Lesley Manville
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| Born | March 12, 1956 Brighton, UK |
| Spouse(s) | Gary Oldman (1988 - 1990) Joe Dixon (? - 200?) |
Lesley Manville (born 12 March 1956) is an English actress.
Manville was born and raised in in Brighton, East Sussex, the daughter of a taxi driver.
She began acting as a teenager, appearing in television series such as the soap opera Emmerdale Farm(1974-1976) and King Cinder.
At the end of the seventies she built a career as a distinct actress of theatre, appearing in new plays at the RSC's Warehouse and Royal Court Theatre. She played Sister Croy in The Sons of Light; Ali in Savage Amusement; Isabel in Trust Us and Lucy in Lucy Page's Lucy. She met Gary Oldman while working at Sloane Square.
She is perhaps best known for her acting collaborations with Mike Leigh, which began in 1980 with the BBC play Grown-Ups. She subsequently appeared in the films High Hopes, Secrets & Lies, Topsy Turvy and All or Nothing.
Other film appearances include: Dance with a Stranger, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, High Season and The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael.
Manville has also remained active on television, with credits such as The Gentle Touch, Coronation Street, Bulman, Soldier Soldier, Ain't Misbehavin', Tears Before Bedtime, Kavanagh QC, Holding On, Silent Witness, Real Women and The Cazalets.
She is currently filming The Cranford Chronicles.
[edit] Film & Television
| Role | Film | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jill | Sparkle | 2007 |
| Mother | Richard Is My Boyfriend | 2007 |
| Sarah Carmichael | The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael | 2005 |
| Mrs. Wells | Vera Drake | 2004 |
| Penny | All or Nothing | 2002 |
| Lucy Gilbert | Topsy Turvy | 1999 |
| Social Worker | Secrets and Lies | 2007 |
| Laetitia Boothe-Brain | High Hopes | 1988 |
| Carol | High Season | 1987 |
| Margy | Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | 1987 |
| Maryanne | Dance with a Stranger | 1985 |
| Role | Television Feature or Series | Year |
| Mrs. Rose | Cranford | 2007 |
| Sister Antonia | Perfect Parents | 2006 |
| Mrs. Lorrimer | Poirot: Cards On The Table | 2005 |
| Maria Hale | North & South | 2004 |
| Professor Diane Marquis | Rose and Maloney Episode #1.2 | 2004 |
| Capt. Annie Sullivan | Promoted to Glory | 2003 |
| Dora Bruce | Plain Jane | 2002 |
| Mandy Greenfield | Bodily Harm | 2002 |
| Villy Cazalet | The Cazalets | 2001 |
| Mrs. Micawber | David Copperfield | 2000 |
| Yvonne | Black Cab Episode: Lost & Found | 2000 |
| Fiona | Milk | 1999 |
| Karen Turner | Real Women II | 1999 |
| Mrs. Allen | Toy Boys | 1999 |
| Suzy Franklin | Silent Witness – Fallen Idol | 1998 |
| Karen Turner | Real Women | 1998 |
| Susie Peel | Painted Lady | 1997 |
| Hilary | Holding On | 1997 |
| Lucy Cartwright | Kavanagh QC – True Commitment | 1996 |
| Ellie Shannon | The Bite | 1996 |
| Beattie Freeman | Tears Before Bedtime | 1995 |
| Melissa Quigley | Aint’t Misbehavin | 1994 |
| Judith Silver | Little Napoleons | 1994 |
| Bessie Parkes | A Skirt Through History | 1994 |
| Rosalind Killin | Goggle-Eyes | 1993 |
| Margot | The Mushroom Picker | 1993 |
| ? | When The Lies Run Out | 1993 |
| Fortune | Soldier Soldier | 1997 |
| ? | Bad Girl | 1992 |
| Sue | The Firm (1988 film) | 1988 |
| Karen Tait | Bullman The Name of the Game | 1985 |
| Vivienne | Play for Today – Dog Ends | 1984 |
| Liz | Objects of Affection – Our Winnie | 1982 |
| Jill Mason | Coronation Street | 1982 |
| Mandy | BBC2 Playhouse – Grown-Ups | 1980 |
| Shirley Davies | The Gentle Touch – Hammer | 1980 |
| Francoise | Wings– Dawn Attack | 1978 |
| Nikki | King Cinder | 1977 |
| ? | A Bunch of Fives | 1977 |
| Janice | The Emigrants | 1976 |
| Christine West | Barlow at Large – Protection | 1975 |
| Rosemary Kendall | Emmerdale Farm | 1974-6 |
| Janet | Pop Goes The Weasel | 1974 |
[edit] Theatre
| Role | Play | Theatre | Year |
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| Manuela | All About My Mother | The Old Vic | |
| Dol Common | The Alchemist | National Theatre | |
| ? | Pillars of the Community | Lyttelton Theatre | |
| Mrs. Coulter | His Dark Materials | National Theatre | |
| ? | Some Girls | ? | |
| Miss Julie | Miss Julie | Greenwich Theatre | |
| Natasha | Three Sisters (Adrian Noble) | Royal Court | |
| Varya | The Cherry Orchard (Sam Mendes) | Aldwych | |
| Sandra | American Bagpipes (Lindsay Posner) | Royal Court | |
| Scilla | Churchill’s Serious Money (Stafford-Clark) | Royal Court | |
| Cécile | Les liaisons dangereuses (Howard Davies) | Pit | |
| ? | High Season (Clare Peploe) | ? | |
| Phebe | As You Like It (Adrian Noble) | RST |
1985-6 |
| Dolores | The Dead Monkey (Roger Mitchell) | Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| Polya | Gorky’s Philistines | TOP | |
| Liz | Bond’s Saved (Danny Boyle) | Royal Court | |
| Pat | The Pope’s Wedding (Stafford-Clark) | Royal Court | |
| ? | Falkland Sound | Royal Court | |
| Marlene | Top Girls (Caryl Churchill’s) | Royal Court | |
| Sue | Rita, Sue and Bob Too (Andrea Dunbar) | Royal Court | |
| ? | Borderline (Stafford-Clark) | Royal Court | |
| Jen | Fear Of The Dark (Walter Donohue) | Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| Sister Croy | The Sons Of Light (Ron Daniels) | RSC - Warehouse | |
| Ali | Savage Amusement (John Caird) | RSC - Warehouse | |
| Isabel | Trust Us (Walter Donohue) | RSC - Warehouse | |
| Lucy | Lucy (Mark Dornford-May) | RSC - Warehouse | |
| Second Student | Who Needs Enemies? (Walter Donohue) | RSC - Warehouse |
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