Jean-Baptiste was sweeping awards season as critic groups’ choice for Best Actress of 2024 until Fernanda Torres took the fifth spot in the category at the Oscars. Though awards are nice additions to ...

Elizabeth Berrington, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Brenda Blethyn ... She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, then first worked with Leigh in 1993, when he cast her in his stage play It ...

Mike sees you as a creative artist in your own right, not just an interpreter. - Marianne Jean-Baptiste The first time Jean-Baptiste worked with Leigh was on his 1996 breakthrough Secrets & Lies ...

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Jean-Baptiste and Austin collaborated previously on Leigh’s 1993 stage play It’s a Great Big Shame! and Secrets & Lies, a lineage which inspired Leigh’s latest work. “[Marianne and I] had ...

Tom Cruise was the big draw at Charles Finch and Chanel's pre-BAFTA party. Other attendees included Demi Moore and Glen ...

A new album from The Weeknd is coming out, Hard Truths, starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, hits the big screen, The Apprentice returns and there's yet another documentary coming on the allegations ...

Mike Leigh famously says his method of filmmaking is to “devise and direct,” meaning, his actors devise their characters under The post Mike Leigh on Hard Truths and Universal Truths appeared first on ...

Though sentiment over Donald Trump’s election isn’t quite as likely to influence proceedings as it is with Oscar voters, ...

As I take in the masterpieces by Tiepolo, Canaletto, and Reni, my eye is drawn to the great artist Marianne Jean-Baptiste who is BAFTA-nominated for her acclaimed performance in Mike Leigh’s ...