Lesley Manville
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 (124 titles)
MovieNational Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Marquise de Merteuil · 2026
6.8MovieMidwinter Break
Stella · 2026
6.0MovieWinter of the Crow
Joan Andrews · 2026
6.8MovieCold Storage
Trini Romano · 2026
7.2ShowMonster: The Ed Gein Story
Bernice Worden · 2025
7.0MovieMr. Burton
Ma Smith · 2025
6.5MovieQueer
Doctor Cotter · 2024
7.4ShowMoonflower Murders
Susan Ryeland · 2024
7.5ShowDisclaimer
Nancy Brigstocke · 2024
7.3ShowGrotesquerie
Nurse Redd · 2024
5.8MovieThe Critic
Annabel Land · 2024
6.7MovieBack to Black
Cynthia · 2024
6.9ShowCitadel
Dahlia Archer · 2023
6.2ShowDangerous Liaisons
Genevieve de Merteuil · 2022
7.3MovieMrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Ada Harris · 2022
6.9ShowSherwood
Julie Jackson · 2022
1.7MovieEverything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
The Mother · 2022
7.0ShowLife After Life
Narrator · 2022
7.0ShowMagpie Murders
Susan Ryeland · 2022
6.8MovieLet Him Go
Blanche Weboy · 2020
7.6ShowAlan Bennett's Talking Heads
Susan · 2020
6.9ShowLove Life
Narrator (voice) · 2020
6.4MovieMisbehaviour
Dolores Hope · 2020
6.8MovieOrdinary Love
Joan · 2019
7.3MovieMaleficent: Mistress of Evil
Flittle · 2019
7.5ShowWorld on Fire
Robina Chase · 2019
5.6ShowI Am...
Maria · 2019
5.4MovieNational Theatre Live: LOVE
Herself/Introduced By · 2018
To Provide All People
Consultant Psychiatrist · 2018
7.3MoviePhantom Thread
Cyril Woodcock · 2017