

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances
as Ada Harris

Ordinary Love
as Joan

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Flittle

National Theatre Live: LOVE
as Herself/Introduced By
To Provide All People
as Consultant Psychiatrist

Phantom Thread
as Cyril Woodcock

The Agency
as Anthea

Hampstead
as Fiona

A Very British Brothel 2
as Narrator (Voice)

Rupture
as Dr. Nyman

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
as Self

The Go-Between
as Mrs. Maudsley

A Very British Brothel
as Herself - Narrator (voice)

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
as Miss Adderstone
The One and Only Mike Leigh
as Self

Mr. Turner
as Mary Somerville

Ghosts
as Helene Alving

Maleficent
as Flittle

The Christmas Candle
as Bea Haddington

An Adventure in Space and Time
as Heather Hartnell

Romeo & Juliet
as The Nurse

A Five Star Life
as Kate Sherman

Spike Island
as Margaret

Ashes
as Cath

Another Year
as Mary

Womb
as Judith

A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

Sparkle
as Jill

Perfect Parents
as Sister Antonia

The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
as Sarah

Vera Drake
as Mrs. Wells

Promoted to Glory
as Capt. Annie Sullivan

All or Nothing
as Penny

Plain Jane
as Dora Bruce

David Copperfield
as Emma Micawber

The Firm
as Sue Bissell

High Hopes
as Lætitia Boothe-Brain

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
as Margy

High Season
as Carol

Christmas Present
as Judy Tall

The Moon Over Soho
as Sally Spencer

Dance with a Stranger
as Maryanne

Angels in the Annexe
as Jenny Bailey

Dog Ends
as Vivienne

Our Winnie
as Liz

Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self (archive footage)

Grown-Ups
as Mandy