Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

Acting

Born:
1956-03-12
Place of birth:
Brighton, England, UK

Biography

Lesley Manville was born on March 12, 1956 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. She is a multi award-winning actress of theatre, film, and television, and has worked extensively with director Mike Leigh. She is known for Another Year (2010), All or Nothing (2002), Topsy-Turvy (1999), and Secrets & Lies (1996), and her performance in Phantom Thread (2017), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also had a supporting role in Maleficent (2014). Manville's extensive stage career includes roles in As You Like It, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Alchemist. Her film debut was in Dance with a Stranger (1985).

Known For

Filmography

Marble Hall Murders

Marble Hall Murders

8.52026Susan Ryeland
TV
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

2026Marquise de Merteuil
Movie
Midwinter Break

Midwinter Break

7.32026Stella
Movie
Winter of the Crow

Winter of the Crow

6.52026Joan Andrews
Movie
Cold Storage

Cold Storage

6.72026Trini Romano
Movie
Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

7.32025Bernice Worden
TV
Mr. Burton

Mr. Burton

6.92025Ma Smith
Movie
Queer

Queer

6.52024Doctor Cotter
Movie
Moonflower Murders

Moonflower Murders

7.52024Susan Ryeland
TV
Disclaimer

Disclaimer

7.52024Nancy Brigstocke
TV
Grotesquerie

Grotesquerie

7.32024Nurse Redd
TV
The Critic

The Critic

5.82024Annabel Land
Movie
Back to Black

Back to Black

6.62024Cynthia
Movie
Citadel

Citadel

6.92023Dahlia Archer
TV
Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

6.42022Genevieve de Merteuil
TV
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

7.32022Ada Harris
Movie
Sherwood

Sherwood

6.92022Julie Jackson
TV
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

1.82022The Mother
Movie
Life After Life

Life After Life

7.02022Narrator
TV
Magpie Murders

Magpie Murders

7.12022Susan Ryeland
TV
Let Him Go

Let Him Go

6.82020Blanche Weboy
Movie
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

7.62020Susan
TV
Love Life

Love Life

7.02020Narrator (voice)
TV
Misbehaviour

Misbehaviour

6.42020Dolores Hope
Movie
Ordinary Love

Ordinary Love

6.82019Joan
Movie
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

7.32019Flittle
Movie
World on Fire

World on Fire

7.52019Robina Chase
TV
I Am...

I Am...

5.72019Maria
TV
National Theatre Live: LOVE

National Theatre Live: LOVE

5.42018Herself/Introduced By
Movie
To Provide All People

To Provide All People

8.02018Consultant Psychiatrist
Movie
Save Me

Save Me

6.42018Jennifer Charles
TV
Phantom Thread

Phantom Thread

7.32017Cyril Woodcock
Movie
The Agency

The Agency

10.02017Anthea
Movie
Hampstead

Hampstead

6.12017Fiona
Movie
Harlots

Harlots

7.32017Lydia Quigley
TV
A Very British Brothel 2

A Very British Brothel 2

6.02017Narrator (Voice)
Movie
Rupture

Rupture

4.92016Dr. Nyman
Movie
The Crown

The Crown

8.22016Princess Margaret
TV
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

2016Self
Movie
Mum

Mum

7.32016Cathy
TV
River

River

7.42015Chrissie Read
TV
The Go-Between

The Go-Between

6.82015Mrs. Maudsley
Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.12015Self - Guest
TV
A Very British Brothel

A Very British Brothel

4.62015Herself - Narrator (voice)
Movie
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

5.32015Miss Adderstone
Movie
The One and Only Mike Leigh

The One and Only Mike Leigh

9.02014Self
Movie
Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

6.62014Mary Somerville
Movie
Ghosts

Ghosts

3.02014Helene Alving
Movie
Maleficent

Maleficent

7.12014Flittle
Movie
Fleming

Fleming

6.82014Evelyn Fleming
TV
The Christmas Candle

The Christmas Candle

5.92013Bea Haddington
Movie
An Adventure in Space and Time

An Adventure in Space and Time

7.72013Heather Hartnell
Movie
Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

6.72013The Nurse
Movie
A Five Star Life

A Five Star Life

5.72013Kate Sherman
Movie
Mayday

Mayday

6.22013Gail Spicer
TV
Spike Island

Spike Island

6.32012Margaret
Movie
Ashes

Ashes

5.12012Cath
Movie
My Dad Is a Woman

My Dad Is a Woman

2012
Movie
Another Year

Another Year

7.02010Mary
Movie
Womb

Womb

6.12010Judith
Movie