‘It’s rare to see a middle-aged Black woman in pain this way on screen’
‘We’re not used to seeing – especially in the UK – a middle-aged Black woman in pain on screen in this way. I think there’s ...
Hard Truths review: Marianne Jean-Baptiste is ferocious and funny in this fearless drama
Marianne Jean-Baptiste is ferocious and funny in this fearless drama - 4/5 Mike Leigh’s uncompromising latest film is ...
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Hard Truths is magnificent – the Oscars got it wrong
Marianne Jean-Baptiste deserved to be nominated for her leading role as the prickly, difficult Pansy in Mike Leigh's towering ...
Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Hard Truths: ‘We tend to write off angry women’
Three decades after Secrets & Lies made her a star, the British actress has reunited with Mike Leigh – to give the ...
Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Hard Truths: "Usually, women behaving badly aren't tolerated"
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, 57, was born in south London and trained at Rada. Her breakthrough role was in Mike Leigh’s 1995 film ...
No Oscar Snub Hurts Harder Than This
Jean-Baptiste is no stranger to working with Leigh, as she received her breakout role (and first Oscar nomination) for his ...
Oscar nom snubs and surprises: Despite some exciting nods, this tight race looks even more uncertain
A history-making nomination. A nod that will get Trump riled up. A film no one can agree on. Yep, it's Oscar season ...
Hard Truths review: No Oscar nomination for Marianne Jean-Baptiste is criminal
The new film from Mike Leigh proves the 81 year-old is still a master of British realist cinema. The opening scene of Mike ...
Mike Leigh’s Bafta-nominated Hard Truths will make you laugh and cry
The British director’s new film features a titanic performance from Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who reunites with him nearly three decades after his Oscar-nominated ‘Secrets & Lies’ ...
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste: ‘People were following a narrative that had been created to explain me’
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