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Marianne Jean-Baptiste

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Marianne Jean-Baptiste will next be seen starring in Mike Leigh’s upcoming feature, HARD TRUTHS. The film premiered in TIFF 2024 and she won the BIFA 2024 for Lead Performance. Marianne previously worked with Mike in the Oscar-nominated SECRETS & LIES in 1996, which also earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Other recent feature work includes leading Peter Strickland’s IN FABRIC and in Aml Ameen’s BFI/Film4 feature BOXING DAY.

In TV work, Marianne was seen last year in THE FOLLOW EVENTS ARE BASED ON A PACK OF LIES, written by Penny and Ginny Skinner for Sister Pictures and the BBC. Other recent TV highlights include psychological thriller SURFACE for Hello Sunshine and Apple TV+, SOUNDTRACK for Netflix, HOMECOMING opposite Julia Roberts for Amazon, BLINDSPOT (NBC) and BROADCHURCH (ITV). Marianne is also well known for her extensive work in theatre, including at the National Theatre and the Royal Court.

Credits

FEATURE FILM
Production (role):
HARD TRUTHS (Pansy)
Company:
Thin Man Films/The Mediapro Studio/Film4/Creativity Media
Project details:
Dir. Mike Leigh
Production (role):
BOXING DAY
Company:
BFI/Film4
Project details:
Dir. Aml Ameen
Production (role):
IN FABRIC (Sheila)
Company:
Rook Films (Freefire)
Project details:
Dir. Peter Strickland
Production (role):
PETER RABBIT (General Manager)
Company:
Sony Animation
Project details:
Dir. Will Gluck
Production (role):
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
Company:
Warner Bros
Project details:
Dir. Doug Liman
Production (role):
ROBOCOP
Company:
MGM / Columbia Pictures
Project details:
Dir. Jose Padilha
Production (role):
WON'T BACK DOWN
Company:
20th Century Fox
Project details:
Dir. Daniel Barnz
Production (role):
VIOLET AND DAISY
Company:
GreeneStreet Films
Project details:
Dir. Geoffrey Fletcher
Production (role):
360
Company:
BBC Films
Project details:
Dir. Fernando Meirelles
Production (role):
TAKERS
Company:
Screen Gems
Project details:
Dir. John Lussebnhop
Production (role):
CITY OF EMBER
Company:
Twentieth Century Fox
Project details:
Dir. Gill Keenan
Production (role):
JAM
Company:
Independent
Project details:
Dir. Craig Searling
Production (role):
WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA
Company:
Independent
Project details:
Dir. Susan Traylor
Production (role):
SPYGAME
Company:
Zaltman Films
Project details:
Dir. Tony Scott
Production (role):
DON'T EXPLAIN
Company:
Independent
Project details:
Dir. Gordon Gavin
Production (role):
WOMEN IN FILM
Project details:
Dir. Bruce Wagner
Production (role):
NEW YEAR'S DAY
Company:
Independent
Project details:
Dir. Suri Krishnamma
Production (role):
THE CELL
Company:
Newline Cinema
Project details:
Dir. Tarsem Dhandwar
Production (role):
28 DAYS
Company:
Colombia Pictures
Project details:
Dir. Betty Thomas
Production (role):
A MURDER OF CROWS
Company:
Phoenician Films
Project details:
Dir. Rowdy Herrington
Production (role):
24 HOUR WOMAN
Company:
Artisan Entertainment
Project details:
Dir. Nancy Savoca
Production (role):
NOWHERE TO GO
Company:
Oasis Pictures
Project details:
Dir. John Caire
Production (role):
HOW TO MAKE THE CRUELES MONTH
Company:
Magnet Productions
Project details:
Dir. Kip Konig
Production (role):
MR. JEALOUSY
Company:
Castleberg Productions
Project details:
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Production (role):
SECRETS AND LIES
Company:
October Films
Project details:
Dir. Mike Leigh

1997 Academy Award Nominee, Best Supporting Actress
1997/6 Golden Globe Nominee, Best Supporting Actress
1996 BAFTA Nominee, Best Supporting Actress
1996 Winner for Best Film and Best Director, Cannes Palme D’Or and Los Angeles Film Critics Awards
Production (role):
LONDON KILLS ME
Company:
Working Title
Project details:
Dir. Hanif Kureishi
TELEVISION
Production (role):
PACK OF LIES (Cheryl)
Company:
Sister Pictures for BBC
Project details:
Dir. Rob McKillop
Production (role):
SURFACE
Company:
Hello Sunshine for Apple
Project details:
Dir. Sam Miller
Production (role):
SOUNDTRACK
Company:
20th Century Fox for Netflix
Project details:
Dir. Jesse Peretz
Production (role):
HOMECOMING (Gloria Cruz)
Company:
Amazon
Project details:
Sam Esmail
Production (role):
MIXTAPE
Company:
Fox
Project details:
Dir. Jesse Peretz
Production (role):
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (Virginia Cross)
Company:
ABC
Project details:
Dir. Nicole Rubio
Production (role):
TRAINING DAY (Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart)
Company:
Warner Bros/Jerry Bruckheimer Television
Project details:
Dir. Various
Production (role):
BLINDSPOT (FBI Assistant Director Bethany Mayfair)
Company:
NBC
Project details:
Dir. Mark Pellington
Production (role):
BROADCHURCH
Company:
ITV1
Project details:
Dir. Various
Production (role):
PRIVATE PRACTICE
Company:
ABC
Project details:
Dir. Mark Tinker
Production (role):
HARRY'S LAW
Company:
NBC
Project details:
Dir. Mike Listo
Production (role):
SONS OF ANARCHY
Company:
FX
Project details:
Dir. Peter Weller
Production (role):
WITHOUT A TRACE (US Series Reg.)
Company:
CBS
Project details:
Dir. Various

2006, 2007, 2008 NAACP Nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Production (role):
LOVING YOU
Company:
Granada
Project details:
Dir. Jean Stewart
Production (role):
MEN ONLY
Company:
World Productions
Project details:
Dir. Peter Webber
Production (role):
THE WEDDING
Company:
ABC / Harpo (TV Film)
Project details:
Dir. Charles Burnett
Production (role):
SHARMAN
Company:
World Productions
Project details:
Dir. Matthew Evans
Production (role):
THE MAN
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Dir. Betsan Morris-Evans
Production (role):
THE MURDER OF STEPHEN LAWRENCE
Company:
Granada TV
Project details:
Dir. Paul Greengrass
Production (role):
CRACKER
Company:
Granada TV
Project details:
Dir. Jean Stewart
THEATRE
Production (role):
hang
Company:
Royal Court
Project details:
Dir. debbie tucker green
Production (role):
THE WINTER'S TALE
Company:
The Public Theatre, New York
Project details:
Dir. Michael Grief
Production (role):
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Company:
The Public Theatre, New York
Project details:
Dir. Daniel Sullivan
Production (role):
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK
Company:
The Public Theatre, New York
Project details:
Dir. Michael Greif
Production (role):
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES (Original Cast)
Company:
New Ambassador’s Theatre
Project details:
Dir. Eve Ensler
Production (role):
LE COSTUME
Company:
Paris / Tour
Project details:
Dir. Peter Brook
Production (role):
THE WAY OF THE WORLD
Company:
Royal National Theatre
Project details:
Dir. Phyllida Lloyd
Production (role):
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Company:
Cheek-by-Jowl
Project details:
Dir. Declan Donnellan

Special commendation from the Ian Charleson Awards
Production (role):
IT'S A GREAT BIG SHAME
Company:
Stratford East
Project details:
Dir. Mike Leigh
Production (role):
RUNNING DRAM
Company:
Stratford East
Project details:
Dir. Olusola Oyeleye
Production (role):
A WORKING WOMAN
Company:
West Yorkshire Playhouse
Project details:
Dirs. Sue Lefton & Jane Gibson
Production (role):
AVE AFRICA
Company:
Double Edge. Theatre Co.
Project details:
Dir. Jeffrey Kisson
Production (role):
VALLEY OF THE BLIND
Company:
Double Edge Theatre Co.
Project details:
Dir. Armani Nephtalia
Production (role):
WOZA ALBERT
Company:
Contact Manchester
Project details:
Dir. Percy Topher Campbell
Production (role):
MAMMA DECEMBA
Company:
UK National Tour
Project details:
Dir. Alby James
Production (role):
STREETWISE
Company:
UK National Tour
Project details:
Dir. Alby James
Production (role):
LEAVE TAKING
Company:
Lyric Studio
Project details:
Dir. Hettie Macdonald

Credits

  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): HARD TRUTHS (Pansy)
    Company: Thin Man Films/The Mediapro Studio/Film4/Creativity Media
    Project details: Dir. Mike Leigh
  • Production (role): BOXING DAY
    Company: BFI/Film4
    Project details: Dir. Aml Ameen
  • Production (role): IN FABRIC (Sheila)
    Company: Rook Films (Freefire)
    Project details: Dir. Peter Strickland
  • Production (role): PETER RABBIT (General Manager)
    Company: Sony Animation
    Project details: Dir. Will Gluck
  • Production (role): ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
    Company: Warner Bros
    Project details: Dir. Doug Liman
  • Production (role): ROBOCOP
    Company: MGM / Columbia Pictures
    Project details: Dir. Jose Padilha
  • Production (role): WON'T BACK DOWN
    Company: 20th Century Fox
    Project details: Dir. Daniel Barnz
  • Production (role): VIOLET AND DAISY
    Company: GreeneStreet Films
    Project details: Dir. Geoffrey Fletcher
  • Production (role): 360
    Company: BBC Films
    Project details: Dir. Fernando Meirelles
  • Production (role): TAKERS
    Company: Screen Gems
    Project details: Dir. John Lussebnhop
  • Production (role): CITY OF EMBER
    Company: Twentieth Century Fox
    Project details: Dir. Gill Keenan
  • Production (role): JAM
    Company: Independent
    Project details: Dir. Craig Searling
  • Production (role): WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA
    Company: Independent
    Project details: Dir. Susan Traylor
  • Production (role): SPYGAME
    Company: Zaltman Films
    Project details: Dir. Tony Scott
  • Production (role): DON'T EXPLAIN
    Company: Independent
    Project details: Dir. Gordon Gavin
  • Production (role): WOMEN IN FILM
    Company:
    Project details: Dir. Bruce Wagner
  • Production (role): NEW YEAR'S DAY
    Company: Independent
    Project details: Dir. Suri Krishnamma
  • Production (role): THE CELL
    Company: Newline Cinema
    Project details: Dir. Tarsem Dhandwar
  • Production (role): 28 DAYS
    Company: Colombia Pictures
    Project details: Dir. Betty Thomas
  • Production (role): A MURDER OF CROWS
    Company: Phoenician Films
    Project details: Dir. Rowdy Herrington
  • Production (role): 24 HOUR WOMAN
    Company: Artisan Entertainment
    Project details: Dir. Nancy Savoca
  • Production (role): NOWHERE TO GO
    Company: Oasis Pictures
    Project details: Dir. John Caire
  • Production (role): HOW TO MAKE THE CRUELES MONTH
    Company: Magnet Productions
    Project details: Dir. Kip Konig
  • Production (role): MR. JEALOUSY
    Company: Castleberg Productions
    Project details: Dir. Noah Baumbach
  • Production (role): SECRETS AND LIES
    Company: October Films
    Project details: Dir. Mike Leigh

    1997 Academy Award Nominee, Best Supporting Actress
    1997/6 Golden Globe Nominee, Best Supporting Actress
    1996 BAFTA Nominee, Best Supporting Actress
    1996 Winner for Best Film and Best Director, Cannes Palme D’Or and Los Angeles Film Critics Awards
  • Production (role): LONDON KILLS ME
    Company: Working Title
    Project details: Dir. Hanif Kureishi
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): PACK OF LIES (Cheryl)
    Company: Sister Pictures for BBC
    Project details: Dir. Rob McKillop
  • Production (role): SURFACE
    Company: Hello Sunshine for Apple
    Project details: Dir. Sam Miller
  • Production (role): SOUNDTRACK
    Company: 20th Century Fox for Netflix
    Project details: Dir. Jesse Peretz
  • Production (role): HOMECOMING (Gloria Cruz)
    Company: Amazon
    Project details: Sam Esmail
  • Production (role): MIXTAPE
    Company: Fox
    Project details: Dir. Jesse Peretz
  • Production (role): HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (Virginia Cross)
    Company: ABC
    Project details: Dir. Nicole Rubio
  • Production (role): TRAINING DAY (Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart)
    Company: Warner Bros/Jerry Bruckheimer Television
    Project details: Dir. Various
  • Production (role): BLINDSPOT (FBI Assistant Director Bethany Mayfair)
    Company: NBC
    Project details: Dir. Mark Pellington
  • Production (role): BROADCHURCH
    Company: ITV1
    Project details: Dir. Various
  • Production (role): PRIVATE PRACTICE
    Company: ABC
    Project details: Dir. Mark Tinker
  • Production (role): HARRY'S LAW
    Company: NBC
    Project details: Dir. Mike Listo
  • Production (role): SONS OF ANARCHY
    Company: FX
    Project details: Dir. Peter Weller
  • Production (role): WITHOUT A TRACE (US Series Reg.)
    Company: CBS
    Project details: Dir. Various

    2006, 2007, 2008 NAACP Nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  • Production (role): LOVING YOU
    Company: Granada
    Project details: Dir. Jean Stewart
  • Production (role): MEN ONLY
    Company: World Productions
    Project details: Dir. Peter Webber
  • Production (role): THE WEDDING
    Company: ABC / Harpo (TV Film)
    Project details: Dir. Charles Burnett
  • Production (role): SHARMAN
    Company: World Productions
    Project details: Dir. Matthew Evans
  • Production (role): THE MAN
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Dir. Betsan Morris-Evans
  • Production (role): THE MURDER OF STEPHEN LAWRENCE
    Company: Granada TV
    Project details: Dir. Paul Greengrass
  • Production (role): CRACKER
    Company: Granada TV
    Project details: Dir. Jean Stewart
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): hang
    Company: Royal Court
    Project details: Dir. debbie tucker green
  • Production (role): THE WINTER'S TALE
    Company: The Public Theatre, New York
    Project details: Dir. Michael Grief
  • Production (role): THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
    Company: The Public Theatre, New York
    Project details: Dir. Daniel Sullivan
  • Production (role): SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK
    Company: The Public Theatre, New York
    Project details: Dir. Michael Greif
  • Production (role): THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES (Original Cast)
    Company: New Ambassador’s Theatre
    Project details: Dir. Eve Ensler
  • Production (role): LE COSTUME
    Company: Paris / Tour
    Project details: Dir. Peter Brook
  • Production (role): THE WAY OF THE WORLD
    Company: Royal National Theatre
    Project details: Dir. Phyllida Lloyd
  • Production (role): MEASURE FOR MEASURE
    Company: Cheek-by-Jowl
    Project details: Dir. Declan Donnellan

    Special commendation from the Ian Charleson Awards
  • Production (role): IT'S A GREAT BIG SHAME
    Company: Stratford East
    Project details: Dir. Mike Leigh
  • Production (role): RUNNING DRAM
    Company: Stratford East
    Project details: Dir. Olusola Oyeleye
  • Production (role): A WORKING WOMAN
    Company: West Yorkshire Playhouse
    Project details: Dirs. Sue Lefton & Jane Gibson
  • Production (role): AVE AFRICA
    Company: Double Edge. Theatre Co.
    Project details: Dir. Jeffrey Kisson
  • Production (role): VALLEY OF THE BLIND
    Company: Double Edge Theatre Co.
    Project details: Dir. Armani Nephtalia
  • Production (role): WOZA ALBERT
    Company: Contact Manchester
    Project details: Dir. Percy Topher Campbell
  • Production (role): MAMMA DECEMBA
    Company: UK National Tour
    Project details: Dir. Alby James
  • Production (role): STREETWISE
    Company: UK National Tour
    Project details: Dir. Alby James
  • Production (role): LEAVE TAKING
    Company: Lyric Studio
    Project details: Dir. Hettie Macdonald

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