Lesley Manville
Acting

Lesley Manville

March 12, 1956 (69 years old) Brighton, England, UK

Also known as: Lesley Ann Manville, Леслі Менвілл, 莱丝利·曼维尔 饰, لزلی منویل

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).

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 • TV

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • TV

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 • TV

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007 • TV

Maleficent

Maleficent

2014 • Movie

A Five Star Life

A Five Star Life

2013 • Movie

Movie Credits (51)

Acting

2014

Maleficent

as Flittle

2013

A Five Star Life

as Kate Sherman

1982

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

as Self (archive footage)

2009

A Christmas Carol

as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

1984

Angels in the Annexe

as Jenny Bailey

2026

Cold Storage

as Trini Romano

2017

Phantom Thread

as Cyril Woodcock

2025

Mr. Burton

as Ma Smith

1989

High Hopes

as Lætitia Boothe-Brain

2003

Promoted to Glory

as Capt. Annie Sullivan

1987

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

as Margy

2024

Queer

as Doctor Cotter

1980

Grown-Ups

as Mandy

2026

Midwinter Break

as Stella

2010

Womb

as Judith

2012

Spike Island

as Margaret

2002

All or Nothing

as Penny

2024

Back to Black

as Cynthia

2004

Vera Drake

as Mrs. Wells

1985

Dance with a Stranger

as Maryanne

Crew

2022

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Executive Producer

TV Credits (51)

Acting

1997

Midsomer Murders

as Phoebe Archbold

1 episodes

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mrs. Lorrimer

1 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

1 episodes

2016

The Crown

as Princess Margaret

20 episodes

1996

Silent Witness

1 episodes

1960

Coronation Street

as Jill Mason

2 episodes

1999

Loose Women

as Self

1 episodes

1970

Play for Today

as Vivienne

1 episodes

1985

Screen Two

as Sophie

1 episodes

1991

Performance

as Marlene

1 episodes

2023

Citadel

as Dahlia Archer

7 episodes

2020

Love Life

as Narrator (voice)

10 episodes

1995

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Lucy Cartwright

1 episodes

2024

Disclaimer

as Nancy Brigstocke

7 episodes

2024

Grotesquerie

as Nurse Redd

10 episodes

2009

Law & Order: UK

2 episodes

1991

Soldier Soldier

as Rachel Elliot

2 episodes

1991

Soldier Soldier

as Rachel Fortune

3 episodes

2017

Harlots

as Lydia Quigley

16 episodes

Crew

2019

I Am...

Writer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
March 12, 1956 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Brighton, England, UK
Popularity
2.1

Career Stats

51
Movies
51
TV Shows