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Brenda Blethyn is best known for her role as DCI Vera Stanhope in ITV crime dram Vera. She has won several accolades during her career, including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and two Academy Award nominations.
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