Brenda Blethyn’s forgotten film role airs tonight – days after ITV’s Vera final ever episode
BRENDA Blethyn might be fresh off our screens as the savvy detective Vera, but she’s also got a glittering film career too.
The actress has won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award in the past, and has been nominated for an Oscar twice.
In total she’s been nominated 38 times for various film roles, taking home 30 of those accolades.
Tonight she will make an appearance in one of her films as she appears in the classic period drama, Pride and Prejudice.
The 2005 film starring Keira Knightly and Matthew Macfadyen told the now iconoc Jane Austen love story, with Brenda taking on the role of the fussing Mrs. Bennet.
In the film she is constantly looking for romantic prospects for her five daughters, and it’s a role that saw her nominated in 2006 for a BAFTA award.
Away from films and period dramas, Brenda starred in the ITV crime drama Vera from 2011 until its recent conclusion earlier this month.
Following the finale episode earlier the month, Brenda took to social media and shared a poignant message to the show’s audience as she thanked them.
Writing on X, she penned: “A heartfelt thank you to everyone who sent such warm messages about the wining up of VERA.
“I loved every minute of working on the series and will miss it.
“The warmth and generosity of fans worldwide made it even more special.
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Brenda x.”
Brenda also opened up on the storyline of the finale of the beloved ITV series, as she explained why she didn’t want the much-loved detective to die.
Speaking in documentary Vera: Farewell Pet, she shared: “I didn’t want Vera killed off.
“Because I’d suspected she’d be living on in the books.”
Addressing the character’s ending, the star said: “The final scenes were very emotional.
“One of them when she’s backing out of the office, I could’ve cried.”