Marianne Jean-Baptiste Movies and Career Information

Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste (born in London 26 April 1967) is an Academy Award-nominated British actress and singer of Antiguan parentage. Jean-Baptiste was classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and performed at the Royal National Theatre. She was nominated for a 1994 Ian Charleson Award for her performance in Measure For Measure with Cheek by Jowl. She became a star overnight following the international success of the social drama Secrets & Lies in 1996, receiving Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance, becoming the first black British actress to be nominated for an Academy Award (Sophie Okonedo succeeded her as the second). She also collaborated with director Mike Leigh on stage in It's a Great Big Shame (1993). A writer and composer, Jean-Baptiste has recorded an album of blues songs and composed the musical score for Leigh's 1997 film Career Girls. In 1999, she performed in a French-language production of The Suit in Paris. Jean-Baptiste starred in 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