Alvin Batiste Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Marianne Ragipcien Jean-Baptiste (born 26 April 1967) is a British actress, singer-songwriter, composer and director, best known for her roles as Hortense Cumberbatch in Secrets & Lies (1996), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and as Vivian Johnson on the American television series Without a Trace.
Full Name
Alvin Batiste
Net Worth
$1.7 Million
Date Of Birth
April 26, 1967
Died
May 6, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Place Of Birth
London, England, UK
Height
5' 1" (1.55 m)
Occupation
Actress, director, singer-songwriter, composer
Profession
Clarinetist
Education
Southern University and A&M College, Louisiana State University
The old men running the industry just have not got a clue . . . Britain is no longer totally a white place where people ride horses, wear long frocks and drink tea. The national dish is no longer fish and chips, it's curry.
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Fact
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Mother of Pascale Williams.
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In 1997, became the first black actress to fail to receive an NAACP Image Award nomination for an Oscar nominated role since the establishment of the awards.
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Claimed racism after being excluded from the actor group promoting British talent at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Recorded an album of blues songs. Also a writer/composer.
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Classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and performed at the Royal National Theatre.
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Best known for her colloboration with director Mike Leigh on stage "It's a Great Big Shame" (1993), and especially the breakout film Secrets & Lies (1996). She also composed the musical score for Leigh's 1997 film Career Girls (1997).
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She became a star overnight following the international success of the social drama Secrets & Lies (1996) in 1996, becoming the very first black British actress nominated for an Oscar award.
