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, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Alchemist. Her film debut was in Dance with a Stranger (1985).
Acted in
Queer
2024
as Doctor Cotter
Disclaimer
2024
as Nancy Brigstocke
Grotesquerie
2024
as Nurse Redd
Moonflower Murders
2024
as Susan Ryeland
The Critic
2024
as Annabel Land
Back to Black
2024
as Cynthia
Citadel
2023
as Dahlia Archer
Dangerous Liaisons
2022
as Genevieve de Merteuil
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
as Ada Harris
Sherwood
2022
as Julie Jackson
Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men
2022
as The Mother
Life After Life
2022
as Narrator
Magpie Murders
2022
as Susan Ryeland
Let Him Go
2020
as Blanche Weboy
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
2020
as Susan
Love Life
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Misbehaviour
2020
as Dolores Hope
Ordinary Love
2019
as Joan
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as Flittle
World on Fire
2019
as Robina Chase
I Am...
2019
as Maria
LOVE
2018
as Herself/Introduced By
To Provide All People
2018
as Consultant Psychiatrist
Phantom Thread
2017
as Cyril Woodcock
The Agency
2017
as Anthea
Hampstead
2017
as Fiona
Harlots
2017
as Lydia Quigley
A Very British Brothel 2
2017
as Narrator (Voice)
Rupture
2016
as Dr. Nyman
The Crown
2016
as Princess Margaret
Mum
2016
as Cathy
River
2015
as Chrissie Read
The Go-Between
2015
as Mrs. Maudsley
A Very British Brothel
2015
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
2015
as Miss Adderstone
The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014
as Self
Mr. Turner
2014
as Mary Somerville
Ghosts
2014
as Helene Alving
Maleficent
2014
as Flittle
Fleming
2014
as Evelyn Fleming
The Christmas Candle
2013
as Bea Haddington
An Adventure in Space and Time
2013
as Heather Hartnell
Romeo & Juliet
2013
as The Nurse
A Five Star Life
2013
as Kate Sherman
Mayday
2013
as Gail Spicer
Spike Island
2012
as Margaret
Ashes
2012
as Cath
14 Actors Acting
2010
as Self
Another Year
2010
as Mary
Womb
2010
as Judith
The Queen
2009
as Margaret Thatcher
A Christmas Carol
2009
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Law & Order: UK
2009
Cranford
2007
as Mrs. Rose
Sparkle
2007
as Jill
Perfect Parents
2006
as Sister Antonia
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
2005
as Sarah
North & South
2004
as Maria Hale
Vera Drake
2004
as Mrs. Wells
Promoted to Glory
2003
as Capt. Annie Sullivan
Bodily Harm
2002
as Mandy Greenfield
Rose and Maloney
2002
Plain Jane
2002
as Dora Bruce
All or Nothing
2002
as Penny
Bodily Harm
2002
as Mandy Greenfield
David Copperfield
2001
as Mrs. Micawber
The Cazalets
2001
as Villy Cazalet
Other People's Children
2000
as Nadine
Topsy-Turvy
1999
as Lucy Gilbert
Toy Boys
1999
as Mrs. Allen
Milk
1999
as Fiona
Painted Lady
1997
as Susie Peel
Holding On
1997
as Hilary
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Phoebe Archbold
Dual Balls
1997
as Joanna
Secrets & Lies
1996
as The Social Worker
The Bite
1996
as Ellie Shannon
Silent Witness
1996
Tears Before Bedtime
1995
as Beattie Freeman
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Lucy Cartwright
Little Napoleons
1994
as Judith Silver
O Mary This London
1994
as Sophie
Ain't Misbehavin'
1994
as Melissa Quigley
Goggle Eyes
1993
as Rosalind Killin
A Statement of Affairs
1993
as Carol
The Mushroom Picker
1993
as Margot
Bad Girl
1992
as Penny Armitage
Top Girls
1991
as Marlene
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Rachel Elliot
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Rachel Fortune
Performance
1991
as Marlene
The Firm
1989
as Sue Bissell
High Hopes
1989
as Lætitia Boothe-Brain
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Mrs. Lorrimer
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
1987
as Margy
High Season
1987
as Carol
Christmas Present
1985
as Judy Tall
The Moon Over Soho
1985
as Sally Spencer
Bulman
1985
Dance with a Stranger
1985
as Maryanne
Screen Two
1985
as Sophie
Angels in the Annexe
1984
as Jenny Bailey
Dog Ends
1984
as Vivienne
Our Winnie
1982
as Liz
Objects of Affection
1982
as Liz
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Grown-Ups
1980
as Mandy
The Gentle Touch
1980
King Cinder
1977
as Nikki
Barlow
1971
Play for Today
1970
as Vivienne
Coronation Street
1960
as Jill Mason
Cold Storage
Midwinter Break
as Stella
Winter of the Crow
as Joan Andrews
Mr Burton
as Ma Smith