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).

Lesley Manville has built a filmography of 20 credits over a career spanning from 1960 to 2026.

Lesley Manville's most notable role to date came in Maleficent (2014), where she played Flittle. She also appeared in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) as Flittle. Most recently appeared in A Christmas Carol (2009) as Mrs. Cratchit (voice).

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