Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Born: 1946-02-20

From: Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK

Known For: Acting

Biography

Brenda Anne Blethyn is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. Blethyn has received two Academy Award nominations, two SAG Award nominations, two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one. In addition, she has won a BAFTA, an Empire Awar...

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2025

movie

Dragonfly
Dragonfly

character - Elsie

2022

movie

Charlotte
Charlotte

character - Grossmama (voice)

2020

tv

Kate & Koji
Kate & Koji

character - Kate

2016

movie

Ethel & Ernest
Ethel & Ernest

character - Ethel Briggs (voice)

2014

movie

Two Men in Town
Two Men in Town

character - Emily Smith

2013

movie

Mary and Martha
Mary and Martha

character - Martha

2011

movie

My Angel
My Angel

character - Headmistress

tv

Vera
Vera

character - DCI Vera Stanhope

2010

tv

Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey

character - Vera

movie

The Calling
The Calling

character - Sister Ignatious

2009

movie

Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too

character - Mama Heffalump (voice)

movie

London River
London River

character - Elisabeth

movie

Dead Man Running
Dead Man Running

character - Mother

2007

tv

War and Peace
War and Peace

character - Márja Dmitrijewna Achrosímowa

movie

Clubland
Clubland

character - Jean

movie

Atonement
Atonement

character - Grace Turner

tv

The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show

character - Self

2006

movie

Mysterious Creatures
Mysterious Creatures

character - Wendy Ainscow

tv

The One Show
The One Show

character - Self - Guest

tv

The New Adventures of Old Christine
The New Adventures of Old Christine

character - Angela Kimble

2005

movie

Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice

character - Mrs. Bennet

movie

On a Clear Day
On a Clear Day

character - Joan

movie

Pooh's Heffalump Movie
Pooh's Heffalump Movie

character - Mama Heffalump (voice)

2004

movie

Beyond the Sea
Beyond the Sea

character - Polly Cassotto

movie

A Way of Life
A Way of Life

character - Annette

movie

Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim

character - Nesta Pett

movie

Belonging
Belonging

character - Jess Copplestone

2003

tv

Between The Sheets
Between The Sheets

character - Hazel Delany

movie

Blizzard
Blizzard

character - Aunt Millie

movie

Bob the Builder: The Knights of Fix-A-Lot
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Fix-A-Lot

character - Dr. Florence Mountfitchet (voice)

movie

The Sleeping Dictionary
The Sleeping Dictionary

character - Aggie

2002

movie

Undertaking Betty
Undertaking Betty

character - Betty Rhys-Jones

movie

Sonny
Sonny

character - Jewel

movie

Lovely & Amazing
Lovely & Amazing

character - Jane Marks

movie

Pumpkin
Pumpkin

character - Judy Romanoff

movie

The Yellow Bird
The Yellow Bird

character - Mrs. Louise Tutwiler

tv

V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton

character - Self

2001

movie

Daddy and Them
Daddy and Them

character - Julia Montgomery

movie

On the Nose
On the Nose

character - Mrs. Delaney

tv

Anne Frank: The Whole Story
Anne Frank: The Whole Story

character - Auguste Rottgen-van Pels

2000

movie

RKO 281
RKO 281

character - Louella Parsons

movie

Saving Grace
Saving Grace

character - Grace Trevethyn

1999

tv

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

character - Linnie Malcolm

1998

movie

Little Voice
Little Voice

character - Mari Hoff

movie

In the Winter Dark
In the Winter Dark

character - Ida Stubbs

tv

So Graham Norton
So Graham Norton

character - Self - Guest

movie

Girls' Night
Girls' Night

character - Dawn Wilkinson

movie

Music from Another Room
Music from Another Room

character - Grace Swan

movie

Inside the Golden Statue
Inside the Golden Statue

character - Self

movie

Night Train
Night Train

character - Alice Mooney

1997
1996

movie

Secrets & Lies
Secrets & Lies

character - Cynthia Rose Purley

1995

tv

The Frank Skinner Show
The Frank Skinner Show

character - Self

1993

tv

The Buddha of Suburbia
The Buddha of Suburbia

character - Margaret Amir

movie

The Bullion Boys
The Bullion Boys

character - Gwen

tv

GMTV
GMTV

character - Self

1992

movie

A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It

character - Mrs. Maclean

1991

tv

All Good Things
All Good Things

character - Shirley Frame

1990

movie

The Witches
The Witches

character - Mrs Jenkins

1989

movie

The Shawl
The Shawl

character - Miss A

1988

tv

This Morning
This Morning

character - Self

tv

The Storyteller
The Storyteller

character - Storyteller's Wife

tv

The Play on One
The Play on One

character - Miss A

1987

movie

Claws
Claws

character - Sylvia

1985

tv

The Mysteries
The Mysteries

character - Mary Magdalene / Mary

1984

tv

Chance in a Million
Chance in a Million

character - Alison Little

1983

movie

Floating Off
Floating Off

character - Janice

tv

Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh

character - Angela Foley

movie

Henry VI Part 1
Henry VI Part 1

character - Joan La Pucelle

1982

movie

King Lear
King Lear

character - Cordelia

movie

Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays

character - Self

1980

movie

Grown-Ups
Grown-Ups

character - Gloria

movie

Bedroom Farce
Bedroom Farce

character - Kate

1979

tv

Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected

character - Carol Hutchins

1978

tv

The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare

character - Cordelia

tv

The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare

character - Joan La Pucelle

1953

tv

The Oscars
The Oscars

character - Self

1944

tv

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards

character - Self - Nominee

tv

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards

character - Self - Presenter

1900

movie

Fools

movie

Strawberry Fields Forever
Strawberry Fields Forever

character - Grannie Nellie

movie

King of the Teds
King of the Teds

character - Nina

In Production - Crew

movie

In Prod.

Clubland
Clubland

Brenda Blethyn: Writer (Writing)2007-06-28

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