Lesley Manville

About

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

Coronation StreetSeries • 1960Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989The CrownSeries • 2016Silent WitnessSeries • 1996Play for TodaySeries • 1970Screen TwoSeries • 1985PlayhouseSeries • 1974CitadelSeries • 2023Monster: The Ed Gein StorySeries • 2025Kavanagh Q.C.Series • 1995Law & Order: UKSeries • 2009PerformanceSeries • 1991Soldier SoldierSeries • 1991MaleficentMovie • 2014A Christmas CarolMovie • 2009ScreenPlaySeries • 1986Maleficent: Mistress of EvilMovie • 2019DisclaimerSeries • 2024Love LifeSeries • 2020Cold StorageMovie • 2026GrotesquerieSeries • 2024HarlotsSeries • 2017Magpie MurdersSeries • 2022