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)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Flittle
Maleficent
Flittle
Cold Storage
Trini Romano
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Phantom Thread
Cyril Woodcock
Back to Black
Cynthia
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Ada Harris
Midwinter Break
Stella
Let Him Go
Blanche Weboy
Queer
Doctor Cotter
Mr. Burton
Ma Smith
Misbehaviour
Dolores Hope
All or Nothing
Penny
Secrets & Lies
The Social Worker
Vera Drake
Mrs. Wells
Mr. Turner
Mary Somerville
Another Year
Mary
Ordinary Love
Joan
Womb
Judith
Topsy-Turvy
Lucy Gilbert
Romeo & Juliet
The Nurse
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Miss Adderstone
Rupture
Dr. Nyman
The Critic
Annabel Land
Hampstead
Fiona
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
The Mother
Dance with a Stranger
Maryanne
The Firm
Sue Bissell
David Copperfield
Emma Micawber
An Adventure in Space and Time
Heather Hartnell
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Margy
Top Girls
Marlene
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Marquise de Merteuil
Plain Jane
Dora Bruce
High Hopes
Lætitia Boothe-Brain
Spike Island
Margaret
Our Winnie
Liz
Bad Girl
Penny Armitage
High Season
Carol
The Go-Between
Mrs. Maudsley
Winter of the Crow
Joan Andrews
The Christmas Candle
Bea Haddington
A Five Star Life
Kate Sherman
Sparkle
Jill
Grown-Ups
Mandy
Ashes
Cath
Christmas Present
Judy Tall
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
Sarah
Milk
Fiona
Toy Boys
Mrs. Allen
Perfect Parents
Sister Antonia
Promoted to Glory
Capt. Annie Sullivan
Angels in the Annexe
Jenny Bailey
A Very British Brothel 2
Narrator (Voice)
O Mary This London
Sophie
The Agency
Anthea
Ghosts
Helene Alving
The Moon Over Soho
Sally Spencer
Dog Ends
Vivienne
TV Shows (59)
Midsomer Murders
Phoebe Archbold · 1 eps
Coronation Street
Jill Mason · 2 eps
Play for Today
Vivienne · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs. Lorrimer · 1 eps
The Crown
Princess Margaret · 20 eps
Emmerdale
Rosemary Kendell · 62 eps
Silent Witness
Suzy Franklin · 2 eps
Screen Two
Sophie · 1 eps
Screen Two
Sue · 1 eps
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Bernice Worden · 3 eps
Citadel
Dahlia Archer · 13 eps
Disclaimer
Nancy Brigstocke · 7 eps
Performance
Marlene · 1 eps
Playhouse
Mandy · 1 eps
Grotesquerie
Nurse Redd · 10 eps
Soldier Soldier
Rachel Elliot · 2 eps
Soldier Soldier
Rachel Fortune · 3 eps
Law & Order: UK
Phyllis Gladstone · 2 eps
ScreenPlay
Penny Armitage · 1 eps
Magpie Murders
Susan Ryeland · 6 eps
Harlots
Lydia Quigley · 16 eps
Love Life
Narrator (voice) · 10 eps
Sherwood
Julie Jackson · 12 eps
Softly Softly: Task Force
Janet · 1 eps
General Hospital
Tina Butler · 1 eps
Cranford
Mrs. Rose · 7 eps
Kavanagh Q.C.
Lucy Cartwright · 1 eps
Moonflower Murders
Susan Ryeland · 6 eps
The Cazalets
Villy Cazalet · 6 eps
Save Me
Jennifer Charles · 6 eps
North & South
Mrs. Maria Hale · 4 eps
The Gentle Touch
Shirley Davis · 2 eps
Rose and Maloney
Professor Diane Marquis · 2 eps
River
Chrissie Read · 6 eps
Dangerous Liaisons
Genevieve de Merteuil · 8 eps
Mum
Cathy · 18 eps
World on Fire
Robina Chase · 13 eps
I Am...
Maria · 1 eps
Wings
Francoise · 1 eps
David Copperfield
Emma Micawber · 2 eps
Life After Life
Narrator · 4 eps
Fleming
Evelyn Fleming · 4 eps
The Queen
Margaret Thatcher · 5 eps
Village Hall
Merie · 1 eps
Bulman
Karen Tait · 1 eps
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Susan · 1 eps
Black Cab
Yvonne · 1 eps
Painted Lady
Susie Peel · 2 eps
Mayday
Gail Spicer · 5 eps
Bodily Harm
Mandy Greenfield · 2 eps
Ain't Misbehavin'
Melissa Quigley · 6 eps
Objects of Affection
Liz · 1 eps
Holding On
Hilary · 7 eps
Little Napoleons
Judith Silver · 4 eps
Give us a Break
Alma · 1 eps
King Cinder
Nikki · 6 eps
Real Women
Karen · 7 eps
Leap in the Dark
Julie · 1 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
Loose Women
Self · 1 eps
The South Bank Show
Self · 1 eps
National Theatre Live: LOVE
Herself/Introduced By
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self (archive footage)
A Very British Brothel
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Self
