Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Born	Marianne Jean-Baptiste 26 April 1967 (1967-04-26) London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actress, Singer-songwriter, composer
Spouse	Evan Williams (1997–present)

Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste (born in London 26 April 1967) is a British actress and singer of Antiguan and St. Lucian heritage.

Early life

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.^{[citation needed]}

Film career

She gained 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.^{[citation needed]} She also collaborated with director Mike Leigh on stage in It's a Great Big Shame (1993).^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

In 1999, she performed in a French-language production of The Suit in Paris.^{[citation needed]}

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 working at her demanding law enforcement position.

Most recently she has appeared in Takers, Secrets in the Walls and Harry's Law

She is married to British ballet dancer Evan Williams, with whom she has two daughters.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Once Upon a Time	Babysitter
	London Kills Me	Nanny
1994	Cracker	Marcia Reid	(1 episode, 1994)
1996	Distinction	Secretary
	Secrets & Lies	Hortense Cumberbatch	Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated - Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
	Sharman	Precious	(1 episode, 1996)
1997	Mr. Jealousy	Lucretia
1998	How to Make the Cruelest Month	Christina Parks
	The Wedding	Ellen Coles	TV Miniseries
	Nowhere to Go	Lynne Jacobs
	A Murder of Crows	Elizabeth Pope
1999	The 24 Hour Woman	Madeline Labelle
	The Murder of Stephen Lawrence	Doreen Lawrence	TV Miniseries Nominated - Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor - Female
	The Man	Michelle	TV
2000	28 Days	Roshanda
	The Cell	Dr. Miriam Kent
2001	Women in Film	Sara
	Men Only	Gemma	TV
	New Year's Day	Veronica
	Spy Game	Gladys Jennip
	The Fear	Storyteller	TV Series
2002	Don't Explain	Elana
2003	Loving You	Jude	TV
2005	Welcome to California	Tina
2006	Jam	Lorraine
2008	City of Ember	Clary
2009	Rooms		(short)
	The Bake Shop Ghost	Annie Washington
2002-2009	Without a Trace	Vivian Johnson	(159 episodes, 2002–2009) Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (2006) Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2007, 2008) Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2003)
2010	Takers	Naomi	Nominated - Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble
	Secrets in the Walls	Belle	TV
2011	Harry's Law	Judge Patricia Seabrook	TV (2 episodes)
	Sons of Anarchy	Vivica	TV (1 episode)

Other projects, contributions

• When Love Speaks (2002, EMI Classics) - "Sonnet 15" ("When I consider everything that grows...")

External links

• Marianne Jean-Baptiste at the Internet Movie Database
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste Biography at CBS - Without a Trace