Lesley Manville
Lesley Manville was born in Brighton, England, United Kingdom on March 12th, 1956 and is the Movie Actress. At the age of 68, Lesley Manville biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Career
Arlene Phillips, a decline, had been invited to join her new dance company Hot Gossip, where Julia Carey taught improvisation. She made her West End debut in 1972's musical I and Albert, directed by John Schlesinger, and paid for her first apartment by participating in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale Farm (1974–76), which aired in 80 episodes.
Manville developed a reputation as a distinctive theatre actress, appearing in new productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Warehouse and Royal Court Theatre from 1978. She met Mike Leigh in 1979, when he was searching for RSC actors who could imitate. Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1981) and Caryl Churchill's Top Girls (1987) and Serious Money (1987). She appeared in the Top Girls Off-Broadway production in 1983. She appeared in As You Like It (1985) and Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1985–86), both RSC roles. She made her film debut in 1985s Dance with a Stranger directed by Mike Newell and went on to appear in Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) directed by Stephen Frears (1987). She appeared on stage and in Three Sisters at the Royal Court in 1989, directed by Sam Mendes.
Manville appeared in the first series of the BBC sitcom Ain't Misbehavin' in 1994. She received accolades for her role in the 2000 miniseries Other People's Children and the 2002 TV film Bodily Harm. Her extensive television work includes appearances in the films Holding On (1997), Real Women (1998–99), and Cranford (2006). She appeared in Cards on the Table, a 2006 feature-length episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot, as well as Cards on the Table.
Manville has appeared in many National Theatre productions, including His Dark Materials (2005), The Alchemist (2006), and Her Naked Skin (2008). She also appeared in All About My Mother (2007) and Six Degrees of Separation (2010), both of which were also on display at the Old Vic. Margaret Thatcher appeared in Margaret Thatcher's appearance in the Channel 4 drama The Queen in 2009.
Manville has appeared in numerous Mike Leigh films, including High Hopes (1988), Secrets & Lies (1996), Topsy-Turvy (1999), and Mr. Turner (2014). All or Nothing, Mike Leigh's most well-known films in 2002 and Another Year in 2010. Both actresses received the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year. She also received the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, as well as the Chicago Film Critics Award for Best Actress. The San Diego Film Critics Society also named her Best Supporting Actress. On January 18, 2011, she was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category by the British Academy. Former Charlie's Angels actress Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd was given the Best Actress Award at the "Movies for Grownups Awards" on February 7, 2011.
Manville appeared in Mike Leigh's play Grief at the National Theatre in 2011, earning her a Best Actress Olivier Award nomination. Helene Alving was nominated for best Actress and Best Actress in the 2013 revival of the Ibsen play Ghosts, as well as the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress. She appeared in both Romeo and Juliet (2013) and Maleficent (2014).
In the 2015 Birthday Honours, Manville was named Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). She appeared opposite Stellan Skarsgrd in the BBC drama River this year, earning her a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress category at the 2016 BAFTA Television Award. She then starred in the BBC sitcom Mum, opposite Peter Mullan, for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance in 2017 and 2019.
Manville played Cyril Woodcock, the sister of fashion designer Reynolds Woodcock, who was played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the 2017 period film Phantom Thread. She was nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her work. In the neo-western thriller Let Him Go along Diane Lane and Kevin Costner's role, she played the neo-western thriller Let Him Go.
In the 2021 New Year Honours for services to drama and charity, Manville was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
Manville appeared in Anthony Horowitz' murder mystery series Magpie Murders, alongside Daniel Mays, Alexandros Logothetis, Jude Hill, and Claire Rushbrook. Mr. Harris Goes to Paris also starred in Mrs. Goes to Paris as the titular character.