Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

Acting

Born: 1956-03-12 · Brighton, England, UK

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

🎬 Movies (20)

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

2026

Marquise de Merteuil

Midwinter Break

Midwinter Break

2026

Stella

Winter of the Crow

Winter of the Crow

2026

Joan Andrews

Cold Storage

Cold Storage

2026

Trini Romano

Mr. Burton

Mr. Burton

2025

Ma Smith

Queer

Queer

2024

Doctor Cotter

The Critic

The Critic

2024

Annabel Land

Back to Black

Back to Black

2024

Cynthia

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

2022

Ada Harris

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

2022

The Mother

Let Him Go

Let Him Go

2020

Blanche Weboy

Misbehaviour

Misbehaviour

2020

Dolores Hope

Ordinary Love

Ordinary Love

2019

Joan

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

2019

Flittle

National Theatre Live: LOVE

National Theatre Live: LOVE

2018

Herself/Introduced By

To Provide All People

2018

Consultant Psychiatrist

Phantom Thread

Phantom Thread

2017

Cyril Woodcock

The Agency

The Agency

2017

Anthea

Hampstead

Hampstead

2017

Fiona

A Very British Brothel 2

A Very British Brothel 2

2017

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