Lesley Manville
Acting
Born: March 12, 1956 (age 70) · Brighton, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Maleficent
2014
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
A Christmas Carol
2009
Phantom Thread
2017
The Crown
2016
Let Him Go
2020
Secrets & Lies
1996
Back to Black
2024
Cold Storage
2026
Mr. Turner
2014
Romeo & Juliet
2013
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Photos (2)
Movies (59)
Cold Storage
Trini Romano
Maleficent
Flittle
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Flittle
Phantom Thread
Cyril Woodcock
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Ada Harris
Misbehaviour
Dolores Hope
Queer
Doctor Cotter
Back to Black
Cynthia
Mr. Turner
Mary Somerville
Secrets & Lies
The Social Worker
Let Him Go
Blanche Weboy
All or Nothing
Penny
Vera Drake
Mrs. Wells
Hampstead
Fiona
Another Year
Mary
Midwinter Break
Stella
Ordinary Love
Joan
The Critic
Annabel Land
Rupture
Dr. Nyman
Romeo & Juliet
The Nurse
Topsy-Turvy
Lucy Gilbert
Winter of the Crow
Joan Andrews
Womb
Judith
Mr. Burton
Ma Smith
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Miss Adderstone
The Go-Between
Mrs. Maudsley
An Adventure in Space and Time
Heather Hartnell
The Firm
Sue Bissell
Dance with a Stranger
Maryanne
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Margy
High Season
Carol
Spike Island
Margaret
Top Girls
Marlene
Plain Jane
Dora Bruce
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Marquise de Merteuil
High Hopes
Lætitia Boothe-Brain
Our Winnie
Liz
The Christmas Candle
Bea Haddington
David Copperfield
Emma Micawber
Bad Girl
Penny Armitage
Grown-Ups
Mandy
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
The Mother
Ashes
Cath
A Five Star Life
Kate Sherman
Angels in the Annexe
Jenny Bailey
Sparkle
Jill
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
Sarah
Promoted to Glory
Capt. Annie Sullivan
O Mary This London
Sophie
Toy Boys
Mrs. Allen
A Very British Brothel 2
Narrator (Voice)
The Agency
Anthea
Milk
Fiona
Perfect Parents
Sister Antonia
Ghosts
Helene Alving
The Moon Over Soho
Sally Spencer
Dog Ends
Vivienne
Christmas Present
Judy Tall
TV Shows (59)
Coronation Street
Jill Mason · 2 eps
Midsomer Murders
Phoebe Archbold · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs. Lorrimer · 1 eps
The Crown
Princess Margaret · 20 eps
Silent Witness
Suzy Franklin · 2 eps
Play for Today
Vivienne · 1 eps
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Bernice Worden · 3 eps
Screen Two
Sophie · 1 eps
Screen Two
Sue · 1 eps
Playhouse
Mandy · 1 eps
Citadel
Dahlia Archer · 13 eps
Performance
Marlene · 1 eps
Kavanagh Q.C.
Lucy Cartwright · 1 eps
Disclaimer
Nancy Brigstocke · 7 eps
Law & Order: UK
Phyllis Gladstone · 2 eps
Soldier Soldier
Rachel Elliot · 2 eps
Soldier Soldier
Rachel Fortune · 3 eps
Grotesquerie
Nurse Redd · 10 eps
Love Life
Narrator (voice) · 10 eps
ScreenPlay
Penny Armitage · 1 eps
Cranford
Mrs. Rose · 7 eps
Magpie Murders
Susan Ryeland · 6 eps
Harlots
Lydia Quigley · 16 eps
Moonflower Murders
Susan Ryeland · 6 eps
North & South
Mrs. Maria Hale · 4 eps
Marble Hall Murders
Susan Ryeland · 6 eps
Sherwood
Julie Jackson · 12 eps
Rose and Maloney
Professor Diane Marquis · 2 eps
The Gentle Touch
Shirley Davis · 2 eps
Softly Softly: Task Force
Janet · 1 eps
Save Me
Jennifer Charles · 6 eps
Dangerous Liaisons
Genevieve de Merteuil · 8 eps
World on Fire
Robina Chase · 13 eps
River
Chrissie Read · 6 eps
Village Hall
Merle · 1 eps
Life After Life
Narrator · 4 eps
Mum
Cathy · 18 eps
Fleming
Evelyn Fleming · 4 eps
The Cazalets
Villy Cazalet · 6 eps
Bulman
Karen Tait · 1 eps
Mayday
Gail Spicer · 5 eps
I Am...
Maria · 1 eps
The Queen
Margaret Thatcher · 5 eps
Wings
Francoise · 1 eps
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Susan · 1 eps
Leap in the Dark
Julie · 1 eps
Objects of Affection
Liz · 1 eps
Black Cab
Yvonne · 1 eps
Holding On
Hilary · 7 eps
General Hospital
Tina Butler · 1 eps
Little Napoleons
Judith Silver · 4 eps
David Copperfield
Emma Micawber · 2 eps
Give us a Break
Alma · 1 eps
Bodily Harm
Mandy Greenfield · 2 eps
Ain't Misbehavin'
Melissa Quigley · 6 eps
Real Women
Karen · 7 eps
Painted Lady
Susie Peel · 2 eps
King Cinder
Nikki · 6 eps
A Skirt Through History
Bessie Parkes · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (10)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Newsnight
Self · 1 eps
The South Bank Show
Self · 1 eps
Loose Women
Self · 1 eps
National Theatre Live: LOVE
Herself/Introduced By
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Self
A Very British Brothel
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self (archive footage)
