Brenda Blethyn

Swank to star in BBC Curtis film

Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank is to star alongside Brenda Blethyn in a BBC film written by Richard Curtis.

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Haunted

Legit Reviews: A new play by Edna O'Brien, with juicy roles for thespic luminaries Brenda Blethyn and Niall Buggy.

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Haunted

Legit Reviews: A new play by Edna O'Brien, with juicy roles for thespic luminaries Brenda Blethyn and Niall Buggy.

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Haunted

Legit Reviews: A new play by Edna O'Brien, with juicy roles for thespic luminaries Brenda Blethyn and Niall Buggy.

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Contender Q&A: Lesley Manville, 'Another Year'

In her seventh work with director Mike Leigh, she plays Mary, whose live unravels over a rough year.Mike Leigh's filmography is not lacking in emotionally draining high-wire performances — Brenda Blethyn in "Secrets & Lies," David Thewlis in "Naked," Imelda Staunton in "Vera Drake," to name just a few. But there's a frayed-nerved quality to Lesley Manville's performance in Leigh's "Another Year" (opening Dec.

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