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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

51

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-02-26

Day of Death

1976-01-13 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.

Also Known As

Маргарет 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.

Known For

Acting

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974

Frankenstein: The True Story

as

Francoise DuVal

Under Capricorn

1949

Under Capricorn

as

Milly

The Go-Between

1971

The Go-Between

as

Mrs Maudsley

Waltz of the Toreadors

1962

Waltz of the Toreadors

as

Emily Fitzjohn

The Best Man

1964

The Best Man

as

Alice Russell

Carrington V.C.

1954

Carrington V.C.

as

Valerie Carrington

The Loved One

1965

The Loved One

as

Mrs. Helen Kenton

The Good Die Young

1954

The Good Die Young

as

Eve Ravenscourt

From Beyond the Grave

1974

From Beyond the Grave

as

Madame Orloff

Great Expectations

1974

Great Expectations

as

Miss Havisham

7 Women

1965

7 Women

as

Agatha Andrews

The Constant Husband

1955

The Constant Husband

as

Miss Chesterman

The Winslow Boy

1948

The Winslow Boy

as

Catherine Winslow

Trial by Combat

1976

Trial by Combat

as

Ma Gore

The Holly and the Ivy

1952

The Holly and the Ivy

as

Margaret Gregory

Zee and Co.

1972

Zee and Co.

as

Gladys

The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969

The Madwoman of Chaillot

as

Constance, the Madwoman of Passy

Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951

Calling Bulldog Drummond

as

Sergeant Helen Smith

The Sound and the Fury

1959

The Sound and the Fury

as

Caddy Compson

The Astonished Heart

1950

The Astonished Heart

as

Leonora Vail

Galileo

1975

Galileo

as

Elderly Court Lady

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950

The Elusive Pimpernel

as

Marguerite Blakeney

Bonnie Prince Charlie

1948

Bonnie Prince Charlie

as

Flora MacDonald

The Teckman Mystery

1954

The Teckman Mystery

as

Helen Teckman

Lady Caroline Lamb

1972

Lady Caroline Lamb

as

Lady Melbourne

Home at Seven

1952

Home at Seven

as

Janet Preston

Bequest to the Nation

1973

Bequest to the Nation

as

Lady Frances Nelson

The Passionate Stranger

1957

The Passionate Stranger

as

Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway

An Ideal Husband

1969

An Ideal Husband

as

Mrs Cheveley

The Vortex

1969

The Vortex

as

Florence Lancaster

High Summer

1972

High Summer

as

Lady Huntercombe

All On Her Own

1968

All On Her Own

as

Rosemary

ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall

1955

ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall

as

Gwendolen Fairfax

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Connie Hanson

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Amy Hunter

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Chris Becker

The Upper Crusts

The Upper Crusts

as

Lady Phyllida Seacroft

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Helen Lancaster

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Mrs. Cheveley

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Florence Lancaster

Production

Crew

Directing