Acting
Brenda Blethyn
- Titles
- 61movies39TV shows
- Career
Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 1998 and 2002 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 47top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Secrets & Lies86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics7.3average 4.8
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Wholesome4.8average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.9average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.7, average 4.9
- Violence2.2, average 4.2
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Crime2.5, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 11
- Character Study 4
- Gentle Humor 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Social Realism 3
- British Social Realism 3
- British Sitcom 3
- Quirky Characters 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Heartwarming 3
- Family Dynamics 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Timothy SpallActorOutside Edge, Secrets & Lies, My Angel, Mysterious Creatures, Say No to Strangers
Bob HoskinsActorThe Sleeping Dictionary, Beyond the Sea, Sheppey
Nick HurranDirectorOutside Edge, Undertaking Betty, Girls' Night
Jemma RedgraveActorThe Buddha of Suburbia, All Good Things
Phil DavisActorDead Man Running, Grown-Ups
Caroline AaronActorBeyond the Sea, Pumpkin
Keira KnightleyActorPride & Prejudice, Atonement
Jane HorrocksActorThe Witches, Little Voice
Lesley ManvilleActorSecrets & Lies, Grown-Ups
Karl JohnsonActorThe Mysteries, The Shawl
Philip JacksonActorLittle Voice, Girls' Night
Raymond BriggsActorEthel & Ernest, Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
Movies and TV shows
86Upcoming
2 titles
as Nina
as Grannie Nellie
2020s
4 titles · average score 64
TV show · as Older Emma Harte
as Elsie
as Grossmama (voice)
TV show · as Kate Abbott
2010s
9 titles · average score 58
as Ethel Briggs (voice)
as Emily Smith
as Martha
TV show · as Nina
TV show · as DCI Vera Stanhope
as Headmistress
as Sister Ignatious
as Mama Heffalump (voice)
2000s
29 titles · average score 63
as Grace Turner
as Jean
as Mrs. Bennet
as Joan
as Aggie
as Aunt Millie
as Betty Rhys-Jones
as Jewel
as Jane Marks
as Judy Romanoff
as Julia Montgomery
as Grace Trevethyn
1990s
16 titles · average score 71
TV show · as Linnie Malcolm
as Mari Hoff
as Dawn Wilkinson
as Ida Stubbs
as Alice Mooney
as Grace Swan
as Cynthia Rose Purley
TV show · as Miriam Dervish
TV show · as Margaret Amir
as Mrs. Maclean
TV show · as Shirley Frame
as Mrs Jenkins
1980s
23 titles · average score 75
TV show
TV show · as Gwen
TV show · as Storyteller's Wife
TV show · as Mary Magdalene / Mary
TV show · as Alison Little
as Joan La Pucelle
TV show · as Angela Foley
as Cordelia
as Policewoman
as Gloria
TV show
as Kate
1970s
3 titles · average score 74
TV show · as Carol Hutchins
TV show · as Pauline
TV show · as Gloria