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Lesley Ann Manville is an English actress. She is known for her frequent collaborations with director Mike Leigh with her winning the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year for Leigh's All or Nothing (2002) and Another Year (2010), and the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress for the latter film. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Phantom Thread (2017). Other film roles include Maleficent (2014) and its 2019 sequel, as well as Ordinary Love.
Birth Name
Lesley Ann Manville
Born
Monday, 12 March 1956
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Critic | Annabel | 2024 |
| Back to Black | Cynthia Winehouse | 2024 |
| Citadel | Dahlia Archer | 2023 |
| Dangerous Liaisons | Genevieve de Merteuil | 2022 |
| Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | Ada Harris | 2022 |
| Sherwood | Julie Jackson | 2022 |
| Life After Life | Narrator | 2022 |
| Magpie Murders | Susan Ryeland | 2022 |
| Let Him Go | Blanche Weboy | 2020 |
| Alan Bennett's Talking Heads | Susan | 2020 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Critic | Annabel | 2024 |
| Back to Black | Cynthia Winehouse | 2024 |
| Citadel | Dahlia Archer | 2023 |
| Dangerous Liaisons | Genevieve de Merteuil | 2022 |
| Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | Ada Harris | 2022 |
| Sherwood | Julie Jackson | 2022 |
| Life After Life | Narrator | 2022 |
| Magpie Murders | Susan Ryeland | 2022 |
| Let Him Go | Blanche Weboy | 2020 |
| Alan Bennett's Talking Heads | Susan | 2020 |
| Love Life | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2020 |
| Misbehaviour | Dolores Hope | 2020 |
| Ordinary Love | Joan | 2019 |
| Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Flittle | 2019 |
| World on Fire | Robina Chase | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Save Me | Jennifer Charles | 2018 |
| Phantom Thread | Cyril Woodcock / Cyril | 2017 |
| Hampstead | Fiona | 2017 |
| Harlots | Lydia Quigley | 2017 |
| The Crown | Princess Margaret | 2016 |
| Rupture | Dr. Nyman | 2016 |
| Mum | Cathy | 2016 |
| River | Chrissie Read | 2015 |
| The Go-Between | Mrs Maudsley / Mrs. Maudsley | 2015 |
| Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism | Miss Adderstone | 2015 |
| Mr. Turner | Mary Somerville | 2014 |
| Ghosts | Helene Alving | 2014 |
| Maleficent | Flittle | 2014 |
| Fleming | Evelyn Fleming | 2014 |
| The Christmas Candle | Bea Haddington | 2013 |
| An Adventure in Space and Time | Heather Hartnell | 2013 |
| Portrait Artist of the Year | Self - Sitter | 2013 |
| Romeo & Juliet | Nurse / The Nurse | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Spike Island | Margaret | 2013 |
| A Five Star Life | Kate Sherman | 2013 |
| Mayday | Gail Spicer | 2013 |
| Ashes | Cath | 2012 |
| Honest Trailers | Flittle | 2012 |
| Another Year | Mary | 2010 |
| Womb | Judith | 2010 |
| The Queen | Margaret Thatcher | 2009 |
| A Christmas Carol | Mrs. Cratchit / Mrs. Cratchit (voice) | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self | 2009 |
| CBeebies Bedtime Story | Self - Storyteller | 2009 |
| Law & Order: UK | Phyllis Gladstone | 2009 |
| Cranford | Mrs Rose | 2007 |
| Sparkle | Jill | 2007 |
| Perfect Parents | Sister Antonia | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael | Sarah / Sarah Carmichael | 2005 |
| North & South | Maria Hale | 2004 |
| Vera Drake | Mrs. Wells | 2004 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2004 |
| Hollywood on Set | Self - Interviewee | 2003 |
| Imagine | Self - Actress | 2003 |
| Timeshift | Herself - Narrator (voice) | 2002 |
| All or Nothing | Penny | 2002 |
| Plain Jane | Dora Bruce | 2002 |
| The Cazalets | Villy Cazalet | 2001 |
| David Copperfield | Mrs. Micawber | 2000 |
| Other People's Children | Nadine | 2000 |
| Topsy-Turvy | Lucy Gilbert (Kitty) / Lucy Gilbert | 1999 |
| Loose Women | Herself | 1999 |
| Toy Boys | Mrs. Allen | 1999 |
| Milk | Fiona | 1999 |
| Real Women | Karen | 1998 |
| Painted Lady | Susie Peel | 1997 |
| Holding On | Hilary | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Phoebe Archbold | 1997 |
| Secrets & Lies | Social Worker / The Social Worker | 1996 |
| The Bite | Ellie Shannon | 1996 |
| Silent Witness | Suzy Franklin | 1996 |
| Kavanagh QC | Lucy Cartwright | 1995 |
| Little Napoleons | Judith Silver | 1994 |
| Ain't Misbehavin | Melissa Quigley | 1994 |
| Goggle Eyes | Rosalind Killin | 1993 |
| A Statement of Affairs | Carol | 1993 |
| The Mushroom Picker | Margot | 1993 |
| Performance | Marlene | 1991 |
| Soldier Soldier | Rachel Fortune / Rachel Elliot | 1991 |
| High Hopes | Lætitia / Lætitia Boothe-Brain | 1989 |
| Poirot | Mrs. Lorrimer | 1989 |
| Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | Margy | 1987 |
| High Season | Carol | 1987 |
| Bulman | Karen Tait | 1985 |
| Dance with a Stranger | Maryanne | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Sue / Sophie | 1985 |
| The Gentle Touch | Shirley Davis | 1980 |
| The South Bank Show | Self | 1978 |
| A Bunch of Fives | Helen Wyatt | 1977 |
| Wings | Francoise | 1977 |
| Arena | Mandy | 1975 |
| Village Hall | Merle | 1974 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Mandy | 1974 |
| Play for Today | Vivienne | 1970 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | 2022 |
| Magpie Murders | 2022 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
| 2018 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
