
Acting · 70 years old
Brighton, England, UK
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).

The Agency
Anthea

Bad Girl
Penny Armitage

The Cazalets
Villy Cazalet

Cranford
Mrs. Rose

The Crown
Princess Margaret

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs. Lorrimer

North & South
Mrs. Maria Hale

Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self (archive footage)

Holding On
Hilary

An Adventure in Space and Time
Heather Hartnell

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Susan

Secrets & Lies
The Social Worker

Silent Witness

Painted Lady
Susie Peel

World on Fire
Robina Chase

Midsomer Murders
Phoebe Archbold

Disclaimer
Nancy Brigstocke

River
Chrissie Read

Harlots
Lydia Quigley

Moonflower Murders
Susan Ryeland