
Lesley Manville
Actress
Born: March 12, 1956 (70 years old)
Place of birth: Brighton, England, UK
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).
Filmography (72)
- An Adventure in Space and Time (2013, ★ 7.7)
- Cranford (2007, ★ 8.2)
- The Crown (2016, ★ 8.2)
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989, ★ 8.2)
- North & South (2004, ★ 8.1)
- Back to Black (2024, ★ 6.7)
- Secrets & Lies (1996, ★ 7.6)
- Vera Drake (2004, ★ 7.2)
- All or Nothing (2002, ★ 7.1)
- Cold Storage (2026, ★ 6.8)
- Another Year (2010, ★ 7)
- High Hopes (1989, ★ 7.1)
- A Christmas Carol (2009, ★ 6.9)
- Romeo & Juliet (2013, ★ 6.7)
- Maleficent (2014, ★ 7.1)
- Phantom Thread (2017, ★ 7.3)
- Silent Witness (1996, ★ 7.5)
- River (2015, ★ 7.4)
- Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020, ★ 7.6)
- Topsy-Turvy (1999, ★ 6.6)
- Queer (2024, ★ 6.6)
- The Firm (1989, ★ 6.5)
- Disclaimer (2024, ★ 7.4)
- Harlots (2017, ★ 7.4)
- Moonflower Murders (2024, ★ 7.4)
- World on Fire (2019, ★ 7.5)
- Midsomer Murders (1997, ★ 7.5)
- Dance with a Stranger (1985, ★ 6.1)
- Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987, ★ 5.5)
- Sparkle (2007, ★ 5.7)