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, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Alchemist. Her film debut was in Dance with a Stranger (1985).
Known for
![Disclaimer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d8wjeZYTLHvHSrysf70qoI0mxkF.jpg)
Disclaimer
![The Critic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kjdO0XdACM8mSTc1Lv1D8tae2BF.jpg)
The Critic
![Queer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t5PYdvVQ0JZlhl5HTGjUYhMtV1x.jpg)
Queer
![Back to Black](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xHQEeUT3Ac4fTY72UeNrI75xLtE.jpg)
Back to Black
![Citadel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AcrDB32TqpAGwvQFbICALGxSzn3.jpg)
Citadel
![Dangerous Liaisons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/epuxWxRq1cSvhw0SkWzSiuntrBs.jpg)
Dangerous Liaisons
![Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2SV7RYEqiPr3LpTaI33eUtYn09c.jpg)
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
![Sherwood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/avR3RjRo4eOKIRICMTqjyLS74tQ.jpg)
Sherwood
![Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ziK32RC0YBGmhsWNYiTLeyYasK0.jpg)
Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men
![Life After Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s4b6C3B8M4JVGNvugs0jR7E1ywd.jpg)
Life After Life
![Magpie Murders](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/79L8AHJdoDtxtwyBNqNM1HRJ8q5.jpg)
Magpie Murders
![Let Him Go](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/EsLZoT8oHhQlGd1QpdbnvnwTzO.jpg)
Let Him Go
![Alan Bennett's Talking Heads](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oE2YpbqZOrBK5A3BuN6feu3j9M9.jpg)
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
![Love Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y39Qhqee8TV1JIag5xYxGosrf0Z.jpg)
Love Life
![Misbehaviour](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o1SoYYvxG4bWTXp4wNWt5sKQf1E.jpg)
Misbehaviour
![Ordinary Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aZcZKvqZFRxu3TgCiJzFu5Vb1GP.jpg)
Ordinary Love
![Maleficent: Mistress of Evil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vloNTScJ3w7jwNwtNGoG8DbTThv.jpg)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
![World on Fire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ecOAfSr6sWhX0rOLzNbb3lcMMhb.jpg)
World on Fire
![I Am...](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s1W8U5W85e2zXdDqxWEoP6JFj3j.jpg)
I Am...
![LOVE](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A68x3ZitVxyLb5CRdrnmwy7QjEV.jpg)
LOVE
![Phantom Thread](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgoWjp9Sh0MI97eAMZCnIoVfgvq.jpg)
Phantom Thread
![The Agency](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gL31kSLAZUC3Ppzw8Zou63eFhEw.jpg)
The Agency
![Hampstead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/svyFdV8QrOyheU2lEDuBnrcCQT5.jpg)
Hampstead
![Harlots](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w6F93B2ZUCEUhRpgCS1cU82htqz.jpg)
Harlots
![A Very British Brothel 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1aqqrvpp3YRvFFseZeH7PmLMf7R.jpg)
A Very British Brothel 2
![The Crown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1M876KPjulVwppEpldhdc8V4o68.jpg)
The Crown
![Mum](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vRaRhHi7pwPJkiNkVhwRK7RKA9n.jpg)
Mum
![River](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fhiVcu9RA3MEVQtMowwQUsHJfJR.jpg)
River
![The Go-Between](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p3A7B8HEVruKqffvKvJovb8mcVT.jpg)
The Go-Between
![A Very British Brothel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cwttyOkZOAbSSm2lUu3319lllf8.jpg)
A Very British Brothel
![Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AjhnZJ1SXsqeGgxdt8PIwotIRDD.jpg)
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
![Mr. Turner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rnVhl1PFSOoW5c6UhZJZt5TV98p.jpg)
Mr. Turner
![Ghosts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/64ob26X6TebBImf2Qu7ayKizIpb.jpg)
Ghosts
![Maleficent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bDG3yei6AJlEAK3A5wN7RwFXQ7V.jpg)
Maleficent
![Fleming](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Ap2RdhXi8mEGsGrgfPpsVF01mSZ.jpg)
Fleming
![The Christmas Candle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7PpESUrwE2du9tWTjbQia4j9IKs.jpg)
The Christmas Candle
![An Adventure in Space and Time](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uqoVZo91qtU0Q2QnogYp4pNg7HJ.jpg)
An Adventure in Space and Time
![Romeo & Juliet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9FZ3wTjY9rUvIoobJFv8ozoTwTT.jpg)
Romeo & Juliet
![A Five Star Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eh7igoV9Hf4KgH6Z1TfPeIX7FK4.jpg)
A Five Star Life
![Mayday](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dVuBnErc7hJPjwApTVq3UawldOj.jpg)
Mayday
![Spike Island](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jKlnZHSfQW09Q1SICvpDwPL762o.jpg)
Spike Island
![Ashes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pPt7WVyNDZJP4H3Fx6w5sRzJvPw.jpg)
Ashes
![14 Actors Acting](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/16IllGIm0ME3a2HppqxDkHOPPz0.jpg)
14 Actors Acting
![Another Year](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zrkQcAatfBox5x9KZjaYGnKoqu6.jpg)
Another Year
![Womb](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w98sx8jPYWeRZORdmgkmDMcBFuH.jpg)
Womb
![The Queen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wHBV2SaM6JVdLmewCIVsb4yG4h3.jpg)
The Queen
![A Christmas Carol](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t41VHjYItCYHBh2hijsTID44cNv.jpg)
A Christmas Carol
![Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onSD9UXfJwrMXWhq7UY7hGF2S1h.jpg)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
![Law & Order: UK](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lRwOgL51CTGHV47TEayyAfrtUSJ.jpg)
Law & Order: UK
![Cranford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gJfwVxOgfG4kSVNuoQfZ6JiaEZO.jpg)
Cranford
![Sparkle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zZr8BTaQO64fGP8eeROt4ZEA1qN.jpg)
Sparkle
![The Graham Norton Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vrbqaBXB8AALynQzpWz6JdCPEJS.jpg)
The Graham Norton Show
![Perfect Parents](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pb8V7NTO25u6Z25L7e0cQEjzBRs.jpg)
Perfect Parents
![The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3qz9JYEl9hs0YRxiQJ0VFO9Yqqv.jpg)
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
![North & South](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A9kkVb5YNtZRyCrMNsgw5LjEZpd.jpg)
North & South
![Vera Drake](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/556fElboCLlEmP8UULaYosU45Bc.jpg)
Vera Drake
![Promoted to Glory](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rUhmsBMMFPML96AZtDyV5HdmSTN.jpg)
Promoted to Glory
![Bodily Harm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r4OKs7ofWlHicp9Sj5IadtGd8UP.jpg)
Bodily Harm
![Rose and Maloney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ft95XsOwz8ksmNLTzcGowG6jFMP.jpg)
Rose and Maloney
![Plain Jane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d66khXc3WABkeRE64vh1ZLAqUXH.jpg)
Plain Jane
![All or Nothing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5VRYeJ8DI3GkVzO7MUlug8v2BZO.jpg)
All or Nothing
![Bodily Harm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oAOxlUnOxWL479fOP2UsrFFLe2y.jpg)
Bodily Harm
![David Copperfield](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wMV1TGtyB487iBmHgqb5CaPMe5Z.jpg)
David Copperfield
![The Cazalets](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/far2y3FhlMYnIyssC0r73NMsb.jpg)
The Cazalets
![Topsy-Turvy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qAH3gsnQV25NQ2GpO3b7nDcVtkM.jpg)
Topsy-Turvy
![Loose Women](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y8RhwJbOLKt2TwW1dowqc5ve4KV.jpg)
Loose Women
![Milk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uUfzH6XzgQWbFzVavCBQ51srBMm.jpg)
Milk
![Painted Lady](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xt8YgKXXwGAiOLiQ7yVUC0iKy3u.jpg)
Painted Lady
![Holding On](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hHFnXG1UtD09eT4f9avoqolIJud.jpg)
Holding On
![Midsomer Murders](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pz7tsWxe0TTdfJnWPjZAEnrSl5M.jpg)
Midsomer Murders
![Secrets & Lies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zQBuRQ3hrLhkEsXcxteUxuxLrvs.jpg)
Secrets & Lies
![Silent Witness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9JHIvbCsGTO4KzozHcMxYxGmAZ1.jpg)
Silent Witness
![Kavanagh Q.C.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qIXHr4lgRmlBOlBTj1aJdHPPE8r.jpg)
Kavanagh Q.C.
![Little Napoleons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7AyjuTQglNKf3Wieojh3cfYvwy6.jpg)
Little Napoleons
![O Mary This London](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3LIMXgAXjvpSOha0nLMMLtYH967.jpg)
O Mary This London
![Ain't Misbehavin'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8E6Ad3CCTZpee9dlkQnkg8XP6J2.jpg)
Ain't Misbehavin'
![Bad Girl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9UGmIkqvkHCGnigYwiolYThYZ3D.jpg)
Bad Girl
![Top Girls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6kekzFK56Vi0fNfSj1VtZPIx6ek.jpg)
Top Girls
![Soldier Soldier](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xTViK9932qvFrEOJznd82HTsl92.jpg)
Soldier Soldier
![Performance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/giXPlK0bjtTXGEKr10crZAYCzc6.jpg)
Performance
![The Firm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2nmD4YYgnfgdbidq0wwKJ151poM.jpg)
The Firm
![High Hopes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iVlZuKVWCXibDH4t0U25RxX72JT.jpg)
High Hopes
![Agatha Christie's Poirot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6f4IVfbn8knb7RjdZlGLuW5guDc.jpg)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
![Sammy and Rosie Get Laid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xF0v0pjWVWkpZYC1KbAi7RsLVXa.jpg)
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
![High Season](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cKcfGc9lQIGKNeKhbiDA1zY9HfM.jpg)
High Season
![Christmas Present](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/faAi5cwHmjSdHaaQmyp8JNt9G0p.jpg)
Christmas Present
![The Moon Over Soho](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/htiIaHpIaDUQ57IsUyljk4wGHrw.jpg)
The Moon Over Soho
![Bulman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sPc9r9mYBER9cPlsPRPaFjvWD32.jpg)
Bulman
![Dance with a Stranger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2Yj802Q9mIc5gHmxcoXhO1YGaSY.jpg)
Dance with a Stranger
![Dog Ends](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j60RpTdvDEYvw3sy7xJQ6ljhyn6.jpg)
Dog Ends
![Objects of Affection](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/upm5J1krLJsuAMORWJkkIFlSHvK.jpg)
Objects of Affection
![Grown-Ups](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9awfBdN0HybN06xr9v2s2yOFJYQ.jpg)
Grown-Ups
![The Gentle Touch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uiTy0RD7J0OdqHl7GshB9zxmYAe.jpg)
The Gentle Touch
![King Cinder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nW64SsYmkeDbAA5NmXDQZfjAskt.jpg)
King Cinder
![Play for Today](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aIgjKkazKMhqQjytljsofAEsp3q.jpg)
Play for Today
![Coronation Street](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xe6y8SJU0NyGEECu2LV9cXoY81g.jpg)
Coronation Street