Marianne Jean-Baptiste is ferocious and funny in this fearless drama - 4/5 Mike Leigh’s uncompromising latest film is ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, 57, was born in south London and trained at Rada. Her breakthrough role was in Mike Leigh’s 1995 film ...

Broadchurch and 90’s classic Secrets and Lies star Marianne-Jean Baptiste has given a damning verdict of the state of the ...

The British director’s new film features a titanic performance from Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who reunites with him nearly three decades after his Oscar-nominated ‘Secrets & Lies’ ...

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

Jean-Baptiste is no stranger to working with Leigh, as she received her breakout role (and first Oscar nomination) for his ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste in ‘Hard Truths’, Danielle Deadwyler in ‘The Piano Lesson’, Clarence Maclin in ‘Sing Sing’, Aunjanue ...

In an interview with Q’s Tom Power, the British actor talks about reuniting with director Mike Leigh for his new film, Hard Truths.

The new film from Mike Leigh proves the 81 year-old is still a master of British realist cinema. The opening scene of Mike ...

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It follows a middle-aged North London misanthrope named Pansy, who's played, in the single greatest performance I saw in 2024 ...