Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Anne Blethyn, OBEis an English actress who has worked in theatre, television and film, best known for her role in Mike Leigh's 1996 drama Secrets & Lies, and, from 2011, for the title role in the TV detective series Vera...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth20 February 1946
ambition retiring my-ambition
Maybe wanting to retire is my ambition.
risk having-hope fulfilled
At the risk of sounding naff, it is having hope fulfilled
thinking theatre actors
Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now - in theatre.
success lying congratulations
I always considered myself very successful even before the success of Secrets and Lies.
hate thinking people
I hate that people think going to the theatre is a special occasion. I wish people would treat it as normally as going to the cinema.
drama school training
When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training.
done littles film
I've never done a big studio film, I've only ever done little ones.
thinking people fame
I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.
oscars golden gloves
Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic.
thinking doors people
I think behind closed doors people behave differently no matter what period we're looking at, because people have to stand up straight in public but can slouch behind closed doors - can you imagine wearing those corsets?
people together working-together
Anything where people have to work together makes me cry.
lying secret london
I've made six films since I made Secrets and Lies but I still live in London and I'd love to do theater.
drama theatre costumes
I've done a lot of costume drama and theatre - the National Theatre and In fact, most of my work at the theatre, at the National Theatre anyway, was period.
home world facts
In fact at home I sometimes like to be quiet and hear the sounds of the world outside.