7.8
TV
Acting
Margaret Leighton
- Born
- Died
- (aged 53)
- Birthplace
- Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.
- Credits
- 52 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Margaret Leighton (26 February 1922 – 13 January 1976) was an English actress. She had an exquisite sense of grandeur and refinement. She created the role of Hannah Jelkes in Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana.
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Signature work
Known For
7.8
TV
6.0
Movie
Under Capricorn
6.7
Movie
From Beyond the Grave
7.1
TV
Space: 1999
6.8
Movie
The Go-Between
7.9
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
6.5
Movie
7 Women
6.2
Movie
The Loved One
7.3
Movie
The Best Man
6.3
Movie
The Good Die Young
7.5
Movie
Frankenstein: The True Story
6.5
Movie
The Holly and the Ivy
7.0
Movie
The Winslow Boy
5.7
Movie
Zee and Co.
5.6
TV
The F.B.I.
6.2
Movie
Carrington V.C.
6.5
Movie
Home at Seven
6.1
Movie
The Teckman Mystery
Acting credits 52
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | A Touch of Venus TV | Rosemary (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Journey Through the Black Sun Film | Arra |
| 1976 | Trial by Combat Film | Ma Gore |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 TV | Arra (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Galileo Film | Elderly Court Lady |
| 1974 | Frankenstein: The True Story Film | Francoise DuVal |
| 1974 | From Beyond the Grave Film | Madame Orloff |
| 1974 | Great Expectations Film | Miss Havisham |
| 1973 | Frankenstein: The True Story TV | Francoise DuVal (2 ep) |
| 1973 | Bequest to the Nation Film | Lady Frances Nelson |
| 1973 | The Upper Crusts TV | Lady Phyllida Seacroft (6 ep) |
| 1972 | Lady Caroline Lamb Film | Lady Melbourne |
| 1972 | High Summer Film | Lady Huntercombe |
| 1972 | Zee and Co. Film | Gladys |
| 1971 | The Go-Between Film | Mrs Maudsley |
| 1970 | Hamlet Film | Gertrude |
| 1969 | The Vortex Film | Florence Lancaster |
| 1969 | The Madwoman of Chaillot Film | Constance, the Madwoman of Passy |
| 1969 | An Ideal Husband Film | Mrs Cheveley |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV | Gertrude, The Woman (1 ep) |
| 1968 | All On Her Own Film | Rosemary |
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defense TV | (1 ep) |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. TV | Gita Volander (1 ep) |
| 1965 | 7 Women Film | Agatha Andrews |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month TV | Helen Lancaster, Mrs. Cheveley (1 ep) |
| 1965 | The Loved One Film | Mrs. Helen Kenton |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. TV | Amy Hunter (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play TV | Florence Lancaster (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Best Man Film | Alice Russell |
| 1963 | Burke's Law TV | Connie Hanson (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV | Nell Snyder (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Waltz of the Toreadors Film | Emily Fitzjohn |
| 1961 | Ben Casey TV | (1 ep) |
| 1959 | The Sound and the Fury Film | Caddy Compson |
| 1957 | The Passionate Stranger Film | Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre TV | Lady Huntercombe (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Iris Teleton (1 ep) |
| 1955 | ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall Film | Gwendolen Fairfax |
| 1955 | The Constant Husband Film | Miss Chesterman |
| 1954 | Carrington V.C. Film | Valerie Carrington |
| 1954 | The Teckman Mystery Film | Helen Teckman |
| 1954 | The Good Die Young Film | Eve Ravenscourt |
| 1954 | Tonight in Britain Film | Self |
| 1952 | The Holly and the Ivy Film | Margaret Gregory |
| 1952 | Home at Seven Film | Janet Preston |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame TV | Gertrude (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Calling Bulldog Drummond Film | Sergeant Helen Smith |
| 1950 | The Elusive Pimpernel Film | Marguerite Blakeney |
| 1950 | The Astonished Heart Film | Leonora Vail |
| 1949 | Under Capricorn Film | Milly |
| 1948 | Bonnie Prince Charlie Film | Flora MacDonald |
| 1948 | The Winslow Boy Film | Catherine Winslow |