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Brenda Blethyn

About: By the time Brenda Blethyn wowed moviegoers with her Oscar-nominated portrayal of a mother getting to know the daughter she gave up in Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies (1996), she'd already been a working actress for more than two decades. But that was on stage: Now, Blethyn would begin a whole new phase of her career -- one that included another Oscar nod (for Little Voice) and a string of successful films.One of nine children, Blethyn was born Feb. 20, 1946, in Ramsgate, England. After working as a secretary for a decade, she finally saved enough money to enroll in acting school. In 1975, she joined England's National Theatre Company where she rose to prominence working with leading stage directors such as Peter Wood and Peter Hall.Recent films for Blethyn include 2000's Saving Grace and 2005's Pride and Prejudice (opposite Keira Knightley and Donald Sutherland).

P.D. James: Death of an Expert Witness

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1983

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About: Adapted from P.D. James's novel, Commander Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) of Scotland Yard is investigating the death of expert witness Edwin Lorrimer, a forensic scientist at Hoggart's Lab, where murder experts work to solve macabre riddles. Making matters worse is the protective and secretive nature of the scientists themselves, who are all under suspicion and doing everything they can to impede Dalgleish's investigation.
URL: P.D. James: Death of an Expert Witness

A River Runs Through It

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1992

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About: Two fly-fishing brothers, straitlaced scholar Norman (Craig Sheffer) and trouble-finding gambler Paul (Brad Pitt), struggle to mollify their Presbyterian preacher father's (Tom Skerritt) lofty moral -- and fishing -- standards. Director Robert Redford's Oscar-winning, nostalgic meditation about the fierce bonds that unite and divide families is set in Montana in the early 1900s. Emily Lloyd, Stephen Shellen and Brenda Blethyn co-star.
URL: A River Runs Through It

On a Clear Day

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2005

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About: When Frank (Peter Mullan) loses his job at the docks, he quickly realizes that, at age 55, he's too old to start a new career but too young to simply stop working. Despondent about his life and past mistakes, he decides to take on the ultimate challenge -- to swim the English Channel. With the support of friends and family, he thinks he can rise to the occasion and bear the physical pain, but is he ready to come to terms with his emotional pain?
URL: On a Clear Day

Undertaking Betty

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2002

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About: Welsh funeral parlor owner Boris (Alfred Molina) is about to realize his fondest dream: His true love since childhood (Brenda Blethyn) will soon make herself available to him -- by staging her own fake death. But as part of the bargain, Boris may have to sacrifice his business to an American competitor (Christopher Walken), who wants to "put the fun back in funerals" with theme burials, Vegas-style ceremonies and … neon lighting!
URL: Undertaking Betty

A Way of Life

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2006

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About: Single teen mother Leigh-Anne (Stephanie James) tries to keep her baby's grandmother (Brenda Blethyn) and Social Services from taking her child away in this stark look at life in the British projects. When a social worker talks to a concerned Turkish neighbor (Oliver Haden), Leigh-Anne's racist views mix with utter paranoia and the situation turns deadly. Nathan Jones, Gary Sheppeard and Dean Wong co-star.
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London River

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2009

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About: After the terrorist bombings of July 7, 2005, Mrs. Sommers (Brenda Blethyn) and Ousmane (Sotigui Kouyate) each travel to London to look for their missing children. United by their search, the women soon discover that although they are strangers, their children were not. From divergent backgrounds and faiths, Mrs. Sommers, a Christian, and Ousmane, a Muslim, find common ground in the hope that their children are alive.
URL: London River