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 (61 movies)
Back to Black
2024
Secrets & Lies
1996
Vera Drake
2004
Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men
2022
All or Nothing
2002
Dance with a Stranger
1985
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
1987
Cold Storage
2026
Sparkle
2007
Milk
1999
Another Year
2010
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
2005
Topsy-Turvy
1999
High Hopes
1989
Queer
2024
A Christmas Carol
2009
The Firm
1989
Romeo & Juliet
2013
Womb
2010
Maleficent
2014
High Season
1987
Spike Island
2012
A Five Star Life
2013
An Adventure in Space and Time
2013
Top Girls
1991
The Christmas Candle
2013
The Critic
2024
Mr. Turner
2014
Ghosts
2014
Angels in the Annexe
1984
Ashes
2012
Winter of the Crow
2026
Mr. Burton
2025
Rupture
2016
Grown-Ups
1980
The Go-Between
2015
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
2015
A Very British Brothel
2015
Perfect Parents
2006
A Very British Brothel 2
2017
The Moon Over Soho
1985
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
Promoted to Glory
2003
Phantom Thread
2017
Hampstead
2017
Dog Ends
1984
Christmas Present
1985
LOVE
2018
Misbehaviour
2020
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
Ordinary Love
2019
The Agency
2017
Let Him Go
2020
Plain Jane
2002
David Copperfield
2001
O Mary This London
1994
Toy Boys
1999
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
Bad Girl
1992
Our Winnie
1982
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | 2022 | Executive Producer |