Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1922-02-26
- Day of Death1976-01-13 (53 years)
- Place of BirthBarnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.
- Also Known AsМаргарет Лейтон
Margaret Leighton
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Leighton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting Career
- 1982
Journey Through the Black Sun
As: Arra
- 1976
Trial by Combat
As: Ma Gore
- 1975
Space: 1999
As: Arra
- 1975
Galileo
As: Elderly Court Lady
- 1974
Frankenstein: The True Story
As: Francoise DuVal
- 1974
From Beyond the Grave
As: Madame Orloff
- 1974
Great Expectations
As: Miss Havisham
- 1973
Frankenstein: The True Story
As: Francoise DuVal
1973Bequest to the Nation
As: Lady Frances Nelson
1972Lady Caroline Lamb
As: Lady Melbourne
1972High Summer
As: Lady Huntercombe
1971Zee and Co.
As: Gladys
- 1971
The Go-Between
As: Mrs Maudsley
1969The Vortex
As: Florence Lancaster
1969The Madwoman of Chaillot
As: Constance, the Madwoman of Passy
1969An Ideal Husband
As: Mrs Cheveley
1968All On Her Own
As: Rosemary
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
As: Gita Volander
- 1965
7 Women
As: Agatha Andrews
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Helen Lancaster
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: Mrs. Cheveley
- 1965
The Loved One
As: Mrs. Helen Kenton
1965The F.B.I.
As: Amy Hunter
1964The Best Man
As: Alice Russell
1963Burke's Law
As: Connie Hanson
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Nell Snyder
1962Waltz of the Toreadors
As: Emily Fitzjohn
1961Dr. Kildare
As: Chris Becker
1959The Sound and the Fury
As: Caddy Compson
1957The Passionate Stranger
As: Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Iris Teleton
1955The Constant Husband
As: Miss Chesterman
1954Carrington V.C.
As: Valerie Carrington
1954The Teckman Mystery
As: Helen Teckman
1954The Good Die Young
As: Eve Ravenscourt
1952The Holly and the Ivy
As: Margaret Gregory
1952Home at Seven
As: Janet Preston
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Gertrude
1951Calling Bulldog Drummond
As: Sergeant Helen Smith
1950The Elusive Pimpernel
As: Marguerite Blakeney
1950The Astonished Heart
As: Leonora Vail
- 1949
Under Capricorn
As: Milly
1948Bonnie Prince Charlie
As: Flora MacDonald
1948The Winslow Boy
As: Catherine Winslow