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).
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).
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q444410
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Filmography (Movies)
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Character:Marquise de Merteuil
Release Date:25/06/2026
Midwinter Break
Character:Stella
Release Date:20/02/2026
Winter of the Crow
Character:Joan Andrews
Release Date:20/02/2026
Cold Storage
Character:Trini Romano
Release Date:22/01/2026
Mr. Burton
Character:Ma Smith
Release Date:04/04/2025
Queer
Character:Doctor Cotter
Release Date:27/11/2024
The Critic
Character:Annabel Land
Release Date:13/09/2024
Back to Black
Character:Cynthia
Release Date:11/04/2024
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Character:Ada Harris
Release Date:15/07/2022
Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men
Character:The Mother
Release Date:18/05/2022
Let Him Go
Character:Blanche Weboy
Release Date:05/11/2020
Misbehaviour
Character:Dolores Hope
Release Date:12/03/2020
Ordinary Love
Character:Joan
Release Date:06/12/2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Character:Flittle
Release Date:16/10/2019
National Theatre Live: LOVE
Character:Herself/Introduced By
Release Date:08/12/2018
To Provide All People
Character:Consultant Psychiatrist
Release Date:28/06/2018
Phantom Thread
Character:Cyril Woodcock
Release Date:25/12/2017
The Agency
Character:Anthea
Release Date:23/11/2017
Hampstead
Character:Fiona
Release Date:23/06/2017
A Very British Brothel 2
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:04/01/2017
Rupture
Character:Dr. Nyman
Release Date:04/11/2016
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Character:Self
Release Date:13/06/2016
The Go-Between
Character:Mrs. Maudsley
Release Date:20/09/2015
A Very British Brothel
Character:Herself - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:03/08/2015
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Character:Miss Adderstone
Release Date:11/04/2015
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Character:Self
Release Date:24/11/2014
Mr. Turner
Character:Mary Somerville
Release Date:31/10/2014
Ghosts
Character:Helene Alving
Release Date:26/06/2014
Maleficent
Character:Flittle
Release Date:28/05/2014
The Christmas Candle
Character:Bea Haddington
Release Date:22/11/2013
An Adventure in Space and Time
Character:Heather Hartnell
Release Date:21/11/2013
Romeo & Juliet
Character:The Nurse
Release Date:12/09/2013
A Five Star Life
Character:Kate Sherman
Release Date:24/04/2013
Spike Island
Character:Margaret
Release Date:11/10/2012
Ashes
Character:Cath
Release Date:06/09/2012
Another Year
Character:Mary
Release Date:05/11/2010
Womb
Character:Judith
Release Date:15/07/2010
A Christmas Carol
Character:Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Release Date:04/11/2009
Sparkle
Character:Jill
Release Date:17/08/2007
Perfect Parents
Character:Sister Antonia
Release Date:28/12/2006
The Great Ecstasy Of Robert Carmichael
Character:Sarah
Release Date:14/08/2005
Vera Drake
Character:Mrs. Wells
Release Date:22/10/2004
Promoted to Glory
Character:Capt. Annie Sullivan
Release Date:21/12/2003
All or Nothing
Character:Penny
Release Date:18/10/2002
Plain Jane
Character:Dora Bruce
Release Date:27/05/2002
David Copperfield
Character:Emma Micawber
Release Date:25/12/2001
Topsy-Turvy
Character:Lucy Gilbert
Release Date:15/12/1999
Toy Boys
Character:Mrs. Allen
Release Date:31/03/1999
Milk
Character:Fiona
Release Date:01/01/1999
Dual Balls
Character:Joanna
Release Date:01/01/1997
Secrets & Lies
Character:The Social Worker
Release Date:24/05/1996
O Mary This London
Character:Sophie
Release Date:30/03/1994
A Statement of Affairs
Character:Carol
Release Date:08/03/1993
Bad Girl
Character:Penny Armitage
Release Date:14/07/1992
Top Girls
Character:Marlene
Release Date:02/11/1991
The Firm
Character:Sue Bissell
Release Date:26/02/1989
High Hopes
Character:Lætitia Boothe-Brain
Release Date:13/01/1989
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Character:Margy
Release Date:30/10/1987
High Season
Character:Carol
Release Date:01/09/1987
Christmas Present
Character:Judy Tall
Release Date:19/12/1985
The Moon Over Soho
Character:Sally Spencer
Release Date:18/08/1985
Dance with a Stranger
Character:Maryanne
Release Date:01/03/1985
Angels in the Annexe
Character:Jenny Bailey
Release Date:24/12/1984
Dog Ends
Character:Vivienne
Release Date:17/07/1984
Our Winnie
Character:Liz
Release Date:12/11/1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/09/1982
Grown-Ups
Character:Mandy
Release Date:27/11/1980
Television Appearances
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Character:Bernice Worden
Moonflower Murders
Character:Susan Ryeland
Disclaimer
Character:Nancy Brigstocke
Grotesquerie
Character:Nurse Redd
Citadel
Character:Dahlia Archer
Dangerous Liaisons
Character:Genevieve de Merteuil
Sherwood
Character:Julie Jackson
Life After Life
Character:Narrator
Magpie Murders
Character:Susan Ryeland
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Character:Susan
Love Life
Character:Narrator (voice)
World on Fire
Character:Robina Chase
I Am...
Character:Maria
Harlots
Character:Lydia Quigley
The Crown
Character:Princess Margaret
Mum
Character:Cathy
River
Character:Chrissie Read
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
Fleming
Character:Evelyn Fleming
Mayday
Character:Gail Spicer
The Queen
Character:Margaret Thatcher
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Law & Order: UK
Character:
Cranford
Character:Mrs. Rose
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
North & South
Character:Mrs. Maria Hale
Bodily Harm
Character:Mandy Greenfield
Rose and Maloney
Character:
The Cazalets
Character:Villy Cazalet
Other People's Children
Character:Nadine
Black Cab
Character:Yvonne
Loose Women
Character:Self
Painted Lady
Character:Susie Peel
Holding On
Character:Hilary
Midsomer Murders
Character:Phoebe Archbold
The Bite
Character:Ellie Shannon
Silent Witness
Character:
Tears Before Bedtime
Character:Beattie Freeman
Kavanagh Q.C.
Character:Lucy Cartwright
Little Napoleons
Character:Judith Silver
Ain't Misbehavin'
Character:Melissa Quigley
Goggle Eyes
Character:Rosalind Killin
The Mushroom Picker
Character:Margot
Performance
Character:Marlene
Soldier Soldier
Character:Rachel Elliot
Soldier Soldier
Character:Rachel Fortune
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character:Mrs. Lorrimer
Bulman
Character:
Screen Two
Character:Sophie
Screen Two
Character:Sue
Objects of Affection
Character:Liz
The Gentle Touch
Character:
King Cinder
Character:Nikki
A Bunch of Fives
Character:Helen Wyatt
Playhouse
Character:Mandy
Play for Today
Character:Vivienne
Coronation Street
Character:Jill Mason
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