Biography
Creative Career Leslie Manwill started in the early 1970s. Since then, tens of bright works appeared in the filmography. For roles in theatrical productions, full-length films and television serials, the UK has repeatedly nominated for the prestigious awards of the cinematic community. Now its piggy bank has a number of national and international prizes.Childhood and youth
Leslie Ann Manville was born in English County East Sussex in March 1956. The early biography was connected with the cities of Brighton and Hov.
The girl grew and brought up in the family, having attracted to art. The mother was called Jin, in the past served as ballet artist. Having left the scene, she continued to faithfully love the theater, so it periodically drove three girls born in official marriage, on comedy and dramatic performances.
Ron Manwill's father, working as a taxi driver, tried to provide materially to loved ones. In the mature age of Leslie Ann recalled that in childhood almost no matter did not need anything.
When the future actress wanted to engage in the studio of vocals, parents did everything possible so that the desire to come true. The teachers found that Manville could be glorified as an opera soprano. During the training period, the wards were repeatedly sent to national singing contests, where she won prizes and twice became the best young performer of the Eastern Sussex.
In the adolescence, Leslie Ann also began to be filmed in television series. Bright work was considered the King Cinder project, broadcasting in the 1970s on the BBC channel.
Looking at how the young girl behaves on the set, the parents decided that she would not hurt to undergo an educational course at the ITALIA Conti theatrical art academy. Manville specialized in choreography in the teacher class Julia Carey. The talent and the ability to improvisation helped the student to get into the troupe of the West-End Theater and debut in the music play of Charles Stroce called "I and Albert".
Films
Before you come to cinema, Leslie became famous as an outstanding theatrical actress. The graduate of the prestigious Academy worked in the Royal Shakespeare Troupe and the "Royal Court" theater.
During this period, the Englishwoman met Mike Lee - screenwriter, playwright and director. She was lucky, because the author of the paintings "Sadzbrod" and "bleak moments" were looking for young masters of improvisation for the television production "adults". After Prime Minister, Manville received a role in the comedy of William Shakespeare "As you like it" and decided that I was ready for the debut in big cinema.
In the middle of the 1980s, a taxi driver and ballerina's daughter starred in Drama Newell "Dance with a stranger" and a number of other full-length projects. At the same time, the actress loved the work of Russian classics and became the star of performances "Cherry Garden" and "Three sisters" according to the works of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.
In the 1990s, the filmography began rapidly with the serials, television and artistic paintings. Among them, a detective "silent witness" Niphel Maccresry was allocated, as well as the psychological drama "Secrets and a lie" and the Kurthma Comedy, Mike Lee, who became a permanent employer and a good acquaintance.
Along with the recognition of the actress, the love of members of the Jury of National and International Festivals came. At the beginning of the XXI century, Leslie received the Evening Standard British Film Awards awards for the main roles in the movie "Another year" and "all or nothing" shown in large screens. The star of the theater scene was admitted twice the best film actress of the country.
In 2010, cooperation with Mike Li brought Manville new prestigious nominations and rewards. She noted the Council, awarded the Oscar award, BAFTA, as well as Laurence Olivier and Critics' Circle Theater Awards. Two parts of the film "Malefistent" appeared in the film surface, the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the historical drama "William Turner", "Hamster" and "Ghostly Thread".
Personal life
In the personal life of the British actress was a number of romantic relationships. With the first guy - actor and TV presenter Peter Duncan Leslie met during the years of study at the Academy of theatrical Art of Italia Conti.Under unforgettable reasons, the girl did not marry the chosen one and some time was in the search. In the late 1980s, she fell in love with the star of the film "Sid and Nancy" Gary Oldman. Official marriage was concluded in 1987.
After the birth of the son of the Alfi, the feelings of the spouses were stupid. The husband traded the Leslie on the MSU TURMAN, thereby provoking the divorce. The actress, which received the status of a free woman, in 2000 played a wedding with Englishman Joe Dickson, who was shot in the TV series "silent witness" and film "The Last Musketeer", and for several years was happy.
After parting in 2004, Manville focused on work and care about the only son. She settled in the city of East Greensted, located on the border of Counts Kent, Surrey and East Sussex.
Leslie Manville now
In 2021, the British actress of cinema and the theater became the commander of the Order of the British Empire. Award for merits to dramatic art and charity was handed over to the orders of Queen Elizabeth II.
For six months before that, on the Instagram page, dedicated to the series Netflix called "Crown", published a photo of Leslie. The comments reported that the owner of numerous awards received the role of Princess Margaret, Countess Snowden, in the new season of the historical series about the Epoch of the Board of the Heiress George VI, which received Her Majesty's title in 1952.
Filmography
- 1975-1976 - Emmertal
- 2002 - "All or nothing"
- 2004 - "Vera Drake"
- 2004 - North and South
- 2007 - "Cranford"
- 2009 - "Christmas History"
- 2010 - "Another year"
- 2013 - "May Day"
- 2013 - Romeo and Juliet
- 2014 - "William Tverner"
- 2014 - "Malefistent"
- 2017-2019 - "Kurtizani"
- 2019 - "Malefistent: Lady of Darkness"
- 2020 - "Miss Bad Behavior"
- 2020 - "Save me"
- 2022 - "Crown"