Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Acting

Born: 1946-02-20 · Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK

Biography

Brenda Anne Blethyn is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. Blethyn has received two Academy Award nominations, two SAG Award nominations, two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one. In addition, she has won a BAFTA, an Empire Award and a Golden Lion, and has earned a Theater World Award and both a Critics' Circle Theatre Award and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her theatrical work. Born into a working class home in R

🎬 Movies (20)

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

2025

Elsie

Vera, Farewell Pet

Vera, Farewell Pet

2025

Herself / Vera

Charlotte

Charlotte

2022

Grossmama (voice)

Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

2018

Narrator

Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

2016

Ethel Briggs (voice)

Two Men in Town

Two Men in Town

2014

Emily Smith

Mary and Martha

Mary and Martha

2013

Martha

My Angel

My Angel

2011

Headmistress

The Many Faces of... Michael Caine

2011

The Calling

The Calling

2010

Sister Ignatious

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths

My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths

2010

Mama Heffalump (voice)

Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too

Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too

2009

Mama Heffalump (voice)

London River

London River

2009

Elisabeth

Dead Man Running

Dead Man Running

2009

Mother

Clubland

Clubland

2007

Jean

Atonement

Atonement

2007

Grace Turner

Mysterious Creatures

Mysterious Creatures

2006

Wendy Ainscow

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

2005

Mrs. Bennet

On a Clear Day

On a Clear Day

2005

Joan

Pooh's Heffalump Movie

Pooh's Heffalump Movie

2005

Mama Heffalump (voice)