Lesley was most recently seen in 'Mayday' on BBC1.
Film credits include: 'Romeo and Juliet' (Carlo Carlei), 'Another Year' (London Film Critics Circle Best Actress Award and Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Nomination), 'Ashes' (Mat Whitecross), 'Womb', 'A Christmas Carol' and 'All or Nothing' (London Film Critics Circle Best Actress Award), 'Topsy Turvy' (London Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Nomination), 'Secrets & Lies' and 'High Hopes', all directed by Mike Leigh.
Television includes: Channel 4's 'The Queen', 'Cranford', 'North and South', 'Bodily Harm' (RTS Best Actress Nomination), 'Other Peoples' Children' (RTS Best Actress Nomination), 'The Cazalets', 'Holding On', 'Real Women' and 'The Firm'.
Theatre includes: 'Grief' (National Theatre) directed by Mike Leigh, 'Six Degrees of Separation' (Old Vic), 'Her Naked Skin' (National Theatre),' All About My Mother' (Old Vic), 'Pillars of the Community' (National Theatre), 'Some Girls' (Gielgud), 'His Dark Materials' (National Theatre), 'Top Girls' (Royal Court/Broadway), 'Serious Money' (Royal Court), 'The Cherry Orchard' (Aldwych), 'Three Sisters' (Royal Court) and 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' (RSC).