Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Female

Birthday

1956-03-12 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Brighton, England, UK

Also Known As

Lesley Ann Manville

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Lesley Manville

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

Acting

Back to Black

2024

Back to Black

as

Cynthia

Secrets & Lies

1996

Secrets & Lies

as

The Social Worker

Vera Drake

2004

Vera Drake

as

Mrs. Wells

Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men

2022

Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men

as

The Mother

All or Nothing

2002

All or Nothing

as

Penny

Dance with a Stranger

1985

Dance with a Stranger

as

Maryanne

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

1987

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

as

Margy

Cold Storage

2025

Cold Storage

as

Sparkle

2007

Sparkle

as

Jill

Milk

1999

Milk

as

Fiona

Another Year

2010

Another Year

as

Mary

The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael

2005

The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael

as

Sarah

Topsy-Turvy

1999

Topsy-Turvy

as

Lucy Gilbert

High Hopes

1989

High Hopes

as

Lætitia Boothe-Brain

Queer

2024

Queer

as

Doctor Cotter

A Christmas Carol

2009

A Christmas Carol

as

Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

The Firm

1989

The Firm

as

Sue Bissell

Midwinter Break

Midwinter Break

as

Stella

Romeo & Juliet

2013

Romeo & Juliet

as

The Nurse

Womb

2010

Womb

as

Judith

Maleficent

2014

Maleficent

as

Flittle

High Season

1987

High Season

as

Carol

Spike Island

2012

Spike Island

as

Margaret

A Five Star Life

2013

A Five Star Life

as

Kate Sherman

An Adventure in Space and Time

2013

An Adventure in Space and Time

as

Heather Hartnell

Top Girls

1991

Top Girls

as

Marlene

The Christmas Candle

2013

The Christmas Candle

as

Bea Haddington

The Critic

2024

The Critic

as

Annabel Land

Mr. Turner

2014

Mr. Turner

as

Mary Somerville

Ghosts

2014

Ghosts

as

Helene Alving

Angels in the Annexe

1984

Angels in the Annexe

as

Jenny Bailey

Ashes

2012

Ashes

as

Cath

Dual Balls

1997

Dual Balls

as

Joanna

Winter of the Crow

2026

Winter of the Crow

as

Joan Andrews

Mr. Burton

2025

Mr. Burton

as

Ma Smith

Rupture

2016

Rupture

as

Dr. Nyman

Grown-Ups

1980

Grown-Ups

as

Mandy

The Go-Between

2015

The Go-Between

as

Mrs. Maudsley

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

2015

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

as

Miss Adderstone

A Very British Brothel

2015

A Very British Brothel

as

Herself - Narrator (voice)

Perfect Parents

2006

Perfect Parents

as

Sister Antonia

A Very British Brothel 2

2017

A Very British Brothel 2

as

Narrator (Voice)

The Moon Over Soho

1985

The Moon Over Soho

as

Sally Spencer

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

as

Self (archive footage)

Promoted to Glory

2003

Promoted to Glory

as

Capt. Annie Sullivan

The One and Only Mike Leigh

2014

The One and Only Mike Leigh

as

Self

Phantom Thread

2017

Phantom Thread

as

Cyril Woodcock

Hampstead

2017

Hampstead

as

Fiona

Dog Ends

1984

Dog Ends

as

Vivienne

Christmas Present

1985

Christmas Present

as

Judy Tall

To Provide All People

2018

To Provide All People

as

Consultant Psychiatrist

LOVE

2018

LOVE

as

Herself/Introduced By

Misbehaviour

2020

Misbehaviour

as

Dolores Hope

14 Actors Acting

2010

14 Actors Acting

as

Self

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

2019

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

as

Flittle

Ordinary Love

2019

Ordinary Love

as

Joan

The Agency

2017

The Agency

as

Anthea

Let Him Go

2020

Let Him Go

as

Blanche Weboy

Plain Jane

2002

Plain Jane

as

Dora Bruce

David Copperfield

2001

David Copperfield

as

Emma Micawber

A Statement of Affairs

1993

A Statement of Affairs

as

Carol

O Mary This London

1994

O Mary This London

as

Sophie

Toy Boys

1999

Toy Boys

as

Mrs. Allen

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

2022

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

as

Ada Harris

Bad Girl

1992

Bad Girl

as

Penny Armitage

Our Winnie

1982

Our Winnie

as

Liz

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

2016

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

as

Self

Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin'

as

Melissa Quigley

The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

as

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

as

Barlow

Barlow

as

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK

as

Other People's Children

Other People's Children

as

Nadine

Bulman

Bulman

as

The Bite

The Bite

as

Ellie Shannon

Cranford

Cranford

as

Mrs. Rose

Magpie Murders

Magpie Murders

as

Susan Ryeland

The Cazalets

The Cazalets

as

Villy Cazalet

Painted Lady

Painted Lady

as

Susie Peel

The Queen

The Queen

as

Margaret Thatcher

Fleming

Fleming

as

Evelyn Fleming

I Am...

I Am...

as

Maria

Mayday

Mayday

as

Gail Spicer

The Crown

The Crown

as

Princess Margaret

River

River

as

Chrissie Read

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

as

Susan

Mum

Mum

as

Cathy

Sherwood

Sherwood

as

Julie Jackson

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

as

Genevieve de Merteuil

Rose and Maloney

Rose and Maloney

as

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

as

Nancy Brigstocke

Harlots

Harlots

as

Lydia Quigley

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

as

Lucy Cartwright

King Cinder

King Cinder

as

Nikki

Life After Life

Life After Life

as

Narrator

Bodily Harm

Bodily Harm

as

Mandy Greenfield

Goggle Eyes

Goggle Eyes

as

Rosalind Killin

Holding On

Holding On

as

Hilary

Tears Before Bedtime

Tears Before Bedtime

as

Beattie Freeman

Moonflower Murders

Moonflower Murders

as

Susan Ryeland

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as

Self - Guest

World on Fire

World on Fire

as

Robina Chase

Little Napoleons

Little Napoleons

as

Judith Silver

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Mrs. Lorrimer

Grotesquerie

Grotesquerie

as

Nurse Redd

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

as

Self

Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

as

Rachel Elliot

Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

as

Rachel Fortune

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Vivienne

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Phoebe Archbold

Performance

Performance

as

Marlene

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

as

Jill Mason

Citadel

Citadel

as

Dahlia Archer

Loose Women

Loose Women

as

Self

Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection

as

Liz

Love Life

Love Life

as

Narrator (voice)

The Mushroom Picker

The Mushroom Picker

as

Margot

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Sophie

North & South

North & South

as

Mrs. Maria Hale

Marble Hall Murders

Marble Hall Murders

as

Susan Ryeland

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Mandy

A Bunch of Fives

A Bunch of Fives

as

Helen Wyatt

Production

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

2022

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

as

Crew

Directing