
Lesley Manville
Known for Acting · 125 credits
- Born
- 1956-03-12 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Brighton, England, UK
- Also known as
- Lesley Ann Manville · Леслі Менвілл · 莱丝利·曼维尔 饰 · لزلی منویل
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).
Known For
TV Shows (57)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Phoebe Archbold

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Mrs. Lorrimer

The Crown
2016
as Princess Margaret

Coronation Street
1960
as Jill Mason

Silent Witness
1996

Play for Today
1970
as Vivienne

Citadel
2023
as Dahlia Archer

Screen Two
1985
as Sophie / Sue

Loose Women
1999
as Self

Playhouse
1974
as Mandy

Monster: The Ed Gein Story
2025
as Bernice Worden

Law & Order: UK
2009

Soldier Soldier
1991
as Rachel Elliot / Rachel Fortune

Disclaimer
2024
as Nancy Brigstocke

ScreenPlay
1986
as Penny Armitage

Performance
1991
as Marlene

Harlots
2017
as Lydia Quigley

Grotesquerie
2024
as Nurse Redd

Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Lucy Cartwright

Love Life
2020
as Narrator (voice)

Magpie Murders
2022
as Susan Ryeland

Cranford
2007
as Mrs. Rose

World on Fire
2019
as Robina Chase

The Gentle Touch
1980

Sherwood
2022
as Julie Jackson

River
2015
as Chrissie Read

North & South
2004
as Mrs. Maria Hale

Moonflower Murders
2024
as Susan Ryeland

Rose and Maloney
2002
as Professor Diane Marquis

The Queen
2009
as Margaret Thatcher

I Am...
2019
as Maria

Mum
2016
as Cathy

Fleming
2014
as Evelyn Fleming

Life After Life
2022
as Narrator

Dangerous Liaisons
2022
as Genevieve de Merteuil

The Cazalets
2001
as Villy Cazalet

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
2020
as Susan

Ain't Misbehavin'
1994
as Melissa Quigley

Holding On
1997
as Hilary

Mayday
2013
as Gail Spicer

Objects of Affection
1982
as Liz
Tears Before Bedtime
1995
as Beattie Freeman
Other People's Children
2000
as Nadine

Painted Lady
1997
as Susie Peel

Little Napoleons
1994
as Judith Silver
Marble Hall Murders
as Susan Ryeland

David Copperfield
2000
as Emma Micawber

Bodily Harm
2002
as Mandy Greenfield
Goggle Eyes
1993
as Rosalind Killin
A Bunch of Fives
1977
as Helen Wyatt
The Mushroom Picker
1993
as Margot

Black Cab
2000
as Yvonne
The Bite
1996
as Ellie Shannon

King Cinder
1977
as Nikki
Movies (68)

Cold Storage
2026
as Trini Romano

Maleficent
2014
as Flittle

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as Flittle

Queer
2024
as Doctor Cotter

A Christmas Carol
2009
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

Phantom Thread
2017
as Cyril Woodcock

Womb
2010
as Judith

Let Him Go
2020
as Blanche Weboy

Back to Black
2024
as Cynthia

Topsy-Turvy
1999
as Lucy Gilbert

Romeo & Juliet
2013
as The Nurse

Secrets & Lies
1996
as The Social Worker

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
as Ada Harris

Vera Drake
2004
as Mrs. Wells

Mr. Burton
2025
as Ma Smith

Midwinter Break
2026
as Stella

Hampstead
2017
as Fiona

Rupture
2016
as Dr. Nyman

Mr. Turner
2014
as Mary Somerville

A Five Star Life
2013
as Kate Sherman

Misbehaviour
2020
as Dolores Hope

The Critic
2024
as Annabel Land

Another Year
2010
as Mary

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
2015
as Miss Adderstone

All or Nothing
2002
as Penny

Ordinary Love
2019
as Joan

An Adventure in Space and Time
2013
as Heather Hartnell

David Copperfield
2001
as Emma Micawber

Spike Island
2012
as Margaret

Dance with a Stranger
1985
as Maryanne
To Provide All People
2018
as Consultant Psychiatrist

The Firm
1989
as Sue Bissell

Ashes
2012
as Cath

Winter of the Crow
2026
as Joan Andrews

Sparkle
2007
as Jill

National Theatre Live: LOVE
2018
as Herself/Introduced By

The Christmas Candle
2013
as Bea Haddington

Promoted to Glory
2003
as Capt. Annie Sullivan

Milk
1999
as Fiona

Top Girls
1991
as Marlene

High Hopes
1989
as Lætitia Boothe-Brain

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
2022
as The Mother

The Go-Between
2015
as Mrs. Maudsley

Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
as Self (archive footage)
The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014
as Self

Plain Jane
2002
as Dora Bruce

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2026
as Marquise de Merteuil
Jack of Spades

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
1987
as Margy

Angels in the Annexe
1984
as Jenny Bailey

Bad Girl
1992
as Penny Armitage

High Season
1987
as Carol

The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
2005
as Sarah

The Agency
2017
as Anthea

Perfect Parents
2006
as Sister Antonia

Ghosts
2014
as Helene Alving

O Mary This London
1994
as Sophie

The Moon Over Soho
1985
as Sally Spencer

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016
as Self
Dual Balls
1997
as Joanna

Our Winnie
1982
as Liz

Toy Boys
1999
as Mrs. Allen

Grown-Ups
1980
as Mandy

Dog Ends
1984
as Vivienne

A Very British Brothel
2015
as Herself - Narrator (voice)

A Very British Brothel 2
2017
as Narrator (Voice)
A Statement of Affairs
1993
as Carol

Christmas Present
1985
as Judy Tall
About 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, L… With 125 credits spanning from 1960 to 2026, Lesley Manville has appeared in 68 films and 57 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lesley Manville Movies
- Cold Storage (2026) — as Trini Romano
- Maleficent (2014) — as Flittle
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) — as Flittle
- Queer (2024) — as Doctor Cotter
- A Christmas Carol (2009) — as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
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