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Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Birth at
26 April 1967
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste was born in London, England, on April 26, 1967. The family had four children, Marianne was the youngest child.
Since childhood, the girl began to manifest musical abilities, at the age of 8 she already played the guitar perfectly. However, she did not intend to associate fate with music or acting, her dream was a lawyer career.
While studying at school, the desire for performing arts began to prevail over the desire for a legal education, and Marianne entered the Royal Academy
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste was born in London, England, on April 26, 1967. The family had four children, Marianne was the youngest child.
Since childhood, the girl began to manifest musical abilities, at the age of 8 she already played the guitar perfectly. However, she did not intend to associate fate with music or acting, her dream was a lawyer career.
While studying at school, the desire for performing arts began to prevail over the desire for a legal education, and Marianne entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
The actress has appeared in productions at the Royal State Theatre in Yorkshire and Manchester, becoming a member of the theater company Cheek by Jowl.
She first appeared in the 1991 comedy film London Kills Me. The plot of the film is based on the story of homeless teenagers who live in the subway. Then came the work on the tape.
"Secrets and lies" The actress got the role of a black girl who was looking for her biological mother after the death of her adoptive mother. Marianne Jean-Baptiste perfectly performed the role of Hortense.
The image of the heroine was formed during rehearsals, which were initially held alone with the director, but only after the rest of the cast joined. At the same time, the actresses who played the roles of Hortense and her mother did not meet during rehearsals, but only met on the set. Both actresses were shocked by the fact that the mother and daughter were different in color, so they did not even have to play the surprise. The actress worked well with director Mike Lee.
The film “Secrets and Lies” has collected many positive reviews, as well as such awards as “Oscar” and “Golden Palm”.
After that, she began to receive offers to take part in the filming of other films: “Boys-raiders”, “Spy Games”, “Cage” and others.