When you start writing, it is just you and the characters—they are completely yours and nobody else knows about this little world you’ve made. And then comes time to share your writing ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste knows her Hard Truths character, Pansy, is a tough pill to swallow. But Pansy’s history and personal ...

Three years after graduation, she was cast in Leigh’s 1993 stage play “It’s a Great Big Shame.” Even then, “it was very ...

"By the time an actor gets to the point of improvisation in a Mike Leigh process, they've got a whole person that they're working with," Marianne Jean-Baptiste tells Newsweek.

Baptiste, known for roles in "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Without a Trace," is receiving serious Oscar buzz for her ...

Even then, “it was very obvious that Marianne was a versatile character actor with a great sense of humor,” Leigh says. “She’s a great nurturer of people: very unselfish and very funny.” ...

Jean-Baptiste steps into the Season 2 role of a complicated character arriving in this tight-knit town after tragedy strikes to do a nearly impossible task. In Season 2, Marianne Jean-Baptiste ...