Marianne Jean-Baptiste has been working on films and television shows since 1991, with her only Academy Award nomination being for Secrets & Lies in 1997. Though she's had decades of strong work ...

People were following a narrative that had been created to explain me’ - THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: ‘Secrets & Lies’ made her the first Black British woman to be nominated for an Oscar. Now, nearly 30 ...

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 ...

Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), protagonist of ... While rarely straying from an overarching “How dare you?” demeanor, Jean-Baptiste shows glimmers of affection and appreciation and even ...

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

Pansy is angry and she doesn’t know why. We all have days like that, when we snap at strangers for a minor infraction: The person who wants the spot in the parking lot that you’re not ready to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...