BRENDA BLETHYN at the New York Premiere of 'Pride and Prejudice' held at Loews Lincoln Theater in Manhattan. New York City, USA - 10.11.05

Housewife LOUISA even considered turning to drama herself, when she discovered there was money in it.

Blethyn jokes, "She said to me once, 'When you're acting all day long, how do you earn your money?' I said, 'They pay me mum.'

"She said, 'Do they? Have they got any jobs going?"

Source: WENN