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Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 12, 1956 (69)
Birthplace Brighton, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 & Lie ... s (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).

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Queer

Queer

2024

as Doctor Cotter

Back to Black

Back to Black

2024

as Cynthia

The Critic

The Critic

2024

as Annabel Land

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

2022

as Ada Harris

Let Him Go

Let Him Go

2020

as Blanche Weboy

Misbehaviour

Misbehaviour

2020

as Dolores Hope

Ordinary Love

Ordinary Love

2019

as Joan

To Provide All People

To Provide All People

2018

as Consultant Psychiatrist

The Agency

The Agency

2017

as Anthea

Phantom Thread

Phantom Thread

2017

as Cyril Woodcock

Hampstead

Hampstead

2017

as Fiona

Rupture

Rupture

2016

as Dr. Nyman

The Go-Between

The Go-Between

2015

as Mrs. Maudsley

Ghosts

Ghosts

2014

as Helene Alving

Maleficent

Maleficent

2014

as Flittle

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

2014

as Mary Somerville

The Christmas Candle

The Christmas Candle

2013

as Bea Haddington

An Adventure in Space and Time

An Adventure in Space and Time

2013

as Heather Hartnell

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

2013

as The Nurse

Ashes

Ashes

2012

as Cath

Spike Island

Spike Island

2012

as Margaret

Another Year

Another Year

2010

as Mary

Womb

Womb

2010

as Judith

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

2009

as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

Sparkle

Sparkle

2007

as Jill

Perfect Parents

Perfect Parents

2006

as Sister Antonia

Vera Drake

Vera Drake

2004

as Mrs. Wells

Promoted to Glory

Promoted to Glory

2003

as Capt. Annie Sullivan

All or Nothing

All or Nothing

2002

as Penny

Plain Jane

Plain Jane

2002

as Dora Bruce

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

2001

as Mrs. Micawber

Toy Boys

Toy Boys

1999

as Mrs. Allen

Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

1999

as Lucy Gilbert

Milk

Milk

1999

as Fiona

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

1996

as The Social Worker

O Mary This London

O Mary This London

1994

as Sophie

A Statement of Affairs

A Statement of Affairs

1993

as Carol

Bad Girl

Bad Girl

1992

as Penny Armitage

Top Girls

Top Girls

1991

as Marlene

The Firm

The Firm

1989

as Sue Bissell

High Hopes

High Hopes

1989

as Lætitia Boothe-Brain

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

1987

as Margy

High Season

High Season

1987

as Carol

Christmas Present

Christmas Present

1985

as Judy Tall

The Moon Over Soho

The Moon Over Soho

1985

as Sally Spencer

Dance with a Stranger

Dance with a Stranger

1985

as Maryanne

Dog Ends

Dog Ends

1984

as Vivienne

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982

as (Archive Material)

Grown-Ups

Grown-Ups

1980

as Mandy

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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

2022

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Topsy-Turvy Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Another Year Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor Phantom Thread Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Nominated
Television Credits

The Crown

as Princess Margaret

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Nov 04, 2016

Mum

as Cathy

Episodes: 18

First Aired: May 13, 2016

Harlots

as Lydia Quigley

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Mar 27, 2017

World on Fire

as Robina Chase

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 29, 2019

Sherwood

as Julie Jackson

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jun 13, 2022

Grotesquerie

as Nurse Redd

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 25, 2024

Love Life

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: May 27, 2020

Dangerous Liaisons

as Genevieve de Merteuil

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Nov 06, 2022

Holding On

as Hilary

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

Cranford

as Mrs. Rose

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 18, 2007

Disclaimer

as Nancy Brigstocke

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 11, 2024

Ain't Misbehavin'

as Melissa Quigley

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 20, 1994

Magpie Murders

as Susan Ryeland

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 10, 2022

The Cazalets

as Villy Cazalet

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 22, 2001

River

as Chrissie Read

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 13, 2015

King Cinder

as Nikki

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 02, 1977

Moonflower Murders

as Susan Ryeland

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 16, 2024

Citadel

as Dahlia Archer

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 27, 2023

The Queen

as Margaret Thatcher

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 29, 2009

Mayday

as Gail Spicer

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 03, 2013

Other People's Children

as Nadine

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 10, 2000

Fleming

as Evelyn Fleming

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 29, 2014

Life After Life

as Narrator

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 19, 2022

Goggle Eyes

as Rosalind Killin

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 24, 1993

Tears Before Bedtime

as Beattie Freeman

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 08, 1995

Little Napoleons

as Judith Silver

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 07, 1994

North & South

as Mrs. Hale

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 14, 2004

Soldier Soldier

as Rachel Fortune

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 10, 1991

The Mushroom Picker

as Margot

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 03, 1993

The Bite

as Ellie Shannon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 17, 1996

North & South

as Maria Hale

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 14, 2004

Painted Lady

as Susie Peel

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 07, 1997

Bodily Harm

as Mandy Greenfield

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 14, 2002

Soldier Soldier

as Rachel Elliot

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 10, 1991

Coronation Street

as Jill Mason

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 09, 1960

I Am...

as Maria

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 2019

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

as Susan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 2020

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Lucy Cartwright

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1995

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mrs. Lorrimer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Play for Today

as Vivienne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Midsomer Murders

as Phoebe Archbold

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Performance

as Marlene

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Objects of Affection

as Liz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1982

Screen Two

as Sophie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

Marble Hall Murders

as Susan Ryeland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Gentle Touch

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 11, 1980

Law & Order: UK

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 23, 2009

Rose and Maloney

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 2002

Silent Witness

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 1996

Barlow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Bulman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 05, 1985

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Loose Women

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1999

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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 19 30 13
2024 7 33 48 14
2024 8 23 45 14
2024 9 20 31 12
2024 10 21 31 15
2024 11 18 25 12
2024 12 20 33 9
2025 1 21 31 13
2025 2 13 23 2
2025 3 7 16 0
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 2 2 1
2025 7 1 2 0
2025 8 1 2 1

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