Name Marianne Jean-Baptiste Children Pascale Williams Spouse Evan Williams (m. 1997) | Height 1.55 m Role Actress | |
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Full Name Marianne Ragipcien Jean-Baptiste Occupation Actress, director, singer-songwriter, composer Nominations Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Movies and TV shows Similar People Ashley Johnson, Sullivan Stapleton, Rob Brown, Jaimie Alexander, Anthony LaPaglia | ||
Marianne Jean Baptiste (singer)
Marianne Ragipcien Jean-Baptiste (born 26 April 1967) is an English actress, singer-songwriter, composer and director, best known for her roles as Hortense Cumberbatch in Secrets & Lies (1996), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and as Vivian Johnson on the American television series Without a Trace.
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- Early life
- Career
- Other projects contributions
- Filmography
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In 2015, she starred as Sharon Bishop QC in the ITV crime series Broadchurch.
Marianne jean baptiste
Early life
Jean-Baptiste was born in London to a mother from Antigua and a father from Saint Lucia, growing up in Peckham. She was classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and performed at the Royal National Theatre. She was nominated for a 1994 Ian Charleson Award for her performance in Measure For Measure with Cheek by Jowl.
Career
Jean-Baptiste gained international success from the Mike Leigh-directed social drama Secrets & Lies (1996), receiving both Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominations for her performance, becoming the first black British actress to be nominated for an Academy Award, and the second black Briton to be nominated, succeeding Jaye Davidson. She collaborated with director Mike Leigh onstage in It's a Great Big Shame (1993). She caused some controversy when she accused the film industry of racism. She noted that leading actors had been asked to attend Cannes, but despite her success she was not invited.
A writer and composer, Jean-Baptiste has recorded an album of blues songs and composed the musical score for Leigh's 1997 film Career Girls. In 1999, she performed in Paris in a French-language production by Peter Brook of The Suit (Le Costume), a one-act play by Barney Simon and Mothobi Mutloatse, based on the short story by Can Themba. She was also acclaimed for her role as Doreen Lawrence in The Murder of Stephen Lawrence (1999).
Jean-Baptiste relocated for work reasons to the US and has been living for some years in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters. She honed her American accent and starred in the American television series Without a Trace as FBI agent Vivian Johnson. More recently the actress has appeared in such films as Takers (2010), Secrets in the Walls (2010) and Harry's Law (2012). She played Detroit Chief of Police, Karen Dean, in RoboCop (2014).
She was much praised for her stage performance in the 2013 National Theatre production of James Baldwin's play The Amen Corner, directed by Rufus Norris.
As a friend to Angela Bassett, Marianne Jean-Baptiste attended Women's Image Network Awards and picked up an award, reading Bassett's poetic acceptance speech for her winning role in the film Betty & Coretta.
Other projects, contributions
Filmography
Actress
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Rumble Through the Dark (completed) as
Big Momma Sweet
2023
The Book of Clarence (completed)
2023
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies (TV Series) as
Cheryl Harker
- Episode #1.5 (2023) - Cheryl Harker
- Episode #1.4 (2023) - Cheryl Harker
- Episode #1.3 (2023) - Cheryl Harker
- Episode #1.2 (2023) - Cheryl Harker
- Episode #1.1 (2023) - Cheryl Harker
2022
Surface (TV Series) as
Hannah
- See You on the Other Side (2022) - Hannah
- It Was Always Going to End This Way (2022) - Hannah
- The Myth of California (2022) - Hannah
- It Comes in Waves (2022) - Hannah
- Psychogenic (2022) - Hannah
- New Person, Same Old Mistakes (2022) - Hannah
- Muscle Memory (2022) - Hannah
- Ictus (2022) - Hannah
2022
The End Up (Podcast Series)
2022
The Sea Beast as
Sarah Sharpe (voice)
2021
Boxing Day as
Shirley
2021
Master of None (TV Series) as
Sharon
- Moments in Love, Chapter 4 (2021) - Sharon (voice)
2020
Fatman as
Ruth
2019
Soundtrack (TV Series) as
Annette Sands
- Track 10: Finale (2019) - Annette Sands
- Track 9: Margot and Annette (2019) - Annette Sands
- Track 8: Gigi and Jean (2019) - Annette Sands (credit only)
- Track 7: Sam and Frank (2019) - Annette Sands
- Track 6: Joanna and Eleanor (2019) - Annette Sands
- Track 5: Dante and Annette (2019) - Annette Sands
- Track 1: Nellie and Sam (2019) - Annette Sands
- Track 4: Margot and Frank (2019) - Annette Sands (credit only)
- Track 3: Sam and Dante (2019) - Annette Sands
- Track 2: Joanna and Nellie (2019) - Annette Sands (credit only)
2018
Moving On (Short) as
Jill
2018
Homecoming (TV Series) as
Gloria Morisseau
- Stop (2018) - Gloria Morisseau
- Test (2018) - Gloria Morisseau
- Toys (2018) - Gloria Morisseau
- Redwood (2018) - Gloria Morisseau
- Pineapple (2018) - Gloria Morisseau (voice)
2018
In Fabric as
Sheila
2018
Animals. (TV Series) as
Grace
- Horses (2018) - Grace (voice)
2018
Peter Rabbit as
General Manager (as Marianne Jean Baptiste)
2017
How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series) as
Virginia Cross
- It's for the Greater Good (2017) - Virginia Cross
2017
Training Day (TV Series) as
Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart
- Elegy: Part 2 (2017) - Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart
- Elegy (2017) - Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart
- Bad Day at Aqua Mesa (2017) - Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart
- Quid Pro Quo (2017) - Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart
- Wages of Sin (2017) - Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart
- Code of Honor (2017) - Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart
- Trigger Time (2017) - Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart
- Tehrangeles (2017) - Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart
- Apocalypse Now (2017) - Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart
2017
Home (Short) as
Lois Fox
2015
Blindspot (TV Series) as
Bethany Mayfair
- Name Not One Man (2017) - Bethany Mayfair (voice)
- Why Await Life's End (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- If Love a Rebel, Death Will Render (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- Of Whose Uneasy Route (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- Swift Hardhearted Stone (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- In the Comet of Us (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- One Begets Technique (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- Mans Telepathic Loyal Lookouts (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- Any Wounded Thief (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- Older Cutthroat Canyon (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- Rules in Defiance (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- Erase Weary Youth (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- Scientists Hollow Fortune (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- Cease Forcing Enemy (2016) - Bethany Mayfair
- Evil Handmade Instrument (2015) - Bethany Mayfair
- Authentic Flirt (2015) - Bethany Mayfair
- Persecute Envoys (2015) - Bethany Mayfair
- Sent on Tour (2015) - Bethany Mayfair
- Cede Your Soul (2015) - Bethany Mayfair
- Split the Law (2015) - Bethany Mayfair
- Bone May Rot (2015) - Bethany Mayfair
- Eight Slim Grins (2015) - Bethany Mayfair
- A Stray Howl (2015) - Bethany Mayfair
- Pilot (2015) - Bethany Mayfair
2015
Broadchurch (TV Series) as
Sharon Bishop
- Episode #2.8 (2015) - Sharon Bishop
- Episode #2.7 (2015) - Sharon Bishop
- Episode #2.6 (2015) - Sharon Bishop
- Episode #2.5 (2015) - Sharon Bishop
- Episode #2.4 (2015) - Sharon Bishop
- Episode #2.3 (2015) - Sharon Bishop
- Episode #2.2 (2015) - Sharon Bishop
- Episode #2.1 (2015) - Sharon Bishop
2014
Edge of Tomorrow as
Dr. Whittle (uncredited)
2014
RoboCop as
Chief Karen Dean
2013
The Moment as
Dr. Bloom
2012
Private Practice (TV Series) as
Gabi Rivera
- Life Support (2012) - Gabi Rivera
- Good Grief (2012) - Gabi Rivera
2012
Won't Back Down as
Olivia Lopez
2011
Harry's Law (TV Series) as
Judge Patricia Seabrook
- New Kidney on the Block (2012) - Judge Patricia Seabrook
- American Girl (2011) - Judge Patricia Seabrook
2011
Breaking Waves as
Sarah Williams
2011
Sons of Anarchy (TV Series) as
Vivica
- Dorylus (2011) - Vivica
2011
Violet & Daisy as
Number 1
2011
360 as
Fran
2010
Secrets in the Walls (TV Movie) as
Belle
2010
Takers as
Naomi
2009
Rooms (Short)
2009
The Bake Shop Ghost (Short) as
Annie Washington
2002
Without a Trace (TV Series) as
Vivian Johnson
- Undertow (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- True (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Devotion (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Labyrinths (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Hard Landing (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Heartbeats (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Daylight (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Voir Dire (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Skeletons (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Chameleon (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Friends and Neighbors (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Once Lost (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Believe Me (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Wanted (2009) - Vivian Johnson
- Cloudy with a Chance of Gettysburg (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Push Comes to Shove (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Better Angels (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Rewind (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Live to Regret (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Rise and Fall (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- True/False (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Last Call (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- 22 x 42 (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Closure (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Satellites (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Driven (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- A Dollar and a Dream (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Deja Vu (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- A Bend in the Road (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Hard Reset (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Article 32 (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- 4G (2008) - Vivian Johnson
- Claus and Effect (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- One Wrong Move (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Fight/Flight (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Absalom (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Where and Why (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Run (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Baggage (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Res Ipsa (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Clean Up (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Lost Boy (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- The Beginning (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Two of Us (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- One and Only (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Crash and Burn (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Skin Deep (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- At Rest (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Connections (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Deep Water (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Without You (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Desert Springs (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Primed (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Eating Away (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Tail Spin (2007) - Vivian Johnson
- Fade-Away (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- The Thing with Feathers (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Watch Over Me (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Win Today (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- All the Sinners, Saints (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- The Calm Before (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- The Damage Done (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- All for One (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- 911 (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Candy (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Stolen (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Crossroads (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- White Balance (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Requiem (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Shattered (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- More Than This (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Expectations (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- The Road Home (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Check Your Head (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- The Little Things (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- The Stranger (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Odds or Evens (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Rage (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Patient X (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- Blood Out (2006) - Vivian Johnson
- When Darkness Falls (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Freefall (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- A Day in the Life (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- The Innocents (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Viuda Negra (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Honor Bound (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Lost Time (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- From the Ashes (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Safe (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- End Game (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- John Michaels (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Off the Tracks (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- The Bogie Man (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Second Sight (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Transitions (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Lone Star (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Manhunt (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Party Girl (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Neither Rain Nor Sleet (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Volcano (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Penitence (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- 4.0 (2005) - Vivian Johnson
- Malone v. Malone (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Trials (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Doppelgänger: Part 2 (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Nickel and Dimed: Part 2 (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Nickel and Dimed (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- American Goddess (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Upstairs Downstairs (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Light Years (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Thou Shalt Not- (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- In the Dark (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Bait (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Lost and Found (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- The Season (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Two Families (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Shadows (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Doppelgänger (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Legacy (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Gung-Ho (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Risen (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Wannabe (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- The Line (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Life Rules (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Hawks and Handsaws (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Exposure (2004) - Vivian Johnson
- Coming Home (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Moving On (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Trip Box (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- A Tree Falls (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Sons and Daughters (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Copy Cat (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Prodigy (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Confidence (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Revelations (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- The Bus (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Fallout: Part 2 (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Fallout: Part 1 (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Are You Now or Have You Ever Been (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- No Mas (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Victory for Humanity (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- The Source (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Kam Li (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Clare de Lune (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- There Goes the Bride (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- The Friendly Skies (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Hang on to Me (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Underground Railroad (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Maple Street (2003) - Vivian Johnson
- Midnight Sun (2002) - Vivian Johnson
- In Extremis (2002) - Vivian Johnson
- Little Big Man (2002) - Vivian Johnson
- Snatch Back (2002) - Vivian Johnson
- Silent Partner (2002) - Vivian Johnson
- Suspect (2002) - Vivian Johnson
- Between the Cracks (2002) - Vivian Johnson
- He Saw, She Saw (2002) - Vivian Johnson
- Birthday Boy (2002) - Vivian Johnson
- Pilot (2002) - Vivian Johnson
2008
City of Ember as
Clary
2006
Jam as
Lorraine
2005
Welcome to California as
Tina
2003
Loving You (TV Movie) as
Jude
2002
Don't Explain as
Elana
2001
Spy Game as
Gladys Jennip
2001
Men Only (TV Movie) as
Gemma
2001
Women in Film as
Sara
2000
The Cell as
Dr. Miriam Kent
2000
New Year's Day as
Veronica
2000
28 Days as
Roshanda
1999
The Man (TV Movie) as
Michelle
1999
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence (TV Movie) as
Doreen Lawrence
1999
The 24 Hour Woman as
Madeline Labelle
1998
A Murder of Crows as
Elizabeth Pope
1998
Nowhere to Go as
Lynne Jacobs
1998
The Wedding (TV Movie) as
Ellen Coles
1998
How to Make the Cruelest Month as
Christina Parks
1997
Mr. Jealousy as
Lucretia
1996
Sharman (TV Series) as
Precious
- A Good Year for the Roses (1996) - Precious
1996
Distinction (Short) as
Secretary
1996
Secrets & Lies as
Hortense Cumberbatch
1994
Cracker (TV Series) as
Marcia Reid
- Men Should Weep: Part 2 (1994) - Marcia Reid (as Marianne Jean Baptiste)
1991
Once Upon a Time (Short) as
Babysitter
1991
London Kills Me as
Nanny
Director
2010
Ink (Short)
2009
Without a Trace (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Wanted (2009)
Producer
2017
Home (Short) (executive producer)
2006
Jam (associate producer)
Writer
2010
Ink (Short) (written by)
Composer
1997
Career Girls
Thanks
2009
Void (Short) (special thanks)
2000
HBO First Look (TV Series documentary short) (thanks - 1 episode)
- 28 Days (2000) - (thanks)
Self
2020
AFI Movie Club (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Marianne Jane-Baptiste announces The Deer Hunter (2020) - Self
2020
Made in Hollywood (TV Series) as
Self
- Come Away/Run/Fatman/The Last Vermeer (2020) - Self
2016
Blindspot Season 1: Casting the Team (Video documentary short) as
Self
2016
Blindspot Season 1: Tattooed Clues (Video documentary short) as
Self
2011
Portraits in Dramatic Time as
Self
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #5.16 (2008) - Self - Guest
- Episode #1.92 (2005) - Self - Guest
2006
50 Films to See Before You Die (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2006
37th NAACP Image Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2005
CBS Cares (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 1 January 2006 (2006) - Self
- Episode dated 1 January 2005 (2005) - Self
2004
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
2001
The Fear (TV Series) as
Self - Storyteller
- Sleep Tight (2001) - Self - Storyteller
2000
HBO First Look (TV Series documentary short) as
Self - Roshanda
- 28 Days (2000) - Self - Roshanda
2000
Nulle part ailleurs. 1ère partie (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 4 January 2000 (2000) - Self
1999
Masterchef (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #9.6 (1999) - Self
1997
The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #1.170 (1997) - Self - Guest
1997
54th Golden Globe Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
Archive Footage
2016
Blindspot (TV Series) as
Bethany Mayfair
- Head Games (2020) - Bethany Mayfair (uncredited)
- Existential Ennui (2020) - Bethany Mayfair (uncredited)
- Check Your Ed (2019) - Bethany Mayfair (uncredited)
- In Words, Drown I (2017) - Bethany Mayfair (uncredited)
- We Fight Deaths on Thick Lone Waters (2016) - Bethany Mayfair (uncredited)
- Her Spy's Harmed (2016) - Bethany Mayfair (uncredited)
- Condone Untidiest Thefts (2016) - Bethany Mayfair (uncredited)
2005
Without a Trace (TV Series) as
Vivian Johnson
- Showdown (2005) - Vivian Johnson
1996
Mike Leigh on Secrets and Lies (Video documentary short) as
Hortense (uncredited)
References
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