Lesley Manville
Known for Acting · 125 credits
- Born
- 1956-03-12 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Brighton, England, UK
- Also known as
- Lesley Ann Manville · Леслі Менвілл · 莱丝利·曼维尔 饰 · لزلی منویل
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
TV Shows (57)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Phoebe Archbold
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Coronation Street
1960
as Jill Mason
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Mrs. Lorrimer
The Crown
2016
as Princess Margaret
Silent Witness
1996
Play for Today
1970
as Vivienne
Citadel
2023
as Dahlia Archer
Loose Women
1999
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Sophie / Sue
Playhouse
1974
as Mandy
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
2025
as Bernice Worden
Law & Order: UK
2009
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Rachel Elliot / Rachel Fortune
ScreenPlay
1986
as Penny Armitage
Performance
1991
as Marlene
Harlots
2017
as Lydia Quigley
Disclaimer
2024
as Nancy Brigstocke
Grotesquerie
2024
as Nurse Redd
Love Life
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Lucy Cartwright
World on Fire
2019
as Robina Chase
Magpie Murders
2022
as Susan Ryeland
Sherwood
2022
as Julie Jackson
Cranford
2007
as Mrs. Rose
The Gentle Touch
1980
Moonflower Murders
2024
as Susan Ryeland
North & South
2004
as Mrs. Maria Hale
River
2015
as Chrissie Read
Mum
2016
as Cathy
I Am...
2019
as Maria
Rose and Maloney
2002
as Professor Diane Marquis
Dangerous Liaisons
2022
as Genevieve de Merteuil
The Queen
2009
as Margaret Thatcher
Fleming
2014
as Evelyn Fleming
Life After Life
2022
as Narrator
The Cazalets
2001
as Villy Cazalet
Holding On
1997
as Hilary
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
2020
as Susan
Mayday
2013
as Gail Spicer
Ain't Misbehavin'
1994
as Melissa Quigley
Painted Lady
1997
as Susie Peel
Objects of Affection
1982
as Liz
Other People's Children
2000
as Nadine
Tears Before Bedtime
1995
as Beattie Freeman
Bodily Harm
2002
as Mandy Greenfield
Little Napoleons
1994
as Judith Silver
Marble Hall Murders
as Susan Ryeland
David Copperfield
2000
as Emma Micawber
A Bunch of Fives
1977
as Helen Wyatt
The Mushroom Picker
1993
as Margot
Black Cab
2000
as Yvonne
Goggle Eyes
1993
as Rosalind Killin
King Cinder
1977
as Nikki
The Bite
1996
as Ellie Shannon
Movies (68)
Cold Storage
2026
as Trini Romano
Maleficent
2014
as Flittle
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as Flittle
Queer
2024
as Doctor Cotter
A Christmas Carol
2009
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Phantom Thread
2017
as Cyril Woodcock
Let Him Go
2020
as Blanche Weboy
Back to Black
2024
as Cynthia
Topsy-Turvy
1999
as Lucy Gilbert
Hampstead
2017
as Fiona
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
as Ada Harris
Womb
2010
as Judith
Secrets & Lies
1996
as The Social Worker
Vera Drake
2004
as Mrs. Wells
Misbehaviour
2020
as Dolores Hope
Romeo & Juliet
2013
as The Nurse
Rupture
2016
as Dr. Nyman
Midwinter Break
2026
as Stella
Mr. Turner
2014
as Mary Somerville
An Adventure in Space and Time
2013
as Heather Hartnell
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
2015
as Miss Adderstone
Spike Island
2012
as Margaret
Another Year
2010
as Mary
The Critic
2024
as Annabel Land
A Five Star Life
2013
as Kate Sherman
All or Nothing
2002
as Penny
Mr. Burton
2025
as Ma Smith
To Provide All People
2018
as Consultant Psychiatrist
Ordinary Love
2019
as Joan
Dance with a Stranger
1985
as Maryanne
The Firm
1989
as Sue Bissell
Ashes
2012
as Cath
The Christmas Candle
2013
as Bea Haddington
David Copperfield
2001
as Emma Micawber
Sparkle
2007
as Jill
Promoted to Glory
2003
as Capt. Annie Sullivan
The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014
as Self
High Hopes
1989
as Lætitia Boothe-Brain
Bad Girl
1992
as Penny Armitage
Winter of the Crow
2026
as Joan Andrews
Jack of Spades
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
2022
as The Mother
Plain Jane
2002
as Dora Bruce
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016
as Self
Top Girls
1991
as Marlene
National Theatre Live: LOVE
2018
as Herself/Introduced By
Milk
1999
as Fiona
The Go-Between
2015
as Mrs. Maudsley
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
1987
as Margy
Angels in the Annexe
1984
as Jenny Bailey
High Season
1987
as Carol
Perfect Parents
2006
as Sister Antonia
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
2005
as Sarah
Our Winnie
1982
as Liz
Ghosts
2014
as Helene Alving
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2026
as Marquise de Merteuil
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Grown-Ups
1980
as Mandy
A Statement of Affairs
1993
as Carol
The Agency
2017
as Anthea
A Very British Brothel
2015
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
Dual Balls
1997
as Joanna
The Moon Over Soho
1985
as Sally Spencer
Toy Boys
1999
as Mrs. Allen
Dog Ends
1984
as Vivienne
O Mary This London
1994
as Sophie
Christmas Present
1985
as Judy Tall
A Very British Brothel 2
2017
as Narrator (Voice)
About Lesley Manville
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, L… With 125 credits spanning from 1960 to 2026, Lesley Manville has appeared in 68 films and 57 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lesley Manville Movies
- Cold Storage (2026) — as Trini Romano
- Maleficent (2014) — as Flittle
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) — as Flittle
- Queer (2024) — as Doctor Cotter
- A Christmas Carol (2009) — as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
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