Lesley Manville
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1956-03-12 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Brighton, England, UK
- Also known as
- Lesley Ann 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
TV Shows (59)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Phoebe Archbold
Coronation Street
1960
as Jill Mason
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Mrs. Lorrimer
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The Crown
2016
as Princess Margaret
Play for Today
1970
as Vivienne
Silent Witness
1996
Loose Women
1999
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Sophie / Sue
Playhouse
1974
as Mandy
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
2025
as Bernice Worden
Citadel
2023
as Dahlia Archer
Disclaimer
2024
as Nancy Brigstocke
Law & Order: UK
2009
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Rachel Elliot / Rachel Fortune
Love Life
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Performance
1991
as Marlene
ScreenPlay
1986
as Penny Armitage
Harlots
2017
as Lydia Quigley
Grotesquerie
2024
as Nurse Redd
North & South
2004
as Mrs. Maria Hale
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Lucy Cartwright
Sherwood
2022
as Julie Jackson
River
2015
as Chrissie Read
Magpie Murders
2022
as Susan Ryeland
Cranford
2007
as Mrs. Rose
Moonflower Murders
2024
as Susan Ryeland
The Gentle Touch
1980
David Copperfield
2000
as Emma Micawber
World on Fire
2019
as Robina Chase
Rose and Maloney
2002
as Professor Diane Marquis
I Am...
2019
as Maria
Mum
2016
as Cathy
Dangerous Liaisons
2022
as Genevieve de Merteuil
Life After Life
2022
as Narrator
Sharing Time
1984
as June
Black Cab
2000
as Yvonne
The Cazalets
2001
as Villy Cazalet
The Queen
2009
as Margaret Thatcher
Fleming
2014
as Evelyn Fleming
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
2020
as Susan
Mayday
2013
as Gail Spicer
Other People's Children
2000
as Nadine
Holding On
1997
as Hilary
Objects of Affection
1982
as Liz
Bodily Harm
2002
as Mandy Greenfield
Painted Lady
1997
as Susie Peel
A Bunch of Fives
1977
as Helen Wyatt
Little Napoleons
1994
as Judith Silver
Marble Hall Murders
as Susan Ryeland
Ain't Misbehavin'
1994
as Melissa Quigley
King Cinder
1977
as Nikki
Escorted
as Mother
The Bite
1996
as Ellie Shannon
Goggle Eyes
1993
as Rosalind Killin
Tears Before Bedtime
1995
as Beattie Freeman
The Mushroom Picker
1993
as Margot
Movies (68)
Maleficent
2014
as Flittle
Cold Storage
2026
as Trini Romano
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as Flittle
Phantom Thread
2017
as Cyril Woodcock
A Christmas Carol
2009
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Queer
2024
as Doctor Cotter
Mr. Burton
2025
as Ma Smith
Let Him Go
2020
as Blanche Weboy
Midwinter Break
2026
as Stella
National Theatre Live: LOVE
2018
as Herself/Introduced By
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
as Ada Harris
Misbehaviour
2020
as Dolores Hope
Back to Black
2024
as Cynthia
Mr. Turner
2014
as Mary Somerville
Womb
2010
as Judith
All or Nothing
2002
as Penny
The Critic
2024
as Annabel Land
Romeo & Juliet
2013
as The Nurse
Secrets & Lies
1996
as The Social Worker
Hampstead
2017
as Fiona
Ordinary Love
2019
as Joan
Rupture
2016
as Dr. Nyman
An Adventure in Space and Time
2013
as Heather Hartnell
To Provide All People
2018
as Consultant Psychiatrist
Vera Drake
2004
as Mrs. Wells
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2026
as Marquise de Merteuil
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
2015
as Miss Adderstone
Jack of Spades
Another Year
2010
as Mary
Our Winnie
1982
as Liz
Plain Jane
2002
as Dora Bruce
Top Girls
1991
as Marlene
Bad Girl
1992
as Penny Armitage
The Christmas Candle
2013
as Bea Haddington
Dance with a Stranger
1985
as Maryanne
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
1987
as Margy
Winter of the Crow
2026
as Joan Andrews
A Very British Brothel
2015
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
The Go-Between
2015
as Mrs. Maudsley
A Five Star Life
2013
as Kate Sherman
Topsy-Turvy
1999
as Lucy Gilbert
The Firm
1989
as Sue Bissell
Spike Island
2012
as Margaret
Ashes
2012
as Cath
Promoted to Glory
2003
as Capt. Annie Sullivan
David Copperfield
2001
as Emma Micawber
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
as Self (archive footage)
A Very British Brothel 2
2017
as Narrator (Voice)
High Hopes
1989
as Lætitia Boothe-Brain
High Season
1987
as Carol
A Statement of Affairs
1993
as Carol
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016
as Self
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
2005
as Sarah
Angels in the Annexe
1984
as Jenny Bailey
Perfect Parents
2006
as Sister Antonia
Milk
1999
as Fiona
Grown-Ups
1980
as Mandy
The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014
as Self
The Moon Over Soho
1985
as Sally Spencer
Ghosts
2014
as Helene Alving
O Mary This London
1994
as Sophie
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
2022
as The Mother
Sparkle
2007
as Jill
Toy Boys
1999
as Mrs. Allen
Dog Ends
1984
as Vivienne
Christmas Present
1985
as Judy Tall
The Agency
2017
as Anthea
Dual Balls
1997
as Joanna
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 127 credits spanning from 1960 to 2026, Lesley Manville has appeared in 68 films and 59 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lesley Manville Movies
- Maleficent (2014) — as Flittle
- Cold Storage (2026) — as Trini Romano
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) — as Flittle
- Phantom Thread (2017) — as Cyril Woodcock
- A Christmas Carol (2009) — as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
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