Vera Drake is a 2004 British period drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays and Eddie Marsan...
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(1988), Secrets & Lies (1996), Topsy-Turvy (1999), All or Nothing (2002), Vera Drake (2004), Another Year (2010), and Mr. Turner (2014). She has been nominated...
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films including The Madness of King George (1994), Gosford Park (2001), Vera Drake (2004), The History Boys (2006), The King's Speech (2010), Les Misérables...
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Vera (Cyrillic: Вера: Véra, "faith") is a female given name of Slavic origin, and by folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera meaning "true"...
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Happy-Go-Lucky (2008). He has been in films such as Gangster No. 1 (2000), Vera Drake (2004), V for Vendetta (2005), The Illusionist (2006), Mission: Impossible...
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(1996). He received further Oscar nominations for Topsy-Turvy (1999), Vera Drake (2004), and Another Year (2010). Other notable films include All or Nothing...
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illegal abortions in director Mike Leigh's critically acclaimed drama film Vera Drake (2004) won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival...
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The Firm (1989), In the Name of the Father (1993), North Square (2000), Vera Drake (2004), Bleak House (2005), Whitechapel (2009–2013), Sherlock (2010),...
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Award nominations receiving three awards for Secrets & Lies (1996) and Vera Drake (2004). In 2014 he received the BAFTA Fellowship for Outstanding British...
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having had roles in EastEnders (2000), Pearl Harbor, All or Nothing, Vera Drake (2001), Rehab (2005), Shifty, Red Riding (2008), Made in Dagenham, Ashes...
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Daylight Robbery (1999), Clocking Off (2000–2001), From Hell (2001), Vera Drake (2004), Afterlife (2005–2006), Scott & Bailey(2011-2016), The Full Monty...
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Uniformed Officer Buffalo Soldiers Squash 2003 I'll Be There Ivor 2004 Vera Drake Police Constable 2005 The Best Man Groom 2006 Calon Gaeth Edward 2008...
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a BAFTA Award for playing the title role of a working class woman in Vera Drake (2004). She later gained a wider audience for her role as Dolores Umbridge...
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collaboration with Mike Leigh on All or Nothing in 2002, she would also appear in Vera Drake (2004) and star as Poppy Cross in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008). Her breakout...
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Imelda Staunton won Best Actor and Best Actress for Ray and Vera Drake, respectively. Vera Drake also won Best Director for Mike Leigh and Best Costume Design...
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She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in Vera Drake (2004) and taking the lead in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), for which she won...
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theatre experience, her screen credits include He Knew He Was Right (2004), Vera Drake (2004), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Ideal (2005-2010), Terry Pratchett's...
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a role for which he won a Scottish BAFTA award, and a small role in Vera Drake. He appears in Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, a comedy...
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anyone come up with a strong part for a femme-driven bio a la British film Vera Drake, without relegating women to showbiz personae." Levy also stated, "Classic...
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Craney (born 1971) is an English actress, known for portraying Joyce Drake in Vera Drake, Alison Weaver in Life of Riley and Emily Holroyd in Torchwood. Craney...
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or Nothing (2002)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023. "VERA DRAKE (2004)". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023. "Happy-go-lucky (2007)"...
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the terminally ill. Worth was highly critical of Mike Leigh's 2004 film Vera Drake, for depicting the consequences of illegal abortions unrealistically....
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number of feature films including the Mike Leigh films Topsy-Turvy (1999), Vera Drake (2004) and Mr Turner (2014), and the 2006 films Confetti and The Illusionist...
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woman in Secrets & Lies (1996), Maureen in All or Nothing (2002), Lily in Vera Drake (2004), Gerri in Another Year (2010), and Sarah Danby in Mr. Turner (2014)...
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Mike Leigh, including the films Meantime (1983), All or Nothing (2002), Vera Drake (2004), Mr. Turner (2014), for which she was nominated Supporting Actress...
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term "neo kitchen sink" has been used for films such as Leigh's 2004 Vera Drake. Look Back in Anger (1959) Room at the Top (1959) Saturday Night and Sunday...
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appeared in In the Name of the Father (1993), Gangs of New York (2002) and Vera Drake (2004), as well as playing Trevor Clyner in football hooligan films ID...
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Iron Lady (2011) and Mike Leigh's Naked (1993), Secrets & Lies (1996), Vera Drake (2004) as a prisoner, Agatha Christie's Poirot “The Hollow” as Frances...
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Lord of the Rings. His most prominent recent film work includes roles in Vera Drake (2004), Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), The King's Speech (2010)...
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Young Things (2003) Around the World in 80 Days (2004) Vanity Fair (2004) Vera Drake (2004) Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) Robots (2005) The Chronicles...
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