Marianne Jean-Baptiste, right, says it was "terrifying ... She discovered acting in a children’s nativity play and continued it as a hobby throughout school, eventually enrolling at the Royal ...

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Of all the movie protagonists you might have seen this year, none is quite like Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Pansy in Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths.” Pansy, a middle-aged woman in contemporary ...

“She’s not easy,” says Marianne Jean-Baptiste with a throaty laugh, as if relieved to have left the character behind. “That fear, that anxiety, constantly being on the alert for ...

She discovered acting in a children’s nativity play and continued ... This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Marianne Jean-Baptiste says all the things you can't in 'Hard Truths.' ...

NEW YORK – In “Hard Truths,” Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives the best performance ... She discovered acting in a children’s nativity play and continued it as a hobby throughout school ...