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Lesley Manville

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Biography

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).

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Phantom Thread

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As Nancy Brigstocke

Marble Hall Murders

As Susan Ryeland

Maleficent

As Flittle

Cold Storage

As Trini Romano

Magpie Murders

As Susan Ryeland

Moonflower Murders

As Susan Ryeland

Queer

As Doctor Cotter

Chains

KinoChain journeys

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The Last Picture Shows

In an age of digital gloss, a new generation of filmmakers has returned to celluloid for its warmth, grain, and honesty. This chain follows the medium's resurge...

8 films

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