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Biography

Brenda Anne Blethyn is a British actress born in Ramsgate, Kent on February 20, 1946. The actress has so far received more than 20…more

Born

2/20/1946, Ramsgate, Kent

Birth Name

Brenda Ann Bootle

Gender

Female

Credits

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Role
- Vera
  DCI Vera Stanhope
  - S 2: Ep 4 A Certain Samaritan
    5/20/12
  - S 2: Ep 3 Sandancers
    5/13/12
  - S 2: Ep 2 Silent Voices
    4/29/12
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Ghost Position
    4/22/12
  - S 1: Ep 4 Little Lazarus
    5/22/11
  - + 3 More Credits
- Between the Sheets
  Hazel
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    12/8/03
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    11/17/03
- Outside Edge
  Miriam Dervish
  - S 3: Ep 7 "The Blessing"
    2/13/96
  - S 3: Ep 6 "Match Cancelled?"
    2/6/96
  - S 3: Ep 5 "Lost"
    1/30/96
  - S 3: Ep 4 "A Happy Event"
    1/23/96
  - S 3: Ep 3 "The First Match"
    1/16/96
  - + 17 More Credits
- The Labours of Erica
  Erica Parsons
  - S 1: Ep 1 Bottoming Out
    3/13/89
- Chance in a Million
  Alyson Little
  - S 3: Ep 6 The Wedding
    12/1/86
  - S 3: Ep 5 Pre-Matrimonial Tension
    11/24/86
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Once And Future Chance
    11/17/86
  - S 3: Ep 3 The Blessing
    11/10/86
  - S 3: Ep 2 Guess Who's Not Coming For Dinner
    11/3/86
  - + 13 More Credits
Guest Star (33)

Role
- The 5 O'Clock Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 30 Episode 30
    7/9/10
- GMTV with Lorraine
  Herself
  - S 18: Ep 64 Tuesday 27th April
    4/27/10
  - S 18: Ep 61 Wednesday 21st April
    4/21/10
- My Friends Tigger & Pooh
  Mama Heffalump
  - S 2: Ep 35 Super Duper Super Sleuths
    4/10/10
  - S 2: Ep 32 Lumpy's Downhill Battle / Darby's Squirmy Worms
    1/2/10
  - S 2: Ep 14 Tigger, Pooh and a Musical Too
    4/7/09
- The One Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 81 Monday 27th April 2009
    4/27/09
  - S 3: Ep 234 Thursday 27th November 2008
    11/27/08
- The New Adventures of Old Christine
  Angela
  - S 4: Ep 10 Guess Who's Not Coming To Dinner
    11/26/08
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Linnie Malcolm
  - S 10: Ep 8 Persona
    11/25/08
- e-Talk Daily
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 122 July 12, 2007
    7/12/07
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 177 Brenda Blethyn/Mike Rowe/Army of Me
    7/5/07
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 6 Episode 6
    10/2/06
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 3 Brenda Blethyn, Sophie Anderton, Ian Wright, Sparks.
    9/22/06
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 37 Brenda Blethyn/John Roy
    11/8/05
- GMTV Today
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 180 Friday 9th September
    9/9/05
  - S 6: Ep 179 Thursday 8th September
    9/8/05
- Shootout
  Self
  - S 2: Ep 15 Golden Globes 2005
    1/30/05
- The Frank Skinner Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 8 Ron Jeremy, Brenda Blethyn, Mo Mowlam
    11/24/03
  - S 6: Ep 4 Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Brenda Blethyn, LL Cool J
    10/1/02
- The Wild Thornberrys
  Mrs. Fairgood
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Wild Thornberrys Movie
    12/20/02
- V Graham Norton
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 62 July 30th 2002
    7/30/02
- Richard & Judy
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 93 Episode 93
    4/17/02
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 21 Brenda Blethyn, Joey Slotnick, and Eric Heatherly
    8/1/00
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 71: Ep 1 The 71st Annual Academy Awards
    3/21/99
  - S 69: Ep 1 The 69th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/97
- So Graham Norton
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Episode 11
    2/19/99
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 79 Show #510
    1/13/99
  - S 1: Ep 163 Show #163
    3/6/97
- The Entertainment Biz
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Oscar Day / Oscar Night
    2/15/98
- Maigret (1992)
  Rose
  - S 2: Ep 1 Maigret and the Nightclub Dancer
    3/14/93
- Jim Henson's the Storyteller
  Storyteller's Wife
  - S 1: Ep 4 A Story Short
    6/5/88
- Who Dares Wins ...
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    6/23/84
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    6/16/84
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    6/9/84
- Rumpole of the Bailey
  Pauline
  - S 3: Ep 1 Rumpole and the Genuine Article
    10/11/83
- Play for Today
  Janice
  - S 13: Ep 18 Floating Off
    8/24/83
- Dalgliesh
  Angela Foley
  - S 1: Ep 7 Death of an Expert Witness, Part 7
    5/20/83
  - S 1: Ep 6 Death Of An Expert Witness (6)
    5/13/83
  - S 1: Ep 5 Death Of An Expert Witness (5)
    5/6/83
  - S 1: Ep 4 Death Of An Expert Witness (4)
    4/29/83
  - S 1: Ep 3 Death Of An Expert Witness (3)
    4/22/83
  - + 1 More Credits
- Tales of the Unexpected
  Carol Hutchins
  - S 6: Ep 12 Hit and Run
    5/10/83
- BBC Television Shakespeare
  Joan of Arc
  - S 1: Ep 24 King Henry the Sixth, Part I
    1/2/83
- BBC Television Shakespeare
  Cordelia
  - S 1: Ep 22 King Lear
    9/19/82
- Yes Minister
  Joan Littler MP
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Greasy Pole
    3/16/81
- Play for Today
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 27 The Imitation Game
    4/24/80

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- Brenda has been nominated for three SAG Awards. In 1997, she was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Secrets & Lies. In 1999, she was nominated for both Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role and Outstanding Performance by a Cast for >Little Voice.
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- Brenda has been nominated for three Golden Globes. In 1997, she won for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama for Secrets & Lies. In 1999, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Little Voice. In 2001, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture- Comedy/Musical for Saving Grace.
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- Brenda was nominated for an Emmy in 2001 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Anne Frank: The Whole Story.
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