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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Cold Storage (2026)
as Trini Romano
Maleficent (2014)
as Flittle
Phantom Thread (2017)
as Cyril Woodcock
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
as Flittle
A Christmas Carol (2009)
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
as Ada Harris
Queer (2024)
as Doctor Cotter
Let Him Go (2020)
as Blanche Weboy
Back to Black (2024)
as Cynthia
Secrets & Lies (1996)
as The Social Worker
Midwinter Break (2026)
as Stella
Romeo & Juliet (2013)
as The Nurse
Another Year (2010)
as Mary
Misbehaviour (2020)
as Dolores Hope
Mr. Turner (2014)
as Mary Somerville
Vera Drake (2004)
as Mrs. Wells
All or Nothing (2002)
as Penny
The Critic (2024)
as Annabel Land
Ordinary Love (2019)
as Joan
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2015)
as Miss Adderstone
Womb (2010)
as Judith
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
as Maryanne
Hampstead (2017)
as Fiona
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
as Heather Hartnell
Rupture (2016)
as Dr. Nyman
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
as Lucy Gilbert
Winter of the Crow (2026)
as Joan Andrews
The Firm (1989)
as Sue Bissell
Spike Island (2012)
as Margaret
Mr. Burton (2025)
as Ma Smith
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men (2022)
as The Mother
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2026)
as Marquise de Merteuil
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
as Margy
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light (2016)
as Self
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
To Provide All People (2018)
as Consultant Psychiatrist
High Hopes (1989)
as Lætitia Boothe-Brain
High Season (1987)
as Carol
National Theatre Live: LOVE (2018)
as Herself/Introduced By
Top Girls (1991)
as Marlene
Bad Girl (1992)
as Penny Armitage
The Go-Between (2015)
as Mrs. Maudsley
Our Winnie (1982)
as Liz
O Mary This London (1994)
as Sophie
David Copperfield (2001)
as Emma Micawber
The Christmas Candle (2013)
as Bea Haddington
The One and Only Mike Leigh (2014)
as Self
Plain Jane (2002)
as Dora Bruce
Jack of Spades (—)
Actor
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael (2005)
as Sarah
Ashes (2012)
as Cath
A Five Star Life (2013)
as Kate Sherman
A Very British Brothel (2015)
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
The Moon Over Soho (1985)
as Sally Spencer
Angels in the Annexe (1984)
as Jenny Bailey
Grown-Ups (1980)
as Mandy
Promoted to Glory (2003)
as Capt. Annie Sullivan
A Statement of Affairs (1993)
as Carol
Perfect Parents (2006)
as Sister Antonia
Sparkle (2007)
as Jill
Ghosts (2014)
as Helene Alving
A Very British Brothel 2 (2017)
as Narrator (Voice)
Toy Boys (1999)
as Mrs. Allen
Christmas Present (1985)
as Judy Tall
Milk (1999)
as Fiona
The Agency (2017)
as Anthea
Untitled 13 (—)
Actor
Dog Ends (1984)
as Vivienne
Dual Balls (1997)
as Joanna