
Margaret Leighton
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1922-02-26
- Died
- 1976-01-13
- Place of birth
- Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.
- Also known as
- Маргарет Лейтон
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.
Known For
TV Shows (16)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Nell Snyder

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Florence Lancaster

Burke's Law
1963
as Connie Hanson

The F.B.I.
1965
as Amy Hunter

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Helen Lancaster / Mrs. Cheveley

Ben Casey
1961

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Iris Teleton

Space: 1999
1975
as Arra

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Gita Volander

Judd, for the Defense
1967

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Gertrude / The Woman

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Gertrude

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Lady Huntercombe

Frankenstein: The True Story
1973
as Francoise DuVal
The Upper Crusts
1973
as Lady Phyllida Seacroft

A Touch of Venus
as Rosemary
Movies (36)

7 Women
1965
as Agatha Andrews

Under Capricorn
1949
as Milly

The Go-Between
1971
as Mrs Maudsley

Hamlet
1970
as Gertrude

The Loved One
1965
as Mrs. Helen Kenton

The Winslow Boy
1948
as Catherine Winslow

The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
as Constance, the Madwoman of Passy

Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
as Francoise DuVal

The Good Die Young
1954
as Eve Ravenscourt

Great Expectations
1974
as Miss Havisham

An Ideal Husband
1969
as Mrs Cheveley
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
1955
as Gwendolen Fairfax

The Holly and the Ivy
1952
as Margaret Gregory

From Beyond the Grave
1974
as Madame Orloff

Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951
as Sergeant Helen Smith

Trial by Combat
1976
as Ma Gore

Home at Seven
1952
as Janet Preston

Lady Caroline Lamb
1972
as Lady Melbourne

The Teckman Mystery
1954
as Helen Teckman

The Sound and the Fury
1959
as Caddy Compson

All On Her Own
1968
as Rosemary

Journey Through the Black Sun
1982
as Arra

The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
as Marguerite Blakeney

Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
as Flora MacDonald

Zee and Co.
1972
as Gladys

Bequest to the Nation
1973
as Lady Frances Nelson

Galileo
1975
as Elderly Court Lady

The Constant Husband
1955
as Miss Chesterman
Tonight in Britain
1954
as Self

The Best Man
1964
as Alice Russell

The Astonished Heart
1950
as Leonora Vail

Carrington V.C.
1954
as Valerie Carrington

High Summer
1972
as Lady Huntercombe

The Passionate Stranger
1957
as Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway

Waltz of the Toreadors
1962
as Emily Fitzjohn

The Vortex
1969
as Florence Lancaster
About Margaret Leighton
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. With 52 credits spanning from 1948 to 1982, Margaret Leighton has appeared in 36 films and 16 TV shows.
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- 7 Women (1965) — as Agatha Andrews
- Under Capricorn (1949) — as Milly
- The Go-Between (1971) — as Mrs Maudsley
- Hamlet (1970) — as Gertrude
- The Loved One (1965) — as Mrs. Helen Kenton
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