Lesley Manville is back on our screens in Sherwood this weekend (August 25), and her career has never looked so good – but there was a time after her husband walked out that she was at rock bottom.
The phenomenal British actress has had her fair share of challenging situations in her real life. Her very famous husband abandoned her after she’d given birth to their three-month-old baby.
It “all went wrong” she admitted about her first marriage to Hollywood film star Gary Oldman.
How old is Lesley Manville?
Lesley Ann Manville was born on March 12, 1956 in Brighton, East Sussex. She is currently 68 years of age.
Her father was a taxi driver and her mother, Jean, was a famous ballet dancer, who retired to look after Lesley and her two older sisters.
Lesley began acting and singing in her teens before landing a place at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. After she graduated she began working with the Royal Court Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. And the rest is history!
Was she in Emmerdale?
Lesley Manville played teenager Rosemary Kendall in Emmerdale from 1975 to 1976. The character of Rosemary was a distant cousin of the Sugdens, and went to stay at Emmerdale Farm while her mother recovered from an illness.
During her time in the Dales, she developed a crush on Joe Sugden, but Joe remained blissfully unaware of her feelings. She eventually left the village and moved to Middlesborough.
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