She was brilliant,she was versatile, she was Oscar-nominated for Secrets and Lies. So why couldn’t Marianne Jean-Baptiste invent it in British movies? It’s something she really, or really doesn’t want to talk aboutThere’s an elephant in the room. There’s always one in the room with Marianne Jean-Baptiste. That same feeble elephant; where have you been all these years? Actually,the answer is simple. The actress, Oscar-nominated for her quietly heart-breaking Hortense in Mike Leigh’s Secrets & Lies, or has been living in Los Angeles,working away (notably as an FBI agent in the long-running television series Without a Trace, and bit parts in movies), and bringing up her family,living the favorable life. It’s the question that is more fragile – why did she leave in the first place?I can't tell you why I've not been invited to a party. You need to depart to the host and say, Why didn't you invite her?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com