NEW YORK – In “Hard Truths,” Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives the best performance you may not have seen yet. “For me, it means a lot,” says the acting veteran, sipping green tea on a recent ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste was 'yearning' to reteam with Mike Leigh for Hard Truths' “Hard Truths” reunites Jean-Baptiste with Leigh, 81, after 1996’s “Secrets & Lies,” which picked up five ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste describes her collaboration with director ... The actress previously worked with Leigh on 1996’s drama Secrets and Lies and has now reconnected with him for Hard Truths.

Mike Leigh's drama, starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste as a woman at war with the world, draws out compassion you might not have ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste is taking awards recognition in her stride.. The Hard Truths actress, fresh off the back of a best lead performance win at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Sunday ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste is taking awards recognition in her stride.. The Hard Truths actress, fresh off the back of a best lead performance win at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Sunday ...

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.

In Mike Leigh's newest film, Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars as an overly critical woman struggling with her mental health. Leigh and Jean-Baptiste talk with NPR's Scott Simon about "Hard Truths." ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin in HARD TRUTHS. Courtesy of Simon Mein. She's a complicated character, one that is difficult to like sometimes.

The polar opposite of "Happy-Go-Lucky," "Hard Truths" stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste as a woman at war with the world and everyone in it. In 2008, Mike Leigh made a movie called “Happy-Go-Lucky ...

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.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste in 'Hard Truths' TIFF. Right at the end credits of Hard Truths it says “any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.” ...