- Born
- Birth nameMarianne Ragipcien Jean-Baptiste
- Height5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
- Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste is an English actress. She is known for her role in the comedy-drama Secrets & Lies (1996), for which she received acclaim and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award in the same category. Baptiste is also known for her role as Vivian Johnson on the television series Without a Trace (2002) from 2002 to 2009, and has since starred in such television shows as Blindspot (2015) (2015-2016) and Homecoming (2018) (in 2018).
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpouseEvan Williams(1997 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenPascale Williams
- She became a star overnight following the international success of the social drama Secrets & Lies (1996) in 1996, becoming the very first black British actress nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar).
- 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.
- Her husband, Evan Williams, is a ballet dancer.
- 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.
- The old men running the industry just have not got a clue . . . Britain is no longer totally a white place where people ride horses, wear long frocks and drink tea. The national dish is no longer fish and chips, it's curry.
- [on her Oscar snub for Hard Truths (2024)] It was very disappointing. It was very disappointing. What am I supposed to say? I've got feelings, man. Pansy would've burned down the Academy building.
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