Brenda Blethyn — Actor (32)
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A Way of Life (2004) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
A Way of Life
director: Amma Asante actor: Stephanie James / Gary Sheppeard …
At 17 Leigh-Anne Williams has a six month old baby to look after, with only the help of three teenage squatters who flog stolen gear to make ends meet. A neighbour (actually from Turkey) across the street becomes target to her growing paranoia that Social Services are going to take her daughter, Rebecca, away from her. Her behaviour becoming increasingly desperate as her delusions over her neighbour grow.
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A Woman of Substance (2026) [TV] TMDB IMDb WikiData
A Woman of Substance
director: Barbara Taylor Bradford actor: Jessica Reynolds / 布兰达·布莱斯 …
other title: 一个真正的女人
The life of Emma Harte, from kitchen maid at the beginning of the 20th-century, to respected businesswoman and grandmother in the 1980s. From humble beginnings, Emma Harte starts her business with a small shop, but over the next twenty years, she expands her stores and invests in the growing textile industry in Leeds.
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The Nest (2025) [Movie] IMDb Douban TMDB
Dragonfly
director: 保罗·安德鲁·威廉姆斯 actor: 安德丽娅·赖斯伯勒 / 布兰达·布莱斯 …
other title: Dragonfly / 危情蜻蜓
Neglected pensioner Elsie finds an unexpected ally in her younger neighbour Colleen. Over time, a friendship grows but Elsie’s resentful, guilt-ridden son stirs up tensions that bring shocking consequences.
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Night Train (1998) [Movie] Douban
Night Train
director: John Lynch actor: John Hurt / Brenda Blethyn …
other title: 夜行列车 / 赌命夕阳
上了年纪的波尔从监狱里出来，决定洗心革面，重新做人，但是他很快就被一个黑帮的头目缠上，因为波尔欠他的钱。波尔暂时躲到郊区的一户人家中。这家的母亲莫尼夫人是个盛气凌人的老太太，女儿艾丽丝在她面前只能低声下气。在这里，波尔把他的全部热情都投入到他制作的大型火车模型上，并且慢慢地把艾丽丝也吸引进他的幻想世界……
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Vera (2024) [TV] Douban
Vera Season 13
director: 戴维·里昂 actor: 布兰达·布莱斯 / 戴维·里昂 …
Award-winning actress Brenda Blethyn will return for a thirteenth series as DCI Vera Stanhope, alongside actor and director David Leon who makes a welcome return as Joe Ashworth.
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Grown-Ups (1980) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
Grown-Ups
director: Mike Leigh actor: 菲尔·戴维斯 / 莱丝利·曼维尔 …
other title: 长大成人 / 長大成人 (電視電影) …
Dick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, living next door. Mandy's unmarried sister, Gloria, is constantly dropping in, and will not take any hints that the couple would prefer to be left alone, until her presence finally goads them to action.
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London River (2009) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
London River
director: 拉契得·波查拉 actor: 布兰达·布莱斯 / 索提古·库亚特 …
other title: 伦敦河 / 倫敦河 …
After traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror attacks on the city, two strangers come to discover their respective children had been living together at the time of the attacks
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Piccadilly Jim (2005) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
Piccadilly Jim
director: John McKay actor: 山姆·洛克威尔 Sam Rockwell / 弗兰西丝·奥康纳 …
other title: 花花公子吉米 / 피카딜리 짐 …
Set in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do an about-face in order to win back the woman of his dreams.
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On a Clear Day (2005) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
On a Clear Day
director: Gaby Dellal actor: 彼得·穆兰 / 布兰达·布莱斯 …
other title: 好日子 / 온 어 클리어 데이 …
After decades of laboring as a Glasgow shipbuilder, Frank Redmond, a no-nonsense 55-year-old working-class man, suddenly finds himself laid off. For the first time in his life, he is without a job or a sense of direction, and he's too proud to ask for guidance. His best mates - rascally Danny, timid Norman and cynical Eddie - are there for him, but Frank still feels desperately alone. An offhand remark from Danny inspires Frank to challenge himself. Already contemplating the state of his relationships with loving wife Joan and all-but-estranged son Rob, Frank is determined to shore up his own self-confidence. He will attempt the near impossible - swimming the English Channel.
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King Lear (1982) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb
King Lear
director: 乔纳森·米勒 actor: John Shrapnel / Norman Rodway …
other title: 李尔王
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
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Sonny (2002) [Movie] Douban Eggplant.place IMDb WikiData TMDB
Sonny
director: Nicolas Cage actor: James Franco / Brenda Blethyn …
other title: 宝贝 / 裸男速递 …
New Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life he's known is as a gigolo, working for his mother, but he wants to leave that behind. However, the job his Army buddy promised doesn't materialize, and he can't escape his past.