Name |
Marianne Jean Baptiste |
Height |
5' 1" |
Naionality |
British |
Date of Birth |
26 April 1967 |
Place of Birth |
London, England, UK |
Famous for |
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British actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste first became known to an international audience through her breakthrough performance in Mike Leigh's Secrets Lies (1996). Jean-Baptiste has received Best Supporting Actress Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe nominations for her measured, insightful portrayal of a young woman who is reunited with her biological mother who gave her up for adoption at birth. Jean-Baptiste subsequently began doing steady work in both film and television, appearing in a disparate number of films, including Noah Baumbach's Mr. Jealousy (1997), the psychological thriller A Murder of Crows (1998), the independent comedy How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998), and Nancy Savoca's The 24-Hour Woman (1999).
In addition to acting, Jean-Baptiste is also a composer. She supplied the music for Leigh's Career Girls in 1997.