Exclusive: Lesley Manville’s secret is out. She’s had to keep quiet about playing Princess Margaret in The Crown for nearly a year, not even telling some of her closest friends. But after Netflix announced the news on Thursday, Manville is positively bubbling with pent-up excitement.
“It’s mind-blowing television,” she tells Deadline in her only interview after being unveiled as next in line to play Queen Elizabeth II’s sister. The Oscar-nominated actress binge-watched The Crown on her free days while filming in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a couple of years ago, and considered the show “my treat.” But the thought of starring in the Left Bank Pictures series, or playing Princess Margaret, did not cross her mind until last year.
The Oscar-nominated actress was approached by The Crown showrunner Peter Morgan and, during a meeting at the writer’s home, she was offered the role in the room.
“It’s mind-blowing television,” she tells Deadline in her only interview after being unveiled as next in line to play Queen Elizabeth II’s sister. The Oscar-nominated actress binge-watched The Crown on her free days while filming in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a couple of years ago, and considered the show “my treat.” But the thought of starring in the Left Bank Pictures series, or playing Princess Margaret, did not cross her mind until last year.
The Oscar-nominated actress was approached by The Crown showrunner Peter Morgan and, during a meeting at the writer’s home, she was offered the role in the room.
- 7/3/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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