Lesley Manville
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).
Back to Black
as Cynthia WinehouseThe extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden...
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Maleficent
as FlittleA beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable...
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as FlittleMaleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them...
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Phantom Thread
as Cyril WoodcockIn 1950s London, renowned British dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock comes across Alma, a young,...
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A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own...
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
as Ada HarrisA 1950s London cleaning lady falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and...
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Womb
as JudithA woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to...
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Romeo & Juliet
as The NurseIn Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite...
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Secrets & Lies
as The Social WorkerAfter her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth...
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Vera Drake
as Mrs. WellsAbortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a...
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Mr. Turner
as Mary SomervilleEccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes...
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Let Him Go
as Blanche WeboyFollowing the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to...
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Misbehaviour
as Dolores HopeA group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage...
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Another Year
as MaryDuring a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family...
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Rupture
as Dr. NymanA single mom tries to break free from a mysterious organization that has abducted her.
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Ordinary Love
as JoanAn extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast...
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Topsy-Turvy
as Lucy GilbertAfter their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship...
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Hampstead
as FionaEmily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic...
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Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
as Miss AdderstoneAn orphan who practices hypnosis faces off against a bank robber who wants her book on the art form.
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Spike Island
as MargaretTeenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor...
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The Firm
as Sue BissellA seemingly respectable estate agent leads a double life as the head of a vicious,...
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An Adventure in Space and Time
as Heather HartnellActor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles while wannabe producer...
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All or Nothing
as PennyPenny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry...
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A Five Star Life
as Kate ShermanSingle and middle-aged, beautiful Irene (Margarita Buy) is wholly devoted to her job as an...
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Dance with a Stranger
as MaryanneRuth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David...
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Bad Girl
as Penny ArmitageA young single mother has to convince the authorities that she is a fit parent.
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The Critic
as AnnabelIn 1934 London, Jimmy Erskine, the most feared drama critic in town, finds himself in the...
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High Hopes
as Lætitia Boothe-BrainSlice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother,...
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Grown-Ups
as MandyDick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find...
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Ashes
as CathOne-time hard man Frank Barron is barely recognisable now he’s been afflicted with Alzheimer's,...
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David Copperfield
as Mrs. MicawberAfter the death of his father and a second wedding of his mother, David Copperfield suffers from...
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The Christmas Candle
as Bea HaddingtonDeep in the heart of the English countryside lies the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has...
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14 Actors Acting
as SelfThis year's great performers striking some of the classic attitudes of cinema.
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High Season
as CarolOn the isle of Rhodes, Katherine, an expatriate English photographer, lives with her daughter. A...
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Plain Jane
as Dora BruceDrama set in 1911 about a love triangle concerning a father, his son and their maid, Jane.
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The Go-Between
as Mrs. MaudsleyAn elderly man pieces together his childhood memories after finding his diary from 1900, which...
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Bodily Harm
as Mandy GreenfieldMitchel, a mild-mannered suburban stockbroker spirals out of control after losing his job,...
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Dog Ends
as VivienneA middle-aged man is feeling the strain of looking after his elderly grandfather, who is...
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Milk
as FionaForty-five-year-old Adrian has been living with his mother Lucy and running their Wiltshire...
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LOVE
as Herself/Introduced ByIn the communal area of a block of temporary accommodation, the residents go about their...
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Perfect Parents
as Sister AntoniaAfter a violent incident in Lucy's public school, her atheist parents Stuart and Alison decide...
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Sparkle
as JillLiverpool chancer Sam moves to London with his aspiring chanteuse mum and begins an affair with...
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Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
as MargySammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst...
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Ghosts
as Helene AlvingLesley Manville gives a career best performance in Richard Eyre's award-winning revival of...
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The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
as SarahIn a small English coastal town, three teenage boys are drawn into a world of temptation and...
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The Agency
as AntheaAdapted from the acclaimed short story by Man Brooker Prize Nominee Sarah Hall. The Agency is a...
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Top Girls
as MarleneMarlene celebrates her new position as MD of Top Girls Appointment Agency by giving a dinner...
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Promoted to Glory
as Capt. Annie SullivanAn alcoholic falls in love with a Salvation Army captain who is trying to help him.
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O Mary This London
as SophieThree young Dubliners go to London in search of fun, fortune and, in the case of 17-year-old...
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Christmas Present
as Judy TallA Christmas black comedy based on the tradition in Hammond's Bank that a member of the board...
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The Moon Over Soho
as Sally SpencerA wily publisher of arts magazines tries to cope with ever-growing financial problems - and also...
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Winter of the Crow
as Joan AndrewsWarsaw, December 13th 1981. Martial law shuts down the country. Overnight, a country turns into...
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Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men
as The MotherA woman tells her daughter about every man she’s ever been with – in the hope her daughter won’t...
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A Very British Brothel
as Herself - Narrator (voice)A look at the daily life of an English brothel.
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A Very British Brothel 2
as Narrator (Voice)This follow-up film returns to Sheffield's City Sauna. The certified massage parlour run by a...
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - GuestBravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...
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Midsomer Murders
as Phoebe ArchboldThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...
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The Graham Norton Show
as SelfEach week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Mrs. LorrimerFrom England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...
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Play for Today
as ViviennePlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...
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Silent Witness
as uncreditedSilent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology...
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The Crown
as Princess MargaretThe gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime...
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Love Life
as Narrator (voice)A romantic comedy anthology series which follows a different protagonist each season on the...
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Law & Order: UK
as uncreditedAdapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and...
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The Gentle Touch
as uncreditedThe Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television...
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Kavanagh Q.C.
as Lucy CartwrightJames Kavanagh QC is one of the top flight barristers in Britain. Each episode has him handling...
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Citadel
as Dahlia ArcherWhat if you lost your memory? What if a spy didn’t know they were a spy? Years ago, the top...
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World on Fire
as Robina ChaseThe story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides...
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Cranford
as Mrs. RoseA rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change...
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North & South
as Maria HaleMargaret Hale is a southerner from a country vicarage newly settled in the industrial northern...
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Harlots
as Lydia QuigleyBrothel owner, Margaret Wells, struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.
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River
as Chrissie ReadRespected police officer John River, a gifted cop with a troubled mind, struggles to come to...
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Performance
as MarleneAn anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
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Rose and Maloney
as uncreditedRose and Maloney investigate old criminal cases, seeking to rectify miscarriages of justice.
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Dangerous Liaisons
as Genevieve de MerteuilA pair of scheming ex-lovers attempt to exploit others by using the power of seduction. TV...
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I Am...
as MariaEach hour-long film follows a different woman as they experience “moments that are emotionally...
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The Cazalets
as Villy CazaletThe Cazalets is a 2001 five-episode television drama series about the life of a large privileged...
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Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
as SusanWidely celebrated as Alan Bennett's masterpieces, his multi-award-winning Talking Heads return...
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Sherwood
as Julie JacksonTwo murders shatter an already fractured community leading to one of the largest manhunts in...
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Ain't Misbehavin'
as Melissa QuigleyWhen Clive and Sonia discover that their respective partners are having an affair, they join...
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Holding On
as HilaryThe interaction between a diverse range of characters—including a bulimic restaurant critic and...
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Objects of Affection
as LizA series of plays written by Alan Bennett.
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Fleming
as Evelyn FlemingSet at the outbreak of WWII – mischievous playboy Ian Fleming is untroubled by the specter of...
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Magpie Murders
as Susan RyelandAn editor gets drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she receives an unfinished manuscript.
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Life After Life
as NarratorIf you could live your life time and again, would you ever get it right? Ursula dies and is...
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The Queen
as Margaret ThatcherThe Queen was a 2009 British drama-documentary showing Queen Elizabeth II at different points...
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Mum
as CathyA comedy about a mother at a milestone in her life. We follow her and her family through a year...
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Mayday
as Gail SpicerIt's Mayday in a small town steeped in pagan traditions where the crowning of the May Queen is...
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Bulman
as uncreditedBulman is a Granada TV series which ran from 1985–1987 and followed the fortunes of the major...
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King Cinder
as NikkiKing Cinder is a six-part British children's television serial made by the BBC in 1977. It was...
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Little Napoleons
as Judith SilverLabour councillor Judith Silver invites N.K. Edwards and Vijay Shah to stand for election to the...
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Bodily Harm
as Mandy GreenfieldMitchel, a mild-mannered suburban stockbroker spirals out of control after losing his job,...
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Painted Lady
as Susie PeelPainted Lady was a 1997 murder mystery mini series starring Helen Mirren, involving art theft....
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