Quick Facts
Born:
1956-03-12
Birthplace:
Brighton, England, UK
Credits:
126 Total Roles
Lesley Manville
Acting
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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
Flittle
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Flittle
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Phantom Thread
Cyril Woodcock
The Crown
Princess Margaret
Let Him Go
Blanche Weboy
Secrets & Lies
The Social Worker
Back to Black
Cynthia
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses MOVIE | Marquise de Merteuil |
| 2026 | Midwinter Break MOVIE | Stella |
| 2026 | Winter of the Crow MOVIE | Joan Andrews |
| 2026 | Cold Storage MOVIE | Trini Romano |
| 2025 | Monster: The Ed Gein Story TV | Bernice Worden |
| 2025 | Mr. Burton MOVIE | Ma Smith |
| 2024 | Queer MOVIE | Doctor Cotter |
| 2024 | Moonflower Murders TV | Susan Ryeland |
| 2024 | Disclaimer TV | Nancy Brigstocke |
| 2024 | Grotesquerie TV | Nurse Redd |