Maleficent: Mistress of Evil2019
As Flittle
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Lesley Manville
Born
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).
Filmography (69)
Maleficent2014
As Flittle
TMDb 7.1 / 10
A Christmas Carol2009
As Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Cold Storage2026
As Trini Romano
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Phantom Thread2017
As Cyril Woodcock
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Let Him Go2020
As Blanche Weboy
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris2022
As Ada Harris
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Queer2024
As Doctor Cotter
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Back to Black2024
As Cynthia
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Womb2010
As Judith
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Misbehaviour2020
As Dolores Hope
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Midwinter Break2026
As Stella
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Romeo & Juliet2013
As The Nurse
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Another Year2010
As Mary
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Secrets & Lies1996
As The Social Worker
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Mr. Turner2014
As Mary Somerville
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Vera Drake2004
As Mrs. Wells
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Critic2024
As Annabel Land
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Rupture2016
As Dr. Nyman
TMDb 4.9 / 10
All or Nothing2002
As Penny
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Ordinary Love2019
As Joan
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Topsy-Turvy1999
As Lucy Gilbert
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Mr. Burton2025
As Ma Smith
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism2015
As Miss Adderstone
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Firm1989
As Sue Bissell
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Hampstead2017
As Fiona
TMDb 6.1 / 10
An Adventure in Space and Time2013
As Heather Hartnell
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Dance with a Stranger1985
As Maryanne
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid1987
As Margy
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Spike Island2012
As Margaret
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men2022
As The Mother
TMDb 1.7 / 10
High Hopes1989
As Lætitia Boothe-Brain
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Go-Between2015
As Mrs. Maudsley
TMDb 6.8 / 10
National Theatre Live: LOVE2018
As Herself/Introduced By
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Winter of the Crow2026
As Joan Andrews
TMDb 6.0 / 10
To Provide All People
To Provide All People2018
As Consultant Psychiatrist
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Top Girls1991
As Marlene
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light2016
As Self
Bad Girl1992
As Penny Armitage
TMDb 10.0 / 10
David Copperfield2001
As Emma Micawber
TMDb 6.3 / 10
High Season1987
As Carol
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Our Winnie1982
As Liz
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses2026
As Marquise de Merteuil
Ashes2012
As Cath
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Christmas Candle2013
As Bea Haddington
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael2005
As Sarah
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Plain Jane2002
As Dora Bruce
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Jack of Spades
Jack of SpadesRelease date TBA
The One and Only Mike Leigh
The One and Only Mike Leigh2014
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Promoted to Glory2003
As Capt. Annie Sullivan
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Five Star Life2013
As Kate Sherman
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Ghosts2014
As Helene Alving
TMDb 3.0 / 10
A Very British Brothel2015
As Herself - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Angels in the Annexe1984
As Jenny Bailey
O Mary This London1994
As Sophie
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Perfect Parents2006
As Sister Antonia
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Moon Over Soho1985
As Sally Spencer
Mike Leigh: Making Plays1982
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Sparkle2007
As Jill
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Milk1999
As Fiona
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Untitled 13Release date TBA
Grown-Ups1980
As Mandy
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Agency2017
As Anthea
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Toy Boys1999
As Mrs. Allen
TMDb 10.0 / 10
A Very British Brothel 22017
As Narrator (Voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Dog Ends1984
As Vivienne
Christmas Present1985
As Judy Tall
TMDb 6.0 / 10
A Statement of Affairs
A Statement of Affairs1993
As Carol
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Dual Balls
Dual Balls1997
As Joanna
Filmography and biography: TMDb