Lesley Manville

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Born: 12th of March 1956 (69 years old)

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).

Lesley Manville's Filmography

Mr. Burton

Mr. Burton

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Ma Smith
Queer

Queer

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Doctor Cotter
Moonflower Murders

Moonflower Murders

  •   TV Show
  • 2024
Susan Ryeland
Disclaimer

Disclaimer

  •   TV Show
  • 2024
Nancy Brigstocke
Grotesquerie

Grotesquerie

  •   TV Show
  • 2024
Nurse Redd
The Critic

The Critic

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Annabel Land
Back to Black

Back to Black

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Cynthia
Citadel

Citadel

  •   TV Show
  • 2023
Dahlia Archer
Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

  •   TV Show
  • 2022
Genevieve de Merteuil
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Ada Harris
Sherwood

Sherwood

  •   TV Show
  • 2022
Julie Jackson
Let Him Go

Let Him Go

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Blanche Weboy
Love Life

Love Life

  •   TV Show
  • 2020
Narrator (voice)
Misbehaviour

Misbehaviour

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Dolores Hope
Ordinary Love

Ordinary Love

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Joan
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Flittle
Phantom Thread

Phantom Thread

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Cyril Woodcock
Hampstead

Hampstead

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Fiona
Rupture

Rupture

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Dr. Nyman
The Crown

The Crown

  •   TV Show
  • 2016
Princess Margaret
Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Mary Somerville
Maleficent

Maleficent

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Flittle
The Christmas Candle

The Christmas Candle

  •   Movie
  • 2013
Bea Haddington
Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

  •   Movie
  • 2013
The Nurse
Spike Island

Spike Island

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Margaret
Another Year

Another Year

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Mary
Womb

Womb

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Judith
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
North & South

North & South

  •   TV Show
  • 2004
Mrs. Maria Hale
Vera Drake

Vera Drake

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Mrs. Wells
All or Nothing

All or Nothing

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Penny
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Emma Micawber
Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Lucy Gilbert
Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

  •   Movie
  • 1996
The Social Worker
The Firm

The Firm

  •   Movie
  • 1989
Sue Bissell
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

  •   TV Show
  • 1989
Mrs. Lorrimer
Coronation Street

Coronation Street

  •   TV Show
  • 1960
Jill Mason
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Executive Producer
Cold Storage

Cold Storage

Movie
22nd Jan 2026
🚀 Pre-Release
Winter of the Crow

Winter of the Crow

Movie
20th Feb 2026
🚀 Pre-Release