The Oscar nominee takes over the part from Helena Bonham-Carter and Vanessa Kirby.
Lesley Manville, the Oscar-nominatedPhantom Threadactress, is taking on new royal responsibilities.
Manville is joining the fifth and final season ofThe Crownas Princess Margaret, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
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“I could not be happier to be playing Princess Margaret,” Manville said in a statement.
Manville voiced the fairy Flittle in Disney’sMaleficentand itsMistress of Evilsequel.
The Crownstill has some time left with Bonham-Carter as Princess Margaret.
Season 4 will arrive later this year.
Even though production ran into the coronavirus pandemic, the team stillmanaged to finish filmingunder the wire.
