Cast & creator
Lesley Manville
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Midsomer Murders
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).
Also known as: Lesley Ann Manville
71
film credits
78
television credits
145
1960–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (149)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Midsomer Murders
Phoebe Archbold
1997
Coronation Street
Jill Mason
1960
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs. Lorrimer
1989
Newsnight
Self
1980
The South Bank Show
Self
1978
The Crown
Princess Margaret
2016
Silent Witness
Suzy Franklin
1996
Play for Today
Vivienne
1970
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Bernice Worden
2025
Loose Women
Self
1999
Screen Two
Sophie
1985Screen Two
Sue
1985
Playhouse
Mandy
1974
Disclaimer
Nancy Brigstocke
2024
Performance
Marlene
1991
Citadel
Dahlia Archer
2023
ScreenPlay
Penny Armitage
1986
Law & Order: UK
Phyllis Gladstone
2009
Soldier Soldier
Rachel Elliot
1991Soldier Soldier
Rachel Fortune
1991
Sherwood
Julie Jackson
2022
Cold Storage
Trini Romano
2026
Kavanagh Q.C.
Lucy Cartwright
1995
Love Life
Narrator (voice)
2020
Grotesquerie
Nurse Redd
2024
Maleficent
Flittle
2014
Harlots
Lydia Quigley
2017
Phantom Thread
Cyril Woodcock
2017
The Gentle Touch
Shirley Davis
1980
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
2009
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Flittle
2019
Magpie Murders
Susan Ryeland
2022Magpie Murders
Executive Producer
2022
Moonflower Murders
Susan Ryeland
2024
Softly Softly: Task Force
Janet
1969
Marble Hall Murders
Susan Ryeland
2026
Cranford
Mrs. Rose
2007
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Ada Harris
2022Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Executive Producer
2022
Rose and Maloney
Professor Diane Marquis
2002
North & South
Mrs. Maria Hale
2004
Save Me
Jennifer Charles
2018
Queer
Doctor Cotter
2024
Let Him Go
Blanche Weboy
2020
I Am...
Maria
2019I Am...
Writer
2019
World on Fire
Robina Chase
2019
River
Chrissie Read
2015
Dangerous Liaisons
Genevieve de Merteuil
2022
Back to Black
Cynthia
2024
The Queen
Margaret Thatcher
2009
Mum
Cathy
2016Barlow
Christine West
1971
David Copperfield
Emma Micawber
2000Sharing Time
June
1984
Midwinter Break
Stella
2026
Romeo & Juliet
The Nurse
2013
Bulman
Karen Tait
1985
Secrets & Lies
The Social Worker
1996
Life After Life
Narrator
2022
Another Year
Mary
2010
The Cazalets
Villy Cazalet
2001
Mr. Turner
Mary Somerville
2014
Fleming
Evelyn Fleming
2014
Black Cab
Yvonne
2000
Misbehaviour
Dolores Hope
2020
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Susan
2020
Objects of Affection
Liz
1982
Vera Drake
Mrs. Wells
2004
Wings
Francoise
1977
The Critic
Annabel Land
2024
All or Nothing
Penny
2002A Bunch of Fives
Helen Wyatt
1977
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Miss Adderstone
2015
Womb
Judith
2010
Village Hall
Merle
1974
Ordinary Love
Joan
2019
Mayday
Gail Spicer
2013
Ain't Misbehavin'
Melissa Quigley
1994
Topsy-Turvy
Lucy Gilbert
1999
Little Napoleons
Judith Silver
1994
General Hospital
Tina Butler
1972
Rupture
Dr. Nyman
2016
Holding On
Hilary
1997
Winter of the Crow
Joan Andrews
2026
Bodily Harm
Mandy Greenfield
2002Other People's Children
Nadine
2000
Hampstead
Fiona
2017
Painted Lady
Susie Peel
1997
Dance with a Stranger
Maryanne
1985
The Firm
Sue Bissell
1989
Mr. Burton
Ma Smith
2025Mr. Burton
Executive Producer
2025
An Adventure in Space and Time
Heather Hartnell
2013
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Margy
1987Goggle Eyes
Rosalind Killin
1993Tears Before Bedtime
Beattie Freeman
1995
King Cinder
Nikki
1977
Real Women
Karen
1998
Spike Island
Margaret
2012
Give us a Break
Alma
1983The Emigrants
Janice Parker
1976
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Marquise de Merteuil
2026Escorted
Mother
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Self
2016
National Theatre Live: LOVE
Herself/Introduced By
2018The Mushroom Picker
Margot
1993
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
The Mother
2022
Top Girls
Marlene
1991
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self (archive footage)
1982
O Mary This London
Sophie
1994
High Hopes
Lætitia Boothe-Brain
1989The Bite
Ellie Shannon
1996Crime Story
Gail
1992
The Go-Between
Mrs. Maudsley
2015To Provide All People
Consultant Psychiatrist
2018
Leap in the Dark
Julie
1973
David Copperfield
Emma Micawber
2001
Bad Girl
Penny Armitage
1992
High Season
Carol
1987The One and Only Mike Leigh
Self
2014
Ashes
Cath
2012
A Very British Brothel
Herself - Narrator (voice)
2015
Our Winnie
Liz
1982
The Christmas Candle
Bea Haddington
2013
Toy Boys
Mrs. Allen
1999Jack of Spades
A Skirt Through History
Bessie Parkes
1994
Plain Jane
Dora Bruce
2002
Milk
Fiona
1999
The Moon Over Soho
Sally Spencer
1985
Grown-Ups
Mandy
1980
Promoted to Glory
Capt. Annie Sullivan
2003
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
Sarah
2005
A Five Star Life
Kate Sherman
2013
Angels in the Annexe
Jenny Bailey
1984
A Very British Brothel 2
Narrator (Voice)
2017
Perfect Parents
Sister Antonia
2006A Statement of Affairs
Carol
1993
Sparkle
Jill
2007
Ghosts
Helene Alving
2014Dual Balls
Joanna
1997
Christmas Present
Judy Tall
1985
The Agency
Anthea
2017
Dog Ends
Vivienne
1984