Lesley Manville
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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
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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
Womb (2010)
as Judith
Let Him Go (2020)
as Blanche Weboy
Romeo & Juliet (2013)
as The Nurse
Back to Black (2024)
as Cynthia
Midwinter Break (2026)
as Stella
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
as Ada Harris
Secrets & Lies (1996)
as The Social Worker
Mr. Turner (2014)
as Mary Somerville
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
as Lucy Gilbert
Misbehaviour (2020)
as Dolores Hope
The Critic (2024)
as Annabel Land
Another Year (2010)
as Mary
Vera Drake (2004)
as Mrs. Wells
The Firm (1989)
as Sue Bissell
Ordinary Love (2019)
as Joan
High Season (1987)
as Carol
Mr. Burton (2025)
as Ma Smith
Jack of Spades (—)
Actor
All or Nothing (2002)
as Penny
Hampstead (2017)
as Fiona
David Copperfield (2001)
as Emma Micawber
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2015)
as Miss Adderstone
Rupture (2016)
as Dr. Nyman
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
as Heather Hartnell
Spike Island (2012)
as Margaret
Top Girls (1991)
as Marlene
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
as Maryanne
Toy Boys (1999)
as Mrs. Allen
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2026)
as Marquise de Merteuil
High Hopes (1989)
as Lætitia Boothe-Brain
Plain Jane (2002)
as Dora Bruce
The Agency (2017)
as Anthea
The Go-Between (2015)
as Mrs. Maudsley
Ashes (2012)
as Cath
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
as Margy
A Five Star Life (2013)
as Kate Sherman
Grown-Ups (1980)
as Mandy
Our Winnie (1982)
as Liz
The Christmas Candle (2013)
as Bea Haddington
Sparkle (2007)
as Jill
Bad Girl (1992)
as Penny Armitage
Winter of the Crow (2026)
as Joan Andrews
Milk (1999)
as Fiona
To Provide All People (2018)
as Consultant Psychiatrist
Dog Ends (1984)
as Vivienne
Christmas Present (1985)
as Judy Tall
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men (2022)
as The Mother
National Theatre Live: LOVE (2018)
as Herself/Introduced By
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light (2016)
as Self
Dual Balls (1997)
as Joanna
Angels in the Annexe (1984)
as Jenny Bailey
Ghosts (2014)
as Helene Alving
The One and Only Mike Leigh (2014)
as Self
Promoted to Glory (2003)
as Capt. Annie Sullivan
Perfect Parents (2006)
as Sister Antonia
O Mary This London (1994)
as Sophie
A Very British Brothel (2015)
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
A Very British Brothel 2 (2017)
as Narrator (Voice)
A Statement of Affairs (1993)
as Carol
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael (2005)
as Sarah
The Moon Over Soho (1985)
as Sally Spencer