Lesley Manville
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1956-03-12 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Brighton, England, UK
Lesley 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).
Acting
Midwinter Break
as Stella
(2026)
Winter of the Crow
as Joan Andrews
(2025)
Mr. Burton
as Ma Smith
(2025)
(2024)
Queer
as Doctor Cotter
(2024)
Back to Black
as Cynthia
(2024)
The Critic
as Annabel Land
(2022)
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
as Ada Harris
(2022)
(2020)
Let Him Go
as Blanche Weboy
(2020)
Misbehaviour
as Dolores Hope
(2019)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Flittle
(2019)
Ordinary Love
as Joan
(2018)
To Provide All People
as Consultant Psychiatrist
(2018)
LOVE
as Herself/Introduced By
(2017)
Phantom Thread
as Cyril Woodcock
(2017)
Hampstead
as Fiona
(2017)
A Very British Brothel 2
as Narrator (Voice)
(2017)
The Agency
as Anthea
(2016)
Rupture
as Dr. Nyman
(2016)
(2015)
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
as Miss Adderstone
(2015)
The Go-Between
as Mrs. Maudsley
(2015)
A Very British Brothel
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
(2014)
Maleficent
as Flittle
(2014)
Mr. Turner
as Mary Somerville
(2014)
The One and Only Mike Leigh
as Self
(2014)
Ghosts
as Helene Alving
(2013)
Romeo & Juliet
as The Nurse
(2013)
The Christmas Candle
as Bea Haddington
(2013)
An Adventure in Space and Time
as Heather Hartnell
(2013)
A Five Star Life
as Kate Sherman
(2012)
Spike Island
as Margaret
(2012)
Ashes
as Cath
(2010)
Womb
as Judith
(2010)
Another Year
as Mary
(2010)
14 Actors Acting
as Self
(2009)
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
(2007)
Sparkle
as Jill
(2006)
Perfect Parents
as Sister Antonia
(2005)
(2004)
Vera Drake
as Mrs. Wells
(2003)
Promoted to Glory
as Capt. Annie Sullivan
(2002)
All or Nothing
as Penny
(2002)
Plain Jane
as Dora Bruce
(2001)
David Copperfield
as Mrs. Micawber
(1999)
Topsy-Turvy
as Lucy Gilbert
(1999)
Milk
as Fiona
(1999)
Toy Boys
as Mrs. Allen
(1997)
Dual Balls
as Joanna
(1996)
Secrets & Lies
as The Social Worker
(1994)
O Mary This London
as Sophie
(1993)
A Statement of Affairs
as Carol
(1992)
Bad Girl
as Penny Armitage
(1991)
Top Girls
as Marlene
(1989)
The Firm
as Sue Bissell
(1989)
High Hopes
as Lætitia Boothe-Brain
(1987)
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
as Margy
(1987)
High Season
as Carol
(1985)
Dance with a Stranger
as Maryanne
(1985)
Christmas Present
as Judy Tall
(1985)
The Moon Over Soho
as Sally Spencer
(1984)
Dog Ends
as Vivienne
(1984)
Angels in the Annexe
as Jenny Bailey
(1982)
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self (archive footage)
(1982)
Our Winnie
as Liz
(1980)
Grown-Ups
as Mandy
Crew
(2022)
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Executive Producer