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Early in the new Mike Leigh film Hard Truths, actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste delivers a ferocious monologue about the uselessness of the Royal Society for the Protection of Animals. “It’s ...

That’s not me.” Join our Watch Party! Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox. Marianne Jean-Baptiste was 'yearning' to reteam with Mike Leigh for Hard ...

It’s amazing watching Mike Leigh’s film Hard Truths, starring the extraordinary Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin ... Years ago, I had to binge on reruns of the TV soap The Bill for an ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste's performance in "Hard Truths" has earned her best reviews since she starred in Mike Leigh's “Secrets & Lies” nearly 30 years ago. Of all the movie protagonists you ...

But for Pansy, the unforgettable heroine of Mike Leigh’s film “Hard Truths” portrayed by Marianne Jean-Baptiste, that simmering discontent is her all day, every day. It’s life, and she can ...

Whether that’s in a film, or in a TV show, or at my sewing machine, or in a dish that I’m cooking.” Jean-Baptiste sits, content, handbag at the ready. “When you can do that,” she adds, ...

NEW YORK – In “Hard Truths,” Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives the best performance ... The genial actress has worked primarily in TV for the past two decades, appearing in dramas such as NBC ...

Of all the movie protagonists you might have seen this year, none is quite like Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Pansy in ... variety of projects including the TV series “Without a Trace ...

In 1997, the actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste became the first Black British ... Whether that’s in a film, or in a TV show, or at my sewing machine, or in a dish that I’m cooking.” ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste is also an accomplished musician who composed the score for Mike Leigh's 1997 film "Career Girls." The genial actress has worked primarily in TV for the past two decades ...