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Lesley Manville Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1956-03-12

Birthplace:
Brighton, England, UK

Credits:
126 Total Roles

Lesley Manville

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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

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

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