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Margaret Leighton

Margaret Leighton

Acting1922Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.

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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Acting History

Future
A Touch of Venus
TVas Rosemary
1976
Trial by Combat
as Ma Gore
1975
Galileo
as Elderly Court Lady
Space: 1999
TVas Arra1 eps
1974
From Beyond the Grave
as Madame Orloff
Great Expectations
as Miss Havisham
1973
Bequest to the Nation
as Lady Frances Nelson
The Upper Crusts
TVas Lady Phyllida Seacroft
Frankenstein: The True Story
TVas Francoise DuVal
1972
Zee and Co.
as Gladys
Lady Caroline Lamb
as Lady Melbourne
High Summer
as Lady Huntercombe
1971
The Go-Between
as Mrs Maudsley
1969
The Vortex
as Florence Lancaster
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as Constance, the Madwoman of Passy
An Ideal Husband
as Mrs Cheveley
The Wednesday Play
TVas Florence Lancaster1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Mrs. Cheveley1 eps
1968
All On Her Own
as Rosemary
1966
The F.B.I.
TVas Amy Hunter1 eps
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Gita Volander1 eps
1965
The Loved One
as Mrs. Helen Kenton
7 Women
as Agatha Andrews
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Nell Snyder1 eps
1964
The Best Man
as Alice Russell
Burke's Law
TVas Connie Hanson1 eps
1962
Waltz of the Toreadors
as Emily Fitzjohn
1961
Dr. Kildare
TVas Chris Becker191 eps
1959
The Sound and the Fury
as Caddy Compson
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Iris Teleton1 eps
1957
The Passionate Stranger
as Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway
1955
The Constant Husband
as Miss Chesterman
1954
The Teckman Mystery
as Helen Teckman
Carrington V.C.
as Valerie Carrington
The Good Die Young
as Eve Ravenscourt
1952
Home at Seven
as Janet Preston
The Holly and the Ivy
as Margaret Gregory
1951
Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Sergeant Helen Smith
1950
The Elusive Pimpernel
as Marguerite Blakeney
The Astonished Heart
as Leonora Vail
1949
1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie
as Flora MacDonald
The Winslow Boy
as Catherine Winslow

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
2/26/1922
Day of Death
1/13/1976
Place of Birth
Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.