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.

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 ...

In Hard Truths, actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman living in London who suffers from a debilitating cocktail of depression, agoraphobia, and, most of all, the indignity of having ...

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’s performance in “Hard Truths” has earned her best reviews since she starred in Mike Leigh’s “Secrets & Lies” nearly 30 years ago. Of all the movie protagonists ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, a cast member in the film "Hard Truths," poses for a portrait with writer-director Mike Leigh, during the Toronto International Film Festival, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in ...

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 ...