In Mike Leigh's newest film, Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars as an overly critical woman struggling with her mental health. Leigh and Jean-Baptiste talk with NPR's Scott Simon about "Hard Truths." ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste was 'yearning' to reteam with Mike Leigh for Hard Truths' “Hard Truths” reunites Jean-Baptiste with Leigh, 81, after 1996’s “Secrets & Lies,” which picked up five ...

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

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, a cast member in the film "Hard Truths," poses for a portrait during the Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Toronto.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, a cast member in the film "Hard Truths," poses for a portrait during the Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Toronto.

I t's no surprise that British powerhouse actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste is getting a lot of praise for her latest role in the Mike Leigh film Hard Truths. Already Oscar-nominated for another Mike ...

I n 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 ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste poses for a portrait during The 2024 BAFTA NYC Tea Party Presented By Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic, and FIJI Water Sponsored by Britbox, Heineken, ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste says that she’s playing “the ultimate Karen” in Mike Leigh’s new film Hard Truths. The character’s name is, actually, Pansy. The horticulturalists at the Royal ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s lead role in “Hard Truths,” directed by Mike Leigh, is her most substantial onscreen role since “Secrets and Lies” earned them Academy Award nominations in 1997.

Of all the movie protagonists you might have seen this year, none is quite like Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Pansy in Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths.” Pansy, a middle-aged woman in contemporary ...