Known for:	Spy Game, Secrets & Lies, The Cell
Birth name:	Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste
Birthday:	26 April 1967, London, England, UK

Her husband, Evan, is a ballet dancer. She became a star overnight following the international success of the social drama Secrets & Lies in 1996, becoming the very first black British actress nominated for an Oscar award. Best known for her colloboration with director Mike Leigh on stage "It's a Great Big Shame" (1993), and especially the breakout film Secrets & Lies. She also composed the musical score for Leigh's 1997 film Career Girls. Classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and performed at the Royal National Theatre. Recorded an album of blues songs. Also a writer/composer. Claimed racism after being excluded from the actor group promoting British talent at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1997, became the first black actress to fail to receive an NAACP Image Award nomination for an Oscar nominated role since the establishment of the awards.

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