Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 26, 1922
Place of Birth:
Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.
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Margaret Leighton
Biography
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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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Journey Through the Black Sun | Arra |
| 1976 | Trial by Combat | Ma Gore |
| 1975 | Galileo | Elderly Court Lady |
| 1974 | Frankenstein: The True Story | Francoise DuVal |
| 1974 | From Beyond the Grave | Madame Orloff |
| 1974 | Great Expectations | Miss Havisham |
| 1973 | Bequest to the Nation | Lady Frances Nelson |
| 1972 | Lady Caroline Lamb | Lady Melbourne |
| 1972 | High Summer | Lady Huntercombe |
| 1971 | The Go-Between | Mrs Maudsley |
| 1971 | Zee and Co. | Gladys |
| 1969 | The Madwoman of Chaillot | Constance, the Madwoman of Passy |
| 1969 | An Ideal Husband | Mrs Cheveley |
| 1969 | The Vortex | Florence Lancaster |
| 1968 | All on Her Own | Rosemary |
| 1965 | The Loved One | Mrs. Helen Kenton |
| 1965 | 7 Women | Agatha Andrews |
| 1964 | The Best Man | Alice Russell |
| 1962 | Waltz of the Toreadors | Emily Fitzjohn |
| 1959 | The Sound and the Fury | Caddy Compson |
| 1957 | The Passionate Stranger | Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway |
| 1955 | The Constant Husband | Miss Chesterman |
| 1955 | ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall | Gwendolen Fairfax |
| 1954 | Carrington V.C. | Valerie Carrington |
| 1954 | The Good Die Young | Eve Ravenscourt |
| 1954 | The Teckman Mystery | Helen Teckman |
| 1954 | Tonight in Britain | Self |
| 1952 | The Holly and the Ivy | Margaret Gregory |
| 1952 | Home at Seven | Janet Preston |
| 1951 | Calling Bulldog Drummond | Sergeant Helen Smith |
| 1950 | The Astonished Heart | Leonora Vail |
| 1950 | The Elusive Pimpernel | Marguerite Blakeney |
| 1949 | Under Capricorn | Milly |
| 1948 | The Winslow Boy | Catherine Winslow |
| 1948 | Bonnie Prince Charlie | Flora MacDonald |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Arra |
| 1973 | Frankenstein: The True Story | Francoise DuVal |
| 1973 | The Upper Crusts | |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Amy Hunter |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Connie Hanson |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Nell Snyder |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Chris Becker |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Iris Teleton |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Gertrude |
| A Touch of Venus | Rosemary |