50 Years Into Her Career, Lesley Manville “Couldn’t Be More Busy If I Tried”

There’s a moment in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, the delightfully escapist ’50s-set comedy hitting theaters this weekend, where our titular, cheery Londoner exclaims, “I love Princess Margaret!” Ordinarily, the line wouldn’t carry much significance. But as delivered by Lesley Manville, the Oscar nominee relishing a rare leading role, it’s a bit of an unintended Easter egg: Manville will play Princess Margaret in the final seasons of Netflix’s Emmy-winning smash The Crown, with Helena Bonham Carter passing the torch. The line also rather succinctly gets at what makes Manville such a singular force of acting. Inspired by Paul Gallico’s 1958… Read Full Article