you all the way across the Atlantic and then have you do a mino ...

Gold Derby has been handicapping the 2025 Oscars since July, and each of the 23 categories has cycled through several frontrunners in the intervening months. However, some of our favorite movies, ...

“Mike was very adamant that we do it when you can be in a room with people,” Jean-Baptiste says. “You can’t work like this from six feet away, wearing masks.” In fact, Leigh is horrified ...

Jean-Baptiste’s Pansy is pernickety, house-proud, and after we’ve had our laugh at her, it’s evident that she’s in so much psychological pain, breaking down before our eyes. Austin’s ...

Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy ... Obviously, he got on my nerves sometimes, and I got on his. [laughs] But no, we didn't actually, we didn't get on each other's nerves. How did you respond to this ...

"It's great. It's lovely for the film," enthuses Jean-Baptiste as we chat over Zoom a few hours after the announcement. "It's a small independent film, so it's always a great win for independent ...

“It’s just the women he’s drawn to,” Jean-Baptiste thinks. “He loves women. I hate to use the term ‘strong women’, but we are. And just look at his films!” Complex ...