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: Mistress of Evil (2019)
as Flittle
Maleficent (2014)
as Flittle
Cold Storage (2026)
as Trini Romano
A Christmas Carol (2009)
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Phantom Thread (2017)
as Cyril Woodcock
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
as Ada Harris
Queer (2024)
as Doctor Cotter
Midwinter Break (2026)
as Stella
Back to Black (2024)
as Cynthia
Let Him Go (2020)
as Blanche Weboy
Vera Drake (2004)
as Mrs. Wells
Misbehaviour (2020)
as Dolores Hope
All or Nothing (2002)
as Penny
Ordinary Love (2019)
as Joan
Romeo & Juliet (2013)
as The Nurse
Womb (2010)
as Judith
Secrets & Lies (1996)
as The Social Worker
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men (2022)
as The Mother
Mr. Turner (2014)
as Mary Somerville
Another Year (2010)
as Mary
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
as Lucy Gilbert
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2015)
as Miss Adderstone
Hampstead (2017)
as Fiona
Mr. Burton (2025)
as Ma Smith
Rupture (2016)
as Dr. Nyman
The Critic (2024)
as Annabel Land
The Firm (1989)
as Sue Bissell
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
as Maryanne
Spike Island (2012)
as Margaret
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
as Heather Hartnell
Top Girls (1991)
as Marlene
David Copperfield (2001)
as Emma Micawber
Bad Girl (1992)
as Penny Armitage
Plain Jane (2002)
as Dora Bruce
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2026)
as Marquise de Merteuil
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
as Margy
High Season (1987)
as Carol
High Hopes (1989)
as Lætitia Boothe-Brain
Winter of the Crow (2026)
as Joan Andrews
Our Winnie (1982)
as Liz
The Christmas Candle (2013)
as Bea Haddington
A Five Star Life (2013)
as Kate Sherman
To Provide All People (2018)
as Consultant Psychiatrist
National Theatre Live: LOVE (2018)
as Herself/Introduced By
Jack of Spades (—)
Actor
A Very British Brothel (2015)
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
The Go-Between (2015)
as Mrs. Maudsley
Milk (1999)
as Fiona
Grown-Ups (1980)
as Mandy
Sparkle (2007)
as Jill
Ashes (2012)
as Cath
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light (2016)
as Self
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael (2005)
as Sarah
Toy Boys (1999)
as Mrs. Allen
Perfect Parents (2006)
as Sister Antonia
Promoted to Glory (2003)
as Capt. Annie Sullivan
Christmas Present (1985)
as Judy Tall
Angels in the Annexe (1984)
as Jenny Bailey
Dog Ends (1984)
as Vivienne
A Statement of Affairs (1993)
as Carol
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
The Moon Over Soho (1985)
as Sally Spencer
The One and Only Mike Leigh (2014)
as Self
Dual Balls (1997)
as Joanna
O Mary This London (1994)
as Sophie
The Agency (2017)
as Anthea
A Very British Brothel 2 (2017)
as Narrator (Voice)
Ghosts (2014)
as Helene Alving