Acting
Lesley Manville
Born 1956
Known for Maleficent, Phantom Thread, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
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Born03/12/1956
Age70 years old
BirthplaceBrighton, England, UK
DepartmentActing
Also known asLesley Ann Manville
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).
Movie Credits
Midwinter Break (2026)
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
A Very British Brothel (2015)
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael (2005)
Mr. Burton (2025)
Ordinary Love (2019)
Another Year (2010)
All or Nothing (2002)
The Firm (1989)
Phantom Thread (2017)
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2015)
The Christmas Candle (2013)
Ashes (2012)
Womb (2010)
Grown-Ups (1980)
Back to Black (2024)
Queer (2024)
The Critic (2024)
Let Him Go (2020)
Hampstead (2017)
Rupture (2016)
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Cold Storage (2026)
The Go-Between (2015)
Maleficent (2014)
Mr. Turner (2014)
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
Sparkle (2007)
Misbehaviour (2020)
A Five Star Life (2013)
High Hopes (1988)
Romeo & Juliet (2013)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Spike Island (2012)
Vera Drake (2004)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
A Christmas Carol (2009)
