Marianne Jean-Baptiste Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Marianne Ragipcien Jean-Baptiste (born 26 April 1967) is a British actress, singer-songwriter, composer and director, best known for her roles as Hortense Cumberbatch in Secrets & Lies (1996), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and as Vivian Johnson on the American television series Without a Trace.
May 6, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Place Of Birth
London, United Kingdom
Height
5' 1" (1.55 m)
Profession
Actress, Director, Writer
Education
Southern University and A&M College, Louisiana State University
Nationality
American
Spouse
Evan Williams (m. 1997)
Children
Pascale Williams
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Star Sign
Taurus
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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.
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Fact
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Mother of Pascale Williams.
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In 1997, became the first black actress to fail to receive an NAACP Image Award nomination for an Oscar nominated role since the establishment of the awards.
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Claimed racism after being excluded from the actor group promoting British talent at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Recorded an album of blues songs. Also a writer/composer.
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Classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and performed at the Royal National Theatre.
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Best known for her colloboration with director Mike Leigh on stage "It's a Great Big Shame" (1993), and especially the breakout film Secrets & Lies (1996). She also composed the musical score for Leigh's 1997 film Career Girls (1997).
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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 Oscar award.
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