1956-03-12 Brighton, England, UK
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).
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Cold Storage | 2025-06-12 | |
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The Critic | Annabel | 2024-09-13 |
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Back to Black | Cynthia | 2024-04-11 |
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Queer | Dr. Cotter | 2024-09-03 |
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Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men | The Mother | 2022-05-18 |
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | Ada Harris | 2022-07-15 |
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Misbehaviour | Dolores Hope | 2020-03-12 |
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Let Him Go | Blanche Weboy | 2020-11-05 |
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Flittle | 2019-10-16 |
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Ordinary Love | Joan | 2019-12-06 |
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To Provide All People | Consultant Psychiatrist | 2018-06-28 |
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LOVE | Herself/Introduced By | 2018-12-08 |
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Hampstead | Fiona | 2017-06-23 |
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The Agency | Anthea | 2017-11-23 |
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A Very British Brothel 2 | Narrator (Voice) | 2017-01-04 |
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Phantom Thread | Cyril Woodcock | 2017-12-25 |
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Rupture | Dr. Nyman | 2016-11-04 |
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The Go-Between | Mrs. Maudsley | 2015-09-20 |
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A Very British Brothel | Herself - Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-03 |
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Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism | Miss Adderstone | 2015-04-11 |
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Ghosts | Helene Alving | 2014-06-26 |
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Mr. Turner | Mary Somerville | 2014-10-31 |
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The One and Only Mike Leigh | Herself | 2014-11-24 |
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Maleficent | Flittle | 2014-05-28 |
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The Christmas Candle | Bea Haddington | 2013-11-22 |
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Romeo & Juliet | The Nurse | 2013-09-12 |
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An Adventure in Space and Time | Heather Hartnell | 2013-11-21 |
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Viaggio sola | Kate Sherman | 2013-04-24 |
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Ashes | Cath | 2012-09-06 |
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Spike Island | Margaret | 2012-10-11 |
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Another Year | Mary | 2010-11-05 |
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Womb | Judith | 2010-07-15 |
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14 Actors Acting | Self | 2010-12-08 |
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A Christmas Carol | Mrs. Cratchit (voice) | 2009-11-04 |
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Sparkle | Jill | 2007-08-17 |
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Perfect Parents | Sister Antonia | 2006-12-28 |
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The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael | Sarah | 2005-08-14 |
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Vera Drake | Mrs. Wells | 2004-10-22 |
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Promoted to Glory | Capt. Annie Sullivan | 2003-12-21 |
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Bodily Harm | Mandy Greenfield | 2002-03-11 |
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All or Nothing | Penny | 2002-05-17 |
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Plain Jane | Dora Bruce | 2002-05-27 |
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David Copperfield | Mrs. Micawber | 2001-12-25 |
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Toy Boys | Mrs. Allen | 1999-03-31 |
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Topsy-Turvy | Lucy Gilbert | 1999-12-15 |
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Milk | Fiona | 1999-01-01 |
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Dual Balls | Joanna | 1997-01-01 |
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Secrets & Lies | The Social Worker | 1996-05-24 |
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O Mary This London | Sophie | 1994-03-30 |
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A Statement of Affairs | Carol | 1993-03-08 |
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Bad Girl | Penny Armitage | 1992-07-14 |
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Top Girls | Marlene | 1991-11-02 |
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The Firm | Sue Bissell | 1989-02-26 |
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High Hopes | Lætitia Boothe-Brain | 1989-01-13 |
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High Season | Carol | 1987-09-01 |
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Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | Margy | 1987-10-30 |
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Dance with a Stranger | Maryanne | 1985-03-01 |
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The Moon Over Soho | Sally Spencer | 1985-08-18 |
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Christmas Present | Judy Tall | 1985-12-19 |
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Dog Ends | Vivienne | 1984-07-17 |
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Angels in the Annexe | Jenny Bailey | 1984-12-24 |
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Mike Leigh: Making Plays | (Archive Material) | 1982-09-04 |
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Grown-Ups | Mandy | 1980-11-27 |
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Winter of the Crow | Joan Andrews | |
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Midwinter Break | Stella | |
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Mr Burton | Ma Smith |
