A well-known face on British television, Lesley’s credits include the award-winning BBC mini-series Holding On, and the role that elevated her to one of the nation’s favourite actors, playing playing the widow Cathy, in Mum, the BBC’s hit family sitcom.
Her movie career highlights include a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role in the much lauded costume drama Phantom Thread, in which she starred alongside Daniel Day-Lewis. As one of Mike Leigh’s preferred actors, she starred in four of his films – High Hopes, Topsy Turvy, Secrets & Lies and Another Year.
Her most recent film is the British hit Ordinary Love, a heart-wrenching domestic drama, in which she and Liam Neeson star as a married couple grappling with a cancer diagnosis.
