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).
National Board of Review Awards
Best Actress
Known For
Maleficent
(2014)
Flittle
Back to Black
(2024)
Cynthia Winehouse
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
(2019)
Flittle
Let Him Go
(2020)
Blanche Weboy
A Christmas Carol
(2009)
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Phantom Thread
(2017)
Cyril Woodcock
Secrets & Lies
(1996)
The Social Worker
Romeo & Juliet
(2013)
The Nurse
Ordinary Love
(2019)
Joan
Mr. Turner
(2014)
Mary Somerville
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
(2022)
Ada Harris
Topsy-Turvy
(1999)
Lucy Gilbert
Another Year
(2010)
Mary
Misbehaviour
(2020)
Dolores Hope
The Firm
(1989)
Sue Bissell
Hampstead
(2017)
Fiona
Full Filmography
Acting
Grown-Ups
(1980)
Mandy
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
(1982)
(Archive Material)
Dog Ends
(1984)
Vivienne
Angels in the Annexe
(1984)
Jenny Bailey
Dance with a Stranger
(1985)
Maryanne
The Moon Over Soho
(1985)
Sally Spencer
Christmas Present
(1985)
Judy Tall
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
(1987)
Margy
High Season
(1987)
Carol
High Hopes
(1989)
Lætitia Boothe-Brain
The Firm
(1989)
Sue Bissell
Top Girls
(1991)
Marlene
Bad Girl
(1992)
Penny Armitage
A Statement of Affairs
(1993)
Carol
O Mary This London
(1994)
Sophie
Secrets & Lies
(1996)
The Social Worker
Dual Balls
(1997)
Joanna
Milk
(1999)
Fiona
Topsy-Turvy
(1999)
Lucy Gilbert
Toy Boys
(1999)
Mrs. Allen
David Copperfield
(2001)
Mrs. Micawber
All or Nothing
(2002)
Penny
Plain Jane
(2002)
Dora Bruce
Bodily Harm
(2002)
Mandy Greenfield
Promoted to Glory
(2003)
Capt. Annie Sullivan
Vera Drake
(2004)
Mrs. Wells
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
(2005)
Sarah
Perfect Parents
(2006)
Sister Antonia
Sparkle
(2007)
Jill
A Christmas Carol
(2009)
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Another Year
(2010)
Mary
Womb
(2010)
Judith
14 Actors Acting
(2010)
Self
Spike Island
(2012)
Margaret
Ashes
(2012)
Cath
Romeo & Juliet
(2013)
The Nurse
A Five Star Life
(2013)
Kate Sherman
An Adventure in Space and Time
(2013)
Heather Hartnell
The Christmas Candle
(2013)
Bea Haddington
The One and Only Mike Leigh
(2014)
Herself
Maleficent
(2014)
Flittle
Mr. Turner
(2014)
Mary Somerville
Ghosts
(2014)
Helene Alving
The Go-Between
(2015)
Mrs. Maudsley
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
(2015)
Miss Adderstone
A Very British Brothel
(2015)
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Rupture
(2016)
Dr. Nyman
Hampstead
(2017)
Fiona
A Very British Brothel 2
(2017)
Narrator (Voice)
Phantom Thread
(2017)
Cyril Woodcock
The Agency
(2017)
Anthea
To Provide All People
(2018)
Consultant Psychiatrist
LOVE
(2018)
Herself/Introduced By
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
(2019)
Flittle
Ordinary Love
(2019)
Joan
Misbehaviour
(2020)
Dolores Hope
Let Him Go
(2020)
Blanche Weboy
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
(2022)
Ada Harris
Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men
(2022)
The Mother
The Critic
(2023)
Annabel
Back to Black
(2024)
Cynthia Winehouse
Cold Storage
(2025)
Production