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Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Acting·1946·58 films

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.

As Actor

Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice (2005)Mrs. Bennet
Atonement
Atonement (2007)Grace Turner
The Witches
The Witches (1990)Mrs Jenkins
A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It (1992)Mrs. Maclean
Secrets & Lies
Secrets & Lies (1996)Cynthia Rose Purley
Pooh's Heffalump Movie
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)Mama Heffalump (voice)
Saving Grace
Saving Grace (2000)Grace Trevethyn
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)Mrs. Fairgood (voice)
Little Voice
Little Voice (1998)Mari Hoff
The Sleeping Dictionary
The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)Aggie
Beyond the Sea
Beyond the Sea (2004)Polly Cassotto
Ethel & Ernest
Ethel & Ernest (2016)Ethel Briggs (voice)
Pumpkin
Pumpkin (2002)Judy Romanoff
Undertaking Betty
Undertaking Betty (2002)Betty Rhys-Jones
RKO 281
RKO 281 (1999)Louella Parsons
Two Men in Town
Two Men in Town (2014)Emily Smith
Lovely & Amazing
Lovely & Amazing (2002)Jane Marks
Mary and Martha
Mary and Martha (2013)Martha
Blizzard
Blizzard (2003)Aunt Millie
Music from Another Room
Music from Another Room (1998)Grace Swan
Dead Man Running
Dead Man Running (2009)Mother
Sonny
Sonny (2002)Jewel
London River
London River (2009)Elisabeth
Daddy and Them
Daddy and Them (2001)Julia Montgomery
On a Clear Day
On a Clear Day (2005)Joan
Clubland
Clubland (2007)Jean
Charlotte
Charlotte (2022)Grossmama (voice)
Dragonfly
Dragonfly (2025)Elsie
Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim (2004)Nesta Pett
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (2009)Mama Heffalump (voice)
On the Nose
On the Nose (2001)Mrs. Delaney
Grown-Ups
Grown-Ups (1980)Gloria
A Way of Life
A Way of Life (2004)Annette
My Angel
My Angel (2011)Headmistress
In the Winter Dark
In the Winter Dark (1998)Ida Stubbs
Girls' Night
Girls' Night (1998)Dawn Wilkinson
Belonging
Belonging (2004)Jess Copplestone
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot (2003)Dr. Florence Mountfitchet (voice)
King Lear
King Lear (1982)Cordelia
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game (1980)
Inside the Golden Statue
Inside the Golden Statue (1998)Self
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths (2010)Mama Heffalump (voice)
Night Train
Night Train (1998)Alice Mooney
Henry VI Part 1
Henry VI Part 1 (1983)Joan La Pucelle
Mysterious Creatures
Mysterious Creatures (2006)Wendy Ainscow
Remember Me?
Remember Me? (1997)Shirley
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)Self
The Yellow Bird
The Yellow Bird (2002)Mrs. Louise Tutwiler
Vera, Farewell Pet
Vera, Farewell Pet (2025)Herself / Vera
The Shawl
The Shawl (1989)Miss A
Floating Off
Floating Off (1983)Janice
The Calling
The Calling (2010)Sister Ignatious
Strawberry Fields Forever
Strawberry Fields ForeverGrannie Nellie
The Bullion Boys
The Bullion Boys (1993)Gwen
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen (2018)Narrator
King of the Teds
King of the TedsNina
Claws
Claws (1987)Sylvia
The Storyteller: A Story Short
The Storyteller: A Story Short (1988)The Storyteller's Wife

As Writer