Lesley Manville on Working With Daniel Day-Lewis and Acting’s Long Game

LONDON — Despite the horrifying headlines of the past few months, there are still a lot of nice guys working in film and theater. Just ask the 61 year-old actress Lesley Manville, who stars opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in “Phantom Thread,” the new film by Paul Thomas Anderson.

“Beautiful, inside and out, both of them,” says Manville of her costar and director, adding that, on set, she would often think to herself, “I’ve got a pretty good job. There’s some good eye candy in this room. Working with these two gorgeous men every day — I can’t complain.”

Manville, one of Britain’s most versatile and hard-working actresses, say

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British star Lesley Manville loves playing brothel madam on Harlots

LESLEY Manville’s character in Harlots is the gift that keeps on giving.

 

LESLEY Manville’s character in Harlots is the gift that keeps on giving.

The celebrated actor, famous for her work in Mike Leigh films including Another Year, is relishing the chance to play nasty brothel owner Lydia Quigley in the British period drama.

Harlots is set in 1763 when one in five women in London make a living selling sex. There is even a book, The Covent Garden Ladies, which rates prostitutes.

The series centres on a rivalry between Quigley and another brothel owner, Margaret Wells, played by Samantha Morton (Minority Report)
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