Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

  • Birthday: 1956-03-12
  • Place of birth: Brighton, England, UK
  • Also know as: Lesley Ann Manville

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).

Filmography

Another Year

2010

As Mary

Ghosts

2014

As Helene Alving

A Very British Brothel

2015

As Herself - Narrator (voice)

A Very British Brothel 2

2017

As Narrator (Voice)

Toy Boys

1999

As Mrs. Allen

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

2022

As Ada Harris

Midwinter Break

0000

As Stella

Winter of the Crow

0000

As Joan Andrews

All or Nothing

2002

As Penny

Promoted to Glory

2003

As Capt. Annie Sullivan

The Firm

1989

As Sue Bissell

Ordinary Love

2019

As Joan

O Mary This London

1994

As Sophie

Bad Girl

1992

As Penny Armitage

Bodily Harm

2002

As Mandy Greenfield

Mr Burton

0000

As Ma Smith

Womb

2010

As Judith

Top Girls

1991

As Marlene

The Christmas Candle

2013

As Bea Haddington

Grown-Ups

1980

As Mandy

Ashes

2012

As Cath

The Moon Over Soho

1985

As Sally Spencer

Phantom Thread

2017

As Cyril Woodcock

Christmas Present

1985

As Judy Tall

The Agency

2017

As Anthea

Plain Jane

2002

As Dora Bruce

Queer

0000

As

Angels in the Annexe

1984

As Jenny Bailey

Milk

1999

As Fiona

Topsy-Turvy

1999

As Lucy Gilbert

Rupture

2016

As Dr. Nyman

Hampstead

2017

As Fiona

Dog Ends

1984

As Vivienne

Let Him Go

2020

As Blanche Weboy

The Critic

2023

As Annabel

Back to Black

2024

As Cynthia Winehouse

Cold Storage

2025

As

Sparkle

2007

As Jill

Maleficent

2014

As Flittle

An Adventure in Space and Time

2013

As Heather Hartnell

Mr. Turner

2014

As Mary Somerville

The Go-Between

2015

As Mrs. Maudsley

Perfect Parents

2006

As Sister Antonia

High Hopes

1989

As Lætitia Boothe-Brain

High Season

1987

As Carol

A Five Star Life

2013

As Kate Sherman

Misbehaviour

2020

As Dolores Hope

Dual Balls

1997

As Joanna

Secrets & Lies

1996

As The Social Worker

Romeo & Juliet

2013

As The Nurse

Vera Drake

2004

As Mrs. Wells

Spike Island

2012

As Margaret

14 Actors Acting

2010

As Self

Dance with a Stranger

1985

As Maryanne

LOVE

2018

As Herself/Introduced By

To Provide All People

2018

As Consultant Psychiatrist

A Christmas Carol

2009

As Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

David Copperfield

2001

As Mrs. Micawber

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982

As (Archive Material)

Production

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

2022

As Executive Producer

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