Brenda Blethyn
Actor · Writer
Born Feb 20, 1946 · Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK
Active 1974–present
Brenda Anne Blethyn is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. Blethyn has received two Academy Award nominations, two SAG Award nominations, two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations,…
Filmography
A Woman of Substance (2026) — Older Emma HarleDragonfly (2025) — ElsieStrawberry Fields Forever — Grannie NellieKing of the Teds — NinaPride & Prejudice (2005) — Mrs. BennetLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Linnie MalcolmAtonement (2007) — Grace TurnerSecrets & Lies (1996) — Cynthia Rose PurleyThe Witches (1990) — Mrs JenkinsA River Runs Through It (1992) — Mrs. MacleanThe Storyteller (1988) — Storyteller's WifePooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) — Mama Heffalump (voice)Yes Minister (1980)Saving Grace (2000) — Grace TrevethynVera (2011) — DCI Vera StanhopeEthel & Ernest (2016) — Ethel Briggs (voice)The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) — Mrs. Fairgood (voice)The Sleeping Dictionary (2003) — AggieLittle Voice (1998) — Mari HoffThe New Adventures of Old Christine (2006) — Angela KimbleBeyond the Sea (2004) — Polly CassottoRKO 281 (1999) — Louella ParsonsUndertaking Betty (2002) — Betty Rhys-JonesAnne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) — Auguste Rottgen-van Pels