Lesley Manville

Lesley Ann Manville (born 12 March 1956) is an English actress 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 Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in ''Another Year'' (2010) and ''Phantom Thread'' (2017), with her performance in the latter earning her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Manville has also appeared in the films ''Dance with a Stranger'' (1985), ''A Christmas Carol'' (2009), ''Maleficent'' (2014), ''Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'' (2019), ''Let Him Go'' (2020), ''Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris'' (2022), and Luca Guadagnino's ''Queer'' (2024), as well as the television series ''Emmerdale'' (1974–1976), ''Cranford'' (2007), ''Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond'' (2014), ''River'' (2015), ''Mum'' (2016–2019), and ''The Crown'' (2022–2023). She has been nominated for four British Academy Television Awards for the lattermost. A three-time Laurence Olivier Award nominee, she has won once for her role in the 2013–2014 revival of the play ''Ghosts''. Her performance as Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in the television series ''The Crown'' earned her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. Provided by Wikipedia