Lesley Manville
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| Lesley Manville | |
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.jpg) Lesley Manville at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival |
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| Born | 12 March 1956 Brighton, England |
| Spouse | Gary Oldman (1988 - 1990) Joe Dixon - 1999-2002 (Divorced) |
Lesley Manville (born 12 March 1956) is an English actress of film, theatre and television. She frequently collaborates with director Mike Leigh.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Brighton, Manville was brought up in Hove, East Sussex,[1] one of three daughters of a taxicab driver.[1][2] Training as a soprano singer from age 8, she twice became under-18 champion of Sussex.[1] She began acting as a teenager, appearing in television series such as King Cinder. As a result, at age 15, she gained a place at the Italia Conti Stage School.[3]
[edit] Career
After turning down teacher Arlene Phillips' invitation to join her new dance troupe Hot Gossip,[1][2][3] she was taught improvisation by Italia Conti teacher Julia Carey.[1]
Her first job was in West End theatre in the musical I and Albert directed by John Schlesinger,[1] which was followed by television presentation on Westward Television's version of the BBC's Blue Peter. She paid for her first flat taking a part on Emmerdale Farm, which lasted for 80 episodes.[1]
Manville built a career as a distinctive theatre actress, appearing in new plays at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Warehouse and Royal Court Theatre.[citation needed] She played Sister Croy in The Sons of Light; Ali in Savage Amusement; Isabel in Trust Us and Lucy in Lucy Page's Lucy.[4]
In 1979, she met Mike Leigh, who was looking for RSC actors who could improvise.[2] She starred in the 1980 BBC play Grown-Ups. She subsequently appeared in Leigh's films High Hopes, Secrets & Lies, Topsy-Turvy, All or Nothing and Another Year. Other film appearances include: Dance with a Stranger, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, High Season and The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael, as well as A Christmas Carol[5] and Womb.[6]
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, The Cazalets, North and South (TV serial) and Cranford.[citation needed][4]
As of September 2011 Manville is starring in Mike Leigh's play Grief at the National Theatre.[7][8]
[edit] Awards
For her role as Nadine in the series Other People's Children, Manville received a nomination for Best Actress in the 2001 Royal Television Society Awards.[citation needed]
For her role in All or Nothing she won the London Critics Circle British Actress of the Year in 2002.[9]
For her role in Another Year she has been nominated for the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and the European Film Award for Best Actress, as well as the Chicago Film Critics Award for Best Actress[10] and the London Critics Circle for British Actress of the Year.[11] She also won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress from the San Diego Film Critics Society.[12] On January 18, 2011, she received a BAFTA nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category.[citation needed] On 7 February 2011, former Charlie's Angels stars Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd presented the Best Actress Award to Lesley Manville for "Another Year" at the "Movies for Grownups Awards".[13]
[edit] Personal life
She met her first husband Gary Oldman while working at the Royal Court Theatre. Oldman left her in 1989, three months after their son, Alfie, was born. Her second marriage was to Joe Dixon.[2] Manville lives with her son in East Grinstead, West Sussex.[3]
[edit] Film and television
| Role | Film | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | Another Year | 2010 |
| 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 & Lies | 1996 |
| 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 |
| Phoebe Archbold | Midsomer Murders: "Fit for Murder" | 2011 |
| Margaret Thatcher | The Queen | 2009 |
| Phyllis Gladstone | Law & Order: UK | 2009 |
| 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 |
| Nadine | Other People's Children | 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 | Ain'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 |
| 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 |
| Helen Wyatt | 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
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Kellaway, Kate (2007-08-12). "The mother superior". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2007/aug/12/theatre. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ a b c d Nick Curtis (2010-01-06). "Lesley Manville's six degrees of success". London Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23791544-lesley-manvilles-six-degrees-of-success.do. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ a b c Naomi West (2007-08-04). "The world of Lesley Manville, actress". London: daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3666995/The-world-of-Lesley-Manville-actress.html. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ a b "Patrons". Hub Theatre Bio of Manville. http://www.hubtheatre.co.uk/about/patron.aspx. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ A Christams Carol IMDb
- ^ Womb IMDb
- ^ Mike Leigh: Profile of a Playwright Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2011.
- ^ This Is London theatre review Evening Standard, 22nd September 2011.
- ^ London Critics Circle British Actress of the Year Critics Circle web site
- ^ Chicago Film Critics Award for Best Actress Chicago Film Critics web site
- ^ London Critics Circle for British Actress of the Year
- ^ San Diego Film Critics Society San Diego Film Critics Society web site
- ^ Cohrs, Jocelyn (2011). "AARP The Magazine's Movies for Grownups Awards Gala - An Evening of Congratulations, Class, and Circumstance | Splash Magazines | Los Angeles". lasplash.com. http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Entertainment/cat_index_la_event/AARP_The_Magazine_s_Movies_for_Grownups_Awards_Gala_Review_-.php. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
[edit] External links
- Lesley Manville at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview, 2010, The Independent [1]
