Acting
Brenda Blethyn
- Titles
- 59movies38TV shows
- Career
Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 1998 and 2002 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 48top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Pride & Prejudice90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics7.1average 4.7
- Romance5.4average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Situational Comedy3.9average 2.7
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.3average 3.3
- Coming of Age3.9average 2.9
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.7, average 5.1
- Violence2.1, average 4.3
- Mystery2.5, average 4.1
- Crime2.1, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 13
- Nostalgic 4
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Gentle Humor 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Character Study 4
- British Sitcom 3
- Quirky Characters 3
- Family Relationships 3
- British Social Realism 3
- Family Dynamics 3
- Redemption 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Timothy SpallActorSecrets & Lies, Outside Edge, My Angel, Mysterious Creatures, Say No to Strangers
Celia ImrieActorAll Good Things, My Angel, All Good Things
Bob HoskinsActorThe Sleeping Dictionary, Beyond the Sea, Sheppey
John LynchActorAll Good Things, Night Train, All Good Things
Jemma RedgraveActorThe Buddha of Suburbia, All Good Things, All Good Things
Jane HorrocksActorThe Witches, Little Voice
Philip JacksonActorLittle Voice, Girls' Night
John HurtActorThe Storyteller: A Story Short, Night Train
Karl JohnsonActorThe Mysteries, The Shawl
Raymond BriggsActorEthel & Ernest, Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
Caroline AaronActorBeyond the Sea, Pumpkin
Lesley ManvilleActorSecrets & Lies, Grown-Ups
Movies and TV shows
84Upcoming
2 titles
as Nina
as Grannie Nellie
2020s
4 titles · average score 70
67
TV show · as Older Emma Harte
75
as Elsie
74
as Grossmama (voice)
65
TV show · as Kate
2010s
8 titles · average score 59
72
as Ethel Briggs (voice)
56
as Emily Smith
60
as Martha
64
TV show · as Nina
59
TV show · as DCI Vera Stanhope
41
as Headmistress
as Sister Ignatious
2000s
29 titles · average score 65
75
as Elisabeth
84
as Grace Turner
90
as Mrs. Bennet
63
as Joan
65
as Aggie
61
as Aunt Millie
71
as Jane Marks
59
as Betty Rhys-Jones
51
as Judy Romanoff
50
as Jewel
70
as Julia Montgomery
65
as Grace Trevethyn
1990s
16 titles · average score 72
73
TV show · as Linnie Malcolm
78
as Mari Hoff
61
as Dawn Wilkinson
70
as Ida Stubbs
52
as Grace Swan
52
as Alice Mooney
85
as Cynthia Rose Purley
76
TV show
66
TV show · as Margaret Amir
85
as Mrs. Maclean
TV show · as Shirley Frame
84
as Mrs Jenkins
1980s
22 titles · average score 75
TV show
TV show · as Gwen
85
TV show · as Storyteller's Wife
TV show · as Mary Magdalene / Mary
75
TV show · as Alison Little
as Joan La Pucelle
79
TV show · as Angela Foley
68
as Cordelia
as Policewoman
72
as Gloria
89
TV show
as Kate
1970s
3 titles · average score 74
71
TV show · as Carol Hutchins
77
TV show · as Pauline
TV show · as Gloria