Marianne Jean-Baptiste, a cast member in the film "Hard Truths," poses for a portrait during the Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste could earn her second Oscar nomination for Mike Leigh's "Hard Truths." It's a long time coming for the veteran actress.

After Blindspot, Hurd continued acting and starred in the TV shows Ash vs Evil Dead (2016), Star Trek: Picard (2020-2023), ...

“Hard Truths” builds upon the humanistic director’s signature method, reuniting him with Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin. The pair first played sisters in Leigh’s 1993 play “It ...

MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE: (As Pansy Deacon) You can't go in or out of a supermarket without being harassed by those grinning, cheerful charity workers begging you for money for their stupid causes.

Of all the movie protagonists you might have seen this year, none is quite like Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Pansy in Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths.” Pansy, a middle-aged woman in contemporary ...

And Mike Leigh, the seven-time Oscar-nominated director, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste, nominated as best supporting actress for her work in the 1996 film "Secrets & Lies" join us from New York.

Of all the movie protagonists you might have seen this year, none is quite like Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Pansy in Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths.” Pansy, a middle-aged woman in contemporary ...

Of all the movie protagonists you might have seen this year, none is quite like Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Pansy in Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths.” Pansy, a middle-aged woman in contemporary ...