Lesley Manville
Acting
Born: Mar 12, 1956
From: Brighton, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Storage | Trini Romano | 2026 | 6.791 |
| Midwinter Break | Stella | 2026 | 6.6 |
| Back to Black | Cynthia | 2024 | 6.665 |
| Queer | Doctor Cotter | 2024 | 6.577 |
| The Critic | Annabel Land | 2024 | 5.8 |
| Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men | The Mother | 2022 | 1.7 |
| Maleficent | Flittle | 2014 | 7.086 |
| Mr. Turner | Mary Somerville | 2014 | 6.545 |
| Ghosts | Helene Alving | 2014 | 3.0 |
| Romeo & Juliet | The Nurse | 2013 | 6.711 |
| A Five Star Life | Kate Sherman | 2013 | 5.7 |
| An Adventure in Space and Time | Heather Hartnell | 2013 | 7.681 |
| The Christmas Candle | Bea Haddington | 2013 | 5.8 |
| Spike Island | Margaret | 2012 | 6.316 |
| Another Year | Mary | 2010 | 7.01 |
| Womb | Judith | 2010 | 6.038 |
| A Christmas Carol | Mrs. Cratchit (voice) | 2009 | 6.905 |
| Sparkle | Jill | 2007 | 5.7 |
| The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael | Sarah | 2005 | 5.0 |
| Vera Drake | Mrs. Wells | 2004 | 7.195 |
| All or Nothing | Penny | 2002 | 7.087 |
| Milk | Fiona | 1999 | 4.0 |
| Topsy-Turvy | Lucy Gilbert | 1999 | 6.59 |
| Secrets & Lies | The Social Worker | 1996 | 7.578 |
| Top Girls | Marlene | 1991 | — |
| High Hopes | Lætitia Boothe-Brain | 1989 | 7.056 |
| The Firm | Sue Bissell | 1989 | 6.523 |
| Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | Margy | 1987 | 5.739 |
| High Season | Carol | 1987 | 5.231 |
| Dance with a Stranger | Maryanne | 1985 | 6.13 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1956 |
| From | Brighton, England, UK |