Acting
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
Cold Storage
Film · 2026
Midwinter Break
Film · 2026
Winter of the Crow
Film · 2026
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Film · 2026
Marble Hall Murders
Series · 2026
Mr. Burton
Film · 2025
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Series · 2025
Back to Black
Film · 2024
Queer
Film · 2024
The Critic
Film · 2024
Disclaimer
Series · 2024
Grotesquerie
Series · 2024
Moonflower Murders
Series · 2024
Grotesquerie
Series · 2024
Citadel
Series · 2023
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
Film · 2022
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Film · 2022
Sherwood
Series · 2022
Dangerous Liaisons
Series · 2022
Life After Life
Series · 2022
Magpie Murders
Series · 2022
Misbehaviour
Film · 2020
Let Him Go
Film · 2020
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Series · 2020
Love Life
Series · 2020
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Film · 2019
Ordinary Love
Film · 2019
I Am...
Series · 2019
World on Fire
Series · 2019
To Provide All People
Film · 2018
National Theatre Live: LOVE
Film · 2018
Save Me
Series · 2018
A Very British Brothel 2
Film · 2017
Phantom Thread
Film · 2017
Hampstead
Film · 2017
The Agency
Film · 2017
Harlots
Series · 2017
Rupture
Film · 2016
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Film · 2016
The Crown
Series · 2016
Mum
Series · 2016
The Go-Between
Film · 2015
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Film · 2015
A Very British Brothel
Film · 2015
River
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Maleficent
Film · 2014
Mr. Turner
Film · 2014
Ghosts
Film · 2014
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Film · 2014
Fleming
Series · 2014
Romeo & Juliet
Film · 2013
A Five Star Life
Film · 2013
An Adventure in Space and Time
Film · 2013
The Christmas Candle
Film · 2013
Mayday
Series · 2013
Spike Island
Film · 2012
Ashes
Film · 2012
Another Year
Film · 2010
Womb
Film · 2010
A Christmas Carol
Film · 2009
Law & Order: UK
Series · 2009
The Queen
Series · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Sparkle
Film · 2007
Cranford
Series · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Perfect Parents
Film · 2006
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
Film · 2005
Vera Drake
Film · 2004
North & South
Series · 2004
Promoted to Glory
Film · 2003
All or Nothing
Film · 2002
Plain Jane
Film · 2002
Bodily Harm
Series · 2002
Rose and Maloney
Series · 2002
David Copperfield
Film · 2001
The Cazalets
Series · 2001
Other People's Children
Series · 2000
Black Cab
Series · 2000
David Copperfield
Series · 2000
Milk
Film · 1999
Topsy-Turvy
Film · 1999
Toy Boys
Film · 1999
Loose Women
Series · 1999
Real Women
Series · 1998
Dual Balls
Film · 1997
Painted Lady
Series · 1997
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
Holding On
Series · 1997
Secrets & Lies
Film · 1996
Silent Witness
Series · 1996
The Bite
Series · 1996
Kavanagh Q.C.
Series · 1995
Tears Before Bedtime
Series · 1995
O Mary This London
Film · 1994
Ain't Misbehavin'
Series · 1994
Little Napoleons
Series · 1994
A Skirt Through History
Series · 1994
A Statement of Affairs
Film · 1993
Goggle Eyes
Series · 1993
The Mushroom Picker
Series · 1993
Bad Girl
Film · 1992
Crime Story
Series · 1992
Top Girls
Film · 1991
Soldier Soldier
Series · 1991
Soldier Soldier
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
High Hopes
Film · 1989
The Firm
Film · 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Series · 1989
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Film · 1987
High Season
Film · 1987
ScreenPlay
Series · 1986
Dance with a Stranger
Film · 1985
The Moon Over Soho
Film · 1985
Christmas Present
Film · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Bulman
Series · 1985
Angels in the Annexe
Film · 1984
Dog Ends
Film · 1984
Sharing Time
Series · 1984
Give us a Break
Series · 1983
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Film · 1982
Our Winnie
Film · 1982
Objects of Affection
Series · 1982
Grown-Ups
Film · 1980
The Gentle Touch
Series · 1980
Newsnight
Series · 1980
The South Bank Show
Series · 1978
King Cinder
Series · 1977
A Bunch of Fives
Series · 1977
Wings
Series · 1977
The Emigrants
Series · 1976
Playhouse
Series · 1974
Village Hall
Series · 1974
Leap in the Dark
Series · 1973
General Hospital
Series · 1972
Barlow
Series · 1971
Play for Today
Series · 1970
Softly Softly: Task Force
Series · 1969
Coronation Street
Series · 1960
Jack of Spades
Film
Untitled 13
Film
Escorted
Series