Lesley Manville

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
March 12, 1956 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Brighton, England, UK
Popular Genres
Drama Romance Comedy
Career Span
– 2026

Lesley Manville

3 wins
422 nominations
3 Oscars
67 credits

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).

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Personal Info

Born
Mar 12, 1956
From
Brighton, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Career
– 2026

Award Recognition

3
Wins
422
Nominations
3
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2026

Winter of the Crow as Joan Andrews

2025

Mr. Burton as Ma Smith
Cold Storage

2024

Queer as Doctor Cotter Award
Back to Black as Cynthia Award
The Critic as Annabel Land Award

2022

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris as Ada Harris Award
Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men as The Mother

2020

Let Him Go as Blanche Weboy Award
Misbehaviour as Dolores Hope Award

2019

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil as Flittle Award
Ordinary Love as Joan Award

2018

To Provide All People as Consultant Psychiatrist
LOVE as Herself/Introduced By

2017

Phantom Thread as Cyril Woodcock Award
Hampstead as Fiona Award
A Very British Brothel 2 as Narrator (Voice)
The Agency as Anthea

2016

Rupture as Dr. Nyman Award
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light as Self

2015

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism as Miss Adderstone
The Go-Between as Mrs. Maudsley
A Very British Brothel as Herself - Narrator (voice)

2014

Maleficent as Flittle Award
Mr. Turner as Mary Somerville
The One and Only Mike Leigh as Self
Ghosts as Helene Alving

2013

Romeo & Juliet as The Nurse Award
An Adventure in Space and Time as Heather Hartnell Award
The Christmas Candle as Bea Haddington
A Five Star Life as Kate Sherman

2012

Spike Island as Margaret
Ashes as Cath

2010

Womb as Judith Award
Another Year as Mary Award
14 Actors Acting as Self

2009

A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Cratchit (voice) Award

2007

Sparkle as Jill

2006

Perfect Parents as Sister Antonia

2005

The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael as Sarah

2004

Vera Drake as Mrs. Wells

2003

Promoted to Glory as Capt. Annie Sullivan

2002

All or Nothing as Penny
Plain Jane as Dora Bruce

2001

David Copperfield as Mrs. Micawber

1999

Topsy-Turvy as Lucy Gilbert Award
Milk as Fiona
Toy Boys as Mrs. Allen

1997

Dual Balls as Joanna

1996

Secrets & Lies as The Social Worker Award

1994

O Mary This London as Sophie

1993

A Statement of Affairs as Carol

1992

Bad Girl as Penny Armitage

1991

Top Girls as Marlene

1989

The Firm as Sue Bissell Award
High Hopes as Lætitia Boothe-Brain

1987

High Season as Carol
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid as Margy

1985

Dance with a Stranger as Maryanne
The Moon Over Soho as Sally Spencer
Christmas Present as Judy Tall

1984

Dog Ends as Vivienne
Angels in the Annexe as Jenny Bailey

1982

Mike Leigh: Making Plays as Self (archive footage)
Our Winnie as Liz

1980

Grown-Ups as Mandy

Midwinter Break as Stella

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Maleficent
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Queer
Back to Black
Phantom Thread
Let Him Go
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
The Critic
Romeo & Juliet

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