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