Marianne Jean-Baptiste
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| Born | Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste April 26, 1967 London, United Kingdom |
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| Spouse(s) | Evan Williams | ||||||
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Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste (born 26 April 1967) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated English actress.
She became a star overnight following the international success of the social drama Secrets & Lies in 1996 receiving an Academy Award nomination. She also received a Golden Globe nomination for this performance. She is also known for her collaboration with director Mike Leigh on stage in It's a Great Big Shame (1993). She is also a writer/composer. Jean-Baptiste has recorded an album of blues songs and composed the musical score for Leigh's 1997 film Career Girls.
Jean-Baptiste currently stars on the American television series Without a Trace as FBI agent Vivian Johnson, who has a serious heart disease and a young son to raise while still doing her demanding law enforcement work.
Jean-Baptiste was born in London, England, to Antiguan and St. Lucian parentage. She was classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and performed at the Royal National Theatre. She is married to British ballet dancer Evan Williams, by whom she has two daughters.
[edit] Filmography
- Once Upon a Time (1991) as Babysitter
- Cracker (1994) as Marcia Reid
- Secrets & Lies (1996) as Hortense Cumberbatch
- How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998) as Christina Parks
- The 24-Hour Woman (1998)
- The Murder of Stephen Lawrence (1999) as Doreen Lawrence
- 28 Days (2000) as Roshanda
- The Cell (2000) as Dr. Miriam Kent
- Spy Game (2001) as Gladys Jennip
- Without a Trace (2002 - 2008) as Vivian Johnson
- City of Ember (2008) as Clary
[edit] External links
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste Bio at CBS - Without a Trace
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste at the Internet Movie Database
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