About
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 Award and a Golden Lion, and has earned a Theater World Award and both a Critics' Circle Theatre Award and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her theatrical work. Born into a working class home in Ramsgate, Kent, Blethyn pursued an administrative career until her early 30s before enrolling in the Guildford School of Acting after the dissolution of her marriage in 1973. She subsequently joined the Royal National Theatre and received credits for her performances in Troilus and Cressida (1976) and Mysteries (1979). In 1981, Blethyn earned her first critical acclaim for Steaming. In 1980,...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
VeraSeries • 2011
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979
PlayhouseSeries • 1974
The New Adventures of Old ChristineSeries • 2006
Pride & PrejudiceMovie • 2005
A Woman of SubstanceSeries • 2026
Rumpole of the BaileySeries • 1975
Playhouse PresentsSeries • 2012
Yes MinisterSeries • 1980
AtonementMovie • 2007
DalglieshSeries • 1983
Screen OneSeries • 1989
The Play on OneSeries • 1988
The StorytellerSeries • 1988
Pooh's Heffalump MovieMovie • 2005
A River Runs Through ItMovie • 1992
MaigretSeries • 1992
The WitchesMovie • 1990
The Wild Thornberrys MovieMovie • 2002
Undertaking BettyMovie • 2002
Secrets & LiesMovie • 1996
The Sleeping DictionaryMovie • 2003
War and PeaceSeries • 2007