Lesley Manville
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Cold Storage
2026
as Trini Romano
Midwinter Break
2026
as Stella
Winter of the Crow
2026
as Joan Andrews
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2026
as Marquise de Merteuil
Marble Hall Murders
2026
as Susan Ryeland
Mr. Burton
2025
as Ma Smith
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
2025
as Bernice Worden
Back to Black
2024
as Cynthia
Queer
2024
as Doctor Cotter
The Critic
2024
as Annabel Land
Disclaimer
2024
as Nancy Brigstocke
Grotesquerie
2024
as Nurse Redd
Moonflower Murders
2024
as Susan Ryeland
Citadel
2023
as Dahlia Archer
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
2022
as The Mother
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
as Ada Harris
Sherwood
2022
as Julie Jackson
Dangerous Liaisons
2022
as Genevieve de Merteuil
Life After Life
2022
as Narrator
Magpie Murders
2022
as Susan Ryeland
Misbehaviour
2020
as Dolores Hope
Let Him Go
2020
as Blanche Weboy
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
2020
as Susan
Love Life
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as Flittle
Ordinary Love
2019
as Joan
I Am...
2019
as Maria
World on Fire
2019
as Robina Chase
To Provide All People
2018
as Consultant Psychiatrist
National Theatre Live: LOVE
2018
as Herself/Introduced By
Save Me
2018
as Jennifer Charles
A Very British Brothel 2
2017
as Narrator (Voice)
Phantom Thread
2017
as Cyril Woodcock
Hampstead
2017
as Fiona
The Agency
2017
as Anthea
Harlots
2017
as Lydia Quigley
Rupture
2016
as Dr. Nyman
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016
as Self
The Crown
2016
as Princess Margaret
Mum
2016
as Cathy
The Go-Between
2015
as Mrs. Maudsley
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
2015
as Miss Adderstone
A Very British Brothel
2015
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
River
2015
as Chrissie Read
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Maleficent
2014
as Flittle
Mr. Turner
2014
as Mary Somerville
Ghosts
2014
as Helene Alving
The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014
as Self
Fleming
2014
as Evelyn Fleming
Romeo & Juliet
2013
as The Nurse
A Five Star Life
2013
as Kate Sherman
An Adventure in Space and Time
2013
as Heather Hartnell
The Christmas Candle
2013
as Bea Haddington
Mayday
2013
as Gail Spicer
Spike Island
2012
as Margaret
Ashes
2012
as Cath
Another Year
2010
as Mary
Womb
2010
as Judith
A Christmas Carol
2009
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Law & Order: UK
2009
as Phyllis Gladstone
The Queen
2009
as Margaret Thatcher
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Sparkle
2007
as Jill
Cranford
2007
as Mrs. Rose
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Perfect Parents
2006
as Sister Antonia
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
2005
as Sarah
Vera Drake
2004
as Mrs. Wells
North & South
2004
as Mrs. Maria Hale
Promoted to Glory
2003
as Capt. Annie Sullivan
All or Nothing
2002
as Penny
Plain Jane
2002
as Dora Bruce
Bodily Harm
2002
as Mandy Greenfield
Rose and Maloney
2002
as Professor Diane Marquis
David Copperfield
2001
as Emma Micawber
The Cazalets
2001
as Villy Cazalet
Other People's Children
2000
as Nadine
Black Cab
2000
as Yvonne
David Copperfield
2000
as Emma Micawber
Milk
1999
as Fiona
Topsy-Turvy
1999
as Lucy Gilbert
Toy Boys
1999
as Mrs. Allen
Loose Women
1999
as Self
Real Women
1998
as Karen
Dual Balls
1997
as Joanna
Painted Lady
1997
as Susie Peel
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Phoebe Archbold
Holding On
1997
as Hilary
Secrets & Lies
1996
as The Social Worker
Silent Witness
1996
as Suzy Franklin
The Bite
1996
as Ellie Shannon
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Lucy Cartwright
Tears Before Bedtime
1995
as Beattie Freeman
O Mary This London
1994
as Sophie
Ain't Misbehavin'
1994
as Melissa Quigley
Little Napoleons
1994
as Judith Silver
A Skirt Through History
1994
as Bessie Parkes
A Statement of Affairs
1993
as Carol
Goggle Eyes
1993
as Rosalind Killin
The Mushroom Picker
1993
as Margot
Bad Girl
1992
as Penny Armitage
Crime Story
1992
as Gail
Top Girls
1991
as Marlene
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Rachel Elliot
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Rachel Fortune
Performance
1991
as Marlene
High Hopes
1989
as Lætitia Boothe-Brain
The Firm
1989
as Sue Bissell
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Mrs. Lorrimer
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
1987
as Margy
High Season
1987
as Carol
ScreenPlay
1986
as Penny Armitage
Dance with a Stranger
1985
as Maryanne
The Moon Over Soho
1985
as Sally Spencer
Christmas Present
1985
as Judy Tall
Screen Two
1985
as Sophie
Screen Two
1985
as Sue
Bulman
1985
as Karen Tait
Angels in the Annexe
1984
as Jenny Bailey
Dog Ends
1984
as Vivienne
Sharing Time
1984
as June
Give us a Break
1983
as Alma
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Our Winnie
1982
as Liz
Objects of Affection
1982
as Liz
Grown-Ups
1980
as Mandy
The Gentle Touch
1980
as Shirley Davis
Newsnight
1980
as Self
The South Bank Show
1978
as Self
King Cinder
1977
as Nikki
A Bunch of Fives
1977
as Helen Wyatt
Wings
1977
as Francoise
The Emigrants
1976
as Janice Parker
Playhouse
1974
as Mandy
Village Hall
1974
as Merie
Leap in the Dark
1973
as Julie
General Hospital
1972
as Tina Butler
Barlow
1971
as Christine West
Play for Today
1970
as Vivienne
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Janet
Coronation Street
1960
as Jill Mason