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Alternate Names: Lesley Ann Manville, Леслі Менвілл, 莱丝利·曼维尔 饰, لزلی منویل
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Grown-Ups (1980) as Mandy
Most Important Roles: - Back to Black (2024) as Cynthia
- Secrets & Lies (1996) as The Social Worker
- Vera Drake (2004) as Mrs. Wells
- Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men (2022) as The Mother
- All or Nothing (2002) as Penny
- Dance with a Stranger (1985) as Maryanne
- Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) as Margy
- Cold Storage (2025) as
- Sparkle (2007) as Jill
- Milk (1999) as Fiona
Career Highlights: - Back to Black (2024)
- Secrets & Lies (1996)
- Vera Drake (2004)
- Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men (2022)
- All or Nothing (2002)
- Dance with a Stranger (1985)
- Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
- Cold Storage (2025)
- Sparkle (2007)
- Milk (1999)
Awards
Awards: - London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year (2003)
- National Board of Review Award for Best Actress (2010)
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress (2014)
- London Film Critics' Circle
- National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Full 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).
