Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

Acting • Born 1956-03-12

Acting4Brighton, England, UK

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

125 credits
Back to Black

Back to Black

Movie • 2024

Cynthia

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

Movie • 1996

The Social Worker

Vera Drake

Vera Drake

Movie • 2004

Mrs. Wells

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

Movie • 2022

The Mother

All or Nothing

All or Nothing

Movie • 2002

Penny

Dance with a Stranger

Dance with a Stranger

Movie • 1985

Maryanne

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Movie • 1987

Margy

Cold Storage

Cold Storage

Movie • 2026

Trini Romano

Sparkle

Sparkle

Movie • 2007

Jill

Milk

Milk

Movie • 1999

Fiona

Another Year

Another Year

Movie • 2010

Mary

The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael

The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael

Movie • 2005

Sarah

Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

Movie • 1999

Lucy Gilbert

High Hopes

High Hopes

Movie • 1989

Lætitia Boothe-Brain

Queer

Queer

Movie • 2024

Doctor Cotter

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Movie • 2009

Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

The Firm

The Firm

Movie • 1989

Sue Bissell

Midwinter Break

Midwinter Break

Movie • 2026

Stella

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

Movie • 2013

The Nurse

Womb

Womb

Movie • 2010

Judith

Maleficent

Maleficent

Movie • 2014

Flittle

High Season

High Season

Movie • 1987

Carol

Spike Island

Spike Island

Movie • 2012

Margaret

A Five Star Life

A Five Star Life

Movie • 2013

Kate Sherman

An Adventure in Space and Time

An Adventure in Space and Time

Movie • 2013

Heather Hartnell

Top Girls

Top Girls

Movie • 1991

Marlene

The Christmas Candle

The Christmas Candle

Movie • 2013

Bea Haddington

The Critic

The Critic

Movie • 2024

Annabel Land

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

Movie • 2014

Mary Somerville

Ghosts

Ghosts

Movie • 2014

Helene Alving

Angels in the Annexe

Angels in the Annexe

Movie • 1984

Jenny Bailey

Ashes

Ashes

Movie • 2012

Cath

Dual Balls

Dual Balls

Movie • 1997

Joanna

Winter of the Crow

Winter of the Crow

Movie • 2026

Joan Andrews

Mr. Burton

Mr. Burton

Movie • 2025

Ma Smith

Rupture

Rupture

Movie • 2016

Dr. Nyman

Grown-Ups

Grown-Ups

Movie • 1980

Mandy

The Go-Between

The Go-Between

Movie • 2015

Mrs. Maudsley

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Movie • 2015

Miss Adderstone

A Very British Brothel

A Very British Brothel

Movie • 2015

Herself - Narrator (voice)

Perfect Parents

Perfect Parents

Movie • 2006

Sister Antonia

A Very British Brothel 2

A Very British Brothel 2

Movie • 2017

Narrator (Voice)

The Moon Over Soho

The Moon Over Soho

Movie • 1985

Sally Spencer

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Movie • 1982

Self (archive footage)

Promoted to Glory

Promoted to Glory

Movie • 2003

Capt. Annie Sullivan

The One and Only Mike Leigh

The One and Only Mike Leigh

Movie • 2014

Self

Phantom Thread

Phantom Thread

Movie • 2017

Cyril Woodcock

Hampstead

Hampstead

Movie • 2017

Fiona

Dog Ends

Dog Ends

Movie • 1984

Vivienne

Christmas Present

Christmas Present

Movie • 1985

Judy Tall

To Provide All People

To Provide All People

Movie • 2018

Consultant Psychiatrist

National Theatre Live: LOVE

National Theatre Live: LOVE

Movie • 2018

Herself/Introduced By

Misbehaviour

Misbehaviour

Movie • 2020

Dolores Hope

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Movie • 2019

Flittle

Ordinary Love

Ordinary Love

Movie • 2019

Joan

The Agency

The Agency

Movie • 2017

Anthea

Let Him Go

Let Him Go

Movie • 2020

Blanche Weboy

Plain Jane

Plain Jane

Movie • 2002

Dora Bruce

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Movie • 2001

Emma Micawber

A Statement of Affairs

A Statement of Affairs

Movie • 1993

Carol

O Mary This London

O Mary This London

Movie • 1994

Sophie

Toy Boys

Toy Boys

Movie • 1999

Mrs. Allen

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Movie • 2022

Ada Harris

Bad Girl

Bad Girl

Movie • 1992

Penny Armitage

Our Winnie

Our Winnie

Movie • 1982

Liz

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Movie • 2016

Self

Jack of Spades

Jack of Spades

Movie

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Movie • 2026

Marquise de Merteuil

Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin'

TV • 1994

Melissa Quigley

The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

TV • 1980

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

TV • 1996

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK

TV • 2009

Other People's Children

Other People's Children

TV • 2000

Nadine

The Bite

The Bite

TV • 1996

Ellie Shannon

Cranford

Cranford

TV • 2007

Mrs. Rose

Magpie Murders

Magpie Murders

TV • 2022

Susan Ryeland

The Cazalets

The Cazalets

TV • 2001

Villy Cazalet

Painted Lady

Painted Lady

TV • 1997

Susie Peel

The Queen

The Queen

TV • 2009

Margaret Thatcher

Fleming

Fleming

TV • 2014

Evelyn Fleming

I Am...

I Am...

TV • 2019

Maria

Mayday

Mayday

TV • 2013

Gail Spicer

The Crown

The Crown

TV • 2016

Princess Margaret

River

River

TV • 2015

Chrissie Read

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

TV • 2020

Susan

Mum

Mum

TV • 2016

Cathy

Sherwood

Sherwood

TV • 2022

Julie Jackson

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

TV • 2022

Genevieve de Merteuil

Rose and Maloney

Rose and Maloney

TV • 2002

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

TV • 2024

Nancy Brigstocke

Harlots

Harlots

TV • 2017

Lydia Quigley

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

TV • 1995

Lucy Cartwright

King Cinder

King Cinder

TV • 1977

Nikki

Life After Life

Life After Life

TV • 2022

Narrator

Bodily Harm

Bodily Harm

TV • 2002

Mandy Greenfield

Goggle Eyes

Goggle Eyes

TV • 1993

Rosalind Killin

Tears Before Bedtime

Tears Before Bedtime

TV • 1995

Beattie Freeman

Moonflower Murders

Moonflower Murders

TV • 2024

Susan Ryeland

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV • 2009

Self - Guest

World on Fire

World on Fire

TV • 2019

Robina Chase

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV • 1989

Mrs. Lorrimer

Grotesquerie

Grotesquerie

TV • 2024

Nurse Redd

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

TV • 2007

Self

Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

TV • 1991

Rachel Elliot

Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

TV • 1991

Rachel Fortune

Play for Today

Play for Today

TV • 1970

Vivienne

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

TV • 1997

Phoebe Archbold

Performance

Performance

TV • 1991

Marlene

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

TV • 1960

Jill Mason

Citadel

Citadel

TV • 2023

Dahlia Archer

Loose Women

Loose Women

TV • 1999

Self

Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection

TV • 1982

Liz

Love Life

Love Life

TV • 2020

Narrator (voice)

The Mushroom Picker

The Mushroom Picker

TV • 1993

Margot

Screen Two

Screen Two

TV • 1985

Sophie

North & South

North & South

TV • 2004

Mrs. Maria Hale

Marble Hall Murders

Marble Hall Murders

TV

Susan Ryeland

Playhouse

Playhouse

TV • 1974

Mandy

A Bunch of Fives

A Bunch of Fives

TV • 1977

Helen Wyatt

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

TV • 2025

Bernice Worden

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV • 2015

Self - Guest

Black Cab

Black Cab

TV • 2000

Yvonne

Screen Two

Screen Two

TV • 1985

Sue

Little Napoleons

Little Napoleons

TV • 1994

Judith Silver

Holding On

Holding On

TV • 1997

Hilary