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Brenda Blethyn

1946 - Today

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Brenda Blethyn (née Bottle; born 20 February 1946) is an English actress. Known for her character work and versatility, she is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a Cannes Film Festival Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmys. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama in 2003.Blethyn pursued an administrative career before enrolling at the Guildford School of Acting in her late 20s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brenda Blethyn has received more than 5,196,594 page views. Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Brenda Blethyn is the 1,185th most popular actor (up from 1,327th in 2019), the 1,306th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,487th in 2019) and the 172nd most popular British Actor.

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  • 5.2M

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  • 56.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brenda Blethyn ranks 1,185 out of 9,996Before her are Verónica Forqué, Michael Redgrave, Gong Yoo, Connie Nielsen, Léa Seydoux, and Michael Emerson. After her are Ralph Richardson, David Strathairn, Bata Živojinović, Iain Glen, Rob Reiner, and Ving Rhames.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Brenda Blethyn ranks 142Before her are Candice Bergen, Ellison Onizuka, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Jochen Mass, Artur Jorge, and Issa Hayatou. After her are Tony Levin, Ismail Khan, Georges J. F. Köhler, Alpha Oumar Konaré, Duane Allman, and Anthony Daniels.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brenda Blethyn ranks 1,306 out of 7,765Before her are Martin Lowry (1874), Thomas Addison (1793), Kenneth E. Boulding (1910), Janick Gers (1957), Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854), and Wat Tyler (1341). After her are Steven Gerrard (1980), Ralph Richardson (1902), R. D. Laing (1927), Ted Hughes (1930), Iain Glen (1961), and Edward Frankland (1825).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Brenda Blethyn ranks 172Before her are Scott Adkins (1976), David Thewlis (1963), David Prowse (1935), Kate Beckinsale (1973), Tom Hiddleston (1981), and Michael Redgrave (1908). After her are Ralph Richardson (1902), Iain Glen (1961), Julian Glover (1935), Rhys Ifans (1967), Dominic Purcell (1970), and Edmund Kean (1787).

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