
Lesley Manville
She is known for her frequent collaborations with Mike Leigh, appearing in the films Grown-Ups (1980), High Hopes (1988), Secrets & Lies (1996), Topsy-Turvy (1999), All or Nothing (2002), Vera Drake (2004), Another Year (2010), and Mr. Turner (2014). She has been nominated for two British Academy Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Another Year (2010) and Phantom Thread (2017), and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the latter.
On television, Manville has appeared in Emmerdale (1974–1976), Cranford (2007), and Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (2014). For her roles in River (2015), Mum (2016–2019), Sherwood (2022–2024), and The Crown (2022–2023), she garnered five British Academy Television Award nominations. Her portrayal of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in the latter also earned her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. A four-time Laurence Olivier Award nominee, Manville has won twice for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her performances in Ghosts (2014) and Oedipus (2025). Her other notable credits include the films Dance with a Stranger (1985), High Season (1987), The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael (2005), A Christmas Carol (2009), Spike Island (2012), Maleficent (2014), Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2015), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), Let Him Go (2020), Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022), The Critic (2023), Queer (2024) and Mr Burton (2025).
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Known For

Citadel

Sherwood

Marble Hall Murders

Grotesquerie

A Bunch of Fives

A Statement of Affairs

A Very British Brothel

Ain't Misbehavin'

Cranford

Dangerous Liaisons

Disclaimer

Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond

Harlots

Life After Life

Little Napoleons

Love Life

Magpie Murders

Mayday

Moonflower Murders

Mum

My Hero

North & South

Painted Lady

Real Women

River

Save Me

The Cazalets

The Crown

World on Fire
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