
Margaret Leighton
Known for Acting · 53 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 (17)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Nell Snyder

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Chris Becker

Ben Casey
1961

The F.B.I.
1965
as Amy Hunter

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

Burke's Law
1963
as Connie Hanson

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Florence Lancaster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Iris Teleton

Space: 1999
1975
as Arra

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Gertrude / The Woman

Judd, for the Defense
1967

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

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)

Under Capricorn
1949
as Milly

7 Women
1965
as Agatha Andrews

The Go-Between
1971
as Mrs Maudsley

The Loved One
1965
as Mrs. Helen Kenton

Great Expectations
1974
as Miss Havisham

The Best Man
1964
as Alice Russell

Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951
as Sergeant Helen Smith

The Sound and the Fury
1959
as Caddy Compson

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

From Beyond the Grave
1974
as Madame Orloff

Galileo
1975
as Elderly Court Lady

Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
as Francoise DuVal

Waltz of the Toreadors
1962
as Emily Fitzjohn

Bequest to the Nation
1973
as Lady Frances Nelson

The Good Die Young
1954
as Eve Ravenscourt

Zee and Co.
1972
as Gladys

Journey Through the Black Sun
1982
as Arra

Carrington V.C.
1954
as Valerie Carrington

The Constant Husband
1955
as Miss Chesterman

Trial by Combat
1976
as Ma Gore

The Winslow Boy
1948
as Catherine Winslow

Lady Caroline Lamb
1972
as Lady Melbourne

An Ideal Husband
1969
as Mrs Cheveley

The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
as Marguerite Blakeney

Home at Seven
1952
as Janet Preston

Hamlet
1970
as Gertrude

The Holly and the Ivy
1952
as Margaret Gregory

Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
as Flora MacDonald

The Teckman Mystery
1954
as Helen Teckman

The Passionate Stranger
1957
as Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway

The Astonished Heart
1950
as Leonora Vail

The Vortex
1969
as Florence Lancaster

All On Her Own
1968
as Rosemary
Tonight in Britain
1954
as Self

High Summer
1972
as Lady Huntercombe
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
1955
as Gwendolen Fairfax
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 53 credits spanning from 1948 to 1982, Margaret Leighton has appeared in 36 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Margaret Leighton Movies
- Under Capricorn (1949) — as Milly
- 7 Women (1965) — as Agatha Andrews
- The Go-Between (1971) — as Mrs Maudsley
- The Loved One (1965) — as Mrs. Helen Kenton
- Great Expectations (1974) — as Miss Havisham
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