Jean-Baptiste, Marianne 1967–

PERSONAL

Full name, Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste; born April 26, 1967, in London, England; married Evan Williams (a ballet dancer); children: two daughters. Education: Studied voice at Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Avocational Interests: Jazz music.

Addresses: Agent—Elise Konialian, Untitled Entertainment, 331 North Maple Dr., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actress and composer. Performed on stage at Royal National Theatre, London, and with regional companies in Manchester and Yorkshire, England.

Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best actress in a supporting role, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture, Film Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Chlotrudis Award nomination, best supporting actress, all 1997, and Golden Palm, Cannes International Film Festival, all for Secrets & Lies; Royal Television Society Award nomination, best actor—female, 2000, for The Murder of Stephen Lawrence; Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, 2004, and Image Award nomination, outstanding actress in a drama series, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2006, both for Without a Trace.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Nanny, London Kills Me, Fine Line Features, 1991.

Hortense Cumberbatch, Secrets & Lies (also known as Secrets et mensonges), October Films, 1996.

Christina Parks, How to Make the Cruelest Month, Fugue State/Magnet Productions, 1997.

Lucretia, Mr. Jealousy, Lions Gate Releasing, 1997.

Madeline Labelle, The 24-Hour Woman, Artisan Entertainment, 1999.

Dr. Miriam Kent, The Cell, New Line Cinema, 2000.

Roshanda, 28 Days, Columbia, 2000.

Gladys Jennip, Spy Game, Universal, 2001.

Sara, Women in Film, Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Veronica, New Year's Day, Les Filmes du Losange, 2001.

Elana, Don't Explain, JB World, 2002.

Tina, Welcome to California, Form, 2005.

Lorraine, Jam, Thanksgiving Films, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Vivian Johnson, Without a Trace (also known as Vanished), CBS, 2005–.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Helen (some sources cite Ellen) Coles, The Wedding (also known as Oprah Winfrey Presents: "The Wedding"), ABC, 1998.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Doreen Lawrence, The Murder of Stephen Lawrence, 1999.

Elizabeth Pope, A Murder of Crows, Cinemax, 1999.

Lynne Jacobs, Nowhere to Go (also known as Silent Hearts), Lifetime, 1999.

Michelle, The Man, 1999.

Gemma, Men Only, 2001.

Jude, Loving You (also known as The Rainbow Room), Independent Television (England), 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Marcia Reid, "Men Should Weep," Cracker (also known as Fitz), Independent Television (England), 1994.

Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997.

Vivian Johnson, "Gung-Ho," Without a Trace (also known as Vanished), CBS, 2002.

Vivian Johnson, "In Extremis," Without a Trace (also known as Vanished), CBS, 2004.

Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Ave Africa (solo show), 1991.

Faith, It's a Great Big Shame, London, 1993.

Matilda, The Suit, Theatre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris, 1999.

The Vagina Monologues, London, 2001.

RECORDINGS

Albums; with Others:

Jason Rebello, Keeping Time, BMG/Novus, 1993.

Audiobooks; with Others:

William Shakespeare, When Love Speaks (collection of sonnets), EMI Classics, c. 2002.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

Career Girls, October Films, 1997.

Writings for the Stage:

Ave Africa (solo show), 1991.

Albums; with Others:

Jason Rebello, Keeping Time, BMG/Novus, 1993.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 46, Thomson Gale, 2005.

Periodicals:

Essence, December, 2003, pp. 146-47.

TV Guide, January 23, 2006, p. 30.

Women's Wear Daily, August 7, 1997, p. S2.