Lesley Manville

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Birthdate: Mar 12, 1956

Birthplace: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

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 the Disney fantasy 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). She was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire at the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to drama. She was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire at the 2021 Queen's New Years Honours for her services to drama and to charity.

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Another Year

(2010)

Phantom Thread

(2017)

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

(2022)

Let Him Go

(2020)

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2024 |
Queer
Queer
2024
R
2h 15m
Biography, Drama, History, Romance
5.6
In 1950s Mexico City, an American ex-pat in his late forties leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival of a young student stirs the man into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.
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2024 |
The Critic
The Critic
2024
R
1h 41m
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
6.1
A powerful London theater critic becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder.
2024 |
Back to Black
Back to Black
2024
R
2h 2m
Biography, Drama, Music
6.3
The life and music of Amy Winehouse, through the journey of adolescence to adulthood and the creation of one of the best-selling albums of our time.
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2022 |
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
PG
1h 55m
Drama
7.1
A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own.
2021 |
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
2020 |
Let Him Go
Let Him Go
2020
R
1h 53m
Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.7
A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson.
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2020 |
Ordinary Love
Ordinary Love
2020
R
1h 32m
Drama, Romance
6.6
An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.
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2019 |
Hampstead
Hampstead
2019
PG-13
1h 42m
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.1
An American widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home.
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2018 |
Phantom Thread
Phantom Thread
2018
R
2h 10m
Drama, Romance
7.4
Set in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.
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2016 |
Rupture
2015 |
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
2014 |
Ghosts
2014 |
Mr. Turner
2014 |
Maleficent
Maleficent
2014
PG
1h 37m
Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.
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2013 |
A Five Star Life
2013 |
The Christmas Candle
2012 |
Ashes
2012 |
Sparkle
Sparkle
2012
PG-13
1h 56m
Drama, Music
In the 1960s, three sisters form a girl group and soon become local sensations with major label interest, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.
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2010 |
Womb
2010 |
Another Year
2004 |
Vera Drake
2002 |
All or Nothing
1999 |
Milk
1996 |
Secrets & Lies
1988 |
High Hopes
1987 |
High Season
1985 |
Christmas Present