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Brenda Blethyn

1946 - Today

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Brenda Blethyn (née Bottle; born 20 February 1946) is an English actress. Known for her character work and versatility, she is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a Cannes Film Festival Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmys. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama in 2003. Blethyn pursued an administrative career before enrolling at the Guildford School of Acting in her late 20s. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brenda Blethyn is the 718th most popular actor (up from 1,003rd in 2019), the 964th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,100th in 2019) and the 110th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brenda Blethyn ranks 718 out of 13,578. Before her are Brian Dennehy, Billy West, Michel Galabru, Brooke Shields, Jessica Tandy, and Kyle MacLachlan. After her are Kim Cattrall, Michelle Yeoh, Marlène Jobert, Annette Bening, Max Schreck, and Lex Barker.

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Among people born in 1946, Brenda Blethyn ranks 114. Before her are John Heard, Jean Todt, Robert Reich, Stan Smith, Howard Shore, and Htin Kyaw. After her are Janet Yellen, Claudia Goldin, Semion Mogilevich, Michael Czerny, Eugene Levy, and Edita Gruberová.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brenda Blethyn ranks 964 out of 8,785. Before her are Naomi Campbell (1970), Thomas Malory (1405), Francis Hutcheson (1694), Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891), Edmund Spenser (1552), and Jessica Tandy (1909). After her are Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817), Robert FitzRoy (1805), John Ray (1627), Leonora Carrington (1917), James Hadley Chase (1906), and Kim Cattrall (1956).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Brenda Blethyn ranks 110. Before her are Jim Broadbent (1949), Tom Wilkinson (1948), Ray Milland (1907), Naomi Watts (1968), Peter Cushing (1913), and Jessica Tandy (1909). After her are Kim Cattrall (1956), Pat Hitchcock (1928), Natasha Richardson (1963), Rachel Weisz (1970), Boris Karloff (1887), and Alfred Molina (1953).

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