'I giggle too much'
Brenda Blethyn, 66, was born Brenda Bottle in Ramsgate, Kent. She worked as a secretary for British Rail and did amateur dramatics before going to drama school at the age of 27. In 1980, she was cast by Mike Leigh in the BBC film Grown-Ups and later starred in the same director's 1996 film Secret & Lies, a role that earned her an Oscar nomination. She was also Oscar-nominated for her performance in the 1998 film Little Voice. She has appeared at the National Theatre and on Broadway, and stars as Dci Vera Stanhope in the ITV series Vera, which begins a second season on 22 April.
When were you happiest?
I hope that time hasn't come yet.
What is your earliest memory?
Standing with my mother in Ramsgate. I was counting the buttons on my leggings and they went under the straps on my shoes and I was wondering whether I should count those,...
Brenda Blethyn, 66, was born Brenda Bottle in Ramsgate, Kent. She worked as a secretary for British Rail and did amateur dramatics before going to drama school at the age of 27. In 1980, she was cast by Mike Leigh in the BBC film Grown-Ups and later starred in the same director's 1996 film Secret & Lies, a role that earned her an Oscar nomination. She was also Oscar-nominated for her performance in the 1998 film Little Voice. She has appeared at the National Theatre and on Broadway, and stars as Dci Vera Stanhope in the ITV series Vera, which begins a second season on 22 April.
When were you happiest?
I hope that time hasn't come yet.
What is your earliest memory?
Standing with my mother in Ramsgate. I was counting the buttons on my leggings and they went under the straps on my shoes and I was wondering whether I should count those,...
- 4/6/2012
- by Rosanna Greenstreet
- The Guardian - Film News
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