Marianne Jean-Baptiste

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Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.

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Hard Truths (2024)

Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste is an English actress. She is known for her role in the comedy-drama Secrets & Lies (1996), for which she received acclaim and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award in the same category. Baptiste is also known for her role as Vivian Johnson on the television series Without a Trace (2002) from 2002 to 2009, and has since starred in such television shows as Blindspot (2015) (2015-2016) and Homecoming (2018) (in 2018).

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 17 wins & 41 nominations total

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Without a Trace

7.0

TV Series

Vivian Johnson

Secrets & Lies

8.0

Hortense Cumberbatch

1996

Spy Game

7.1

Gladys Jennip

2001

RoboCop

6.1

Chief Karen Dean

2014

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Hard Truths
7.5
- Pansy
- 2024
Rumble Through the Dark
5.6
- Big Momma Sweet
- 2023
The Book of Clarence
5.7
- Amina
- 2023
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
7.0
TV Series
- Cheryl Harker
- 2023
The End Up
Podcast Series
- Dr. Rajan (voice)
- 2022
Surface
6.4
TV Series
- Hannah
- 2022
The Sea Beast
7.0
- Sarah Sharpe (voice)
- 2022
Boxing Day
5.5
- Shirley
- 2021
Master of None
8.2
TV Series
- Sharon (voice)
- 2021
Fatman
5.9
- Ruth
- 2020
Soundtrack
6.8
TV Series
- Annette Sands
- 2019
Moving On
Short
- Jill
- 2018
Homecoming
7.4
TV Series
- Gloria Morisseau
- 2018
In Fabric
6.2
- Sheila
- 2018
Animals.
7.3
TV Series
- Grace (voice)
- 2018

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Alternative name
- Marianne Jean Baptiste
Height
- 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
Born
- April 26, 1967
- London, England, UK
Spouse
- Evan Williams1997 - present (2 children)
Children
- Pascale Williams
Other works
Stage: Appeared in "It's a Great Big Shame". Directed by Mike Leigh>
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- 1 Article

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Trivia
She became a star overnight following the international success of the social drama Secrets & Lies (1996) in 1996, becoming the very first black British actress nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar).

Quotes
The old men running the industry just have not got a clue . . . Britain is no longer totally a white place where people ride horses, wear long frocks and drink tea. The national dish is no longer fish and chips, it's curry.