Margaret Leighton

    Margaret Leighton

    Acting

    February 26, 1922
    Died January 13, 1976 (53 years old)
    Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.

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    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

    Filmography

    Journey Through the Black Sun

    Journey Through the Black Sun

    1982

    as Arra

    6.3
    Trial by Combat

    Trial by Combat

    1976

    as Ma Gore

    7.8
    Galileo

    Galileo

    1975

    as Elderly Court Lady

    6.1
    Space: 1999

    Space: 1999

    1975

    as Arra

    7.1
    Frankenstein: The True Story

    Frankenstein: The True Story

    1974

    as Francoise DuVal

    7.5
    From Beyond the Grave

    From Beyond the Grave

    1974

    as Madame Orloff

    6.5
    Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    1974

    as Miss Havisham

    6.4
    Bequest to the Nation

    Bequest to the Nation

    1973

    as Lady Frances Nelson

    6.5
    Frankenstein: The True Story

    Frankenstein: The True Story

    1973

    as Francoise DuVal

    8.4

    The Upper Crusts

    1973

    as Lady Phyllida Seacroft

    Zee and Co.

    Zee and Co.

    1972

    as Gladys

    5.7
    Lady Caroline Lamb

    Lady Caroline Lamb

    1972

    as Lady Melbourne

    5.9
    High Summer

    High Summer

    1972

    as Lady Huntercombe

    The Go-Between

    The Go-Between

    1971

    as Mrs Maudsley

    6.8
    Hamlet

    Hamlet

    1970

    as Gertrude

    7
    The Madwoman of Chaillot

    The Madwoman of Chaillot

    1969

    as Constance, the Madwoman of Passy

    7.3
    An Ideal Husband

    An Ideal Husband

    1969

    as Mrs Cheveley

    7
    The Vortex

    The Vortex

    1969

    as Florence Lancaster

    7
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    1969

    as Gertrude

    7
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    1969

    as The Woman

    7
    All On Her Own

    All On Her Own

    1968

    as Rosemary

    Judd, for the Defense

    Judd, for the Defense

    1967

    7.7
    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

    1966

    as Gita Volander

    6.9
    The Loved One

    The Loved One

    1965

    as Mrs. Helen Kenton

    6.2
    7 Women

    7 Women

    1965

    as Agatha Andrews

    6.5
    The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

    1965

    as Amy Hunter

    5.6
    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    1965

    as Helen Lancaster

    5.2
    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    1965

    as Mrs. Cheveley

    5.2
    The Best Man

    The Best Man

    1964

    as Alice Russell

    7.3
    The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

    1964

    as Florence Lancaster

    5.2
    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    1963

    as Connie Hanson

    6.3
    Waltz of the Toreadors

    Waltz of the Toreadors

    1962

    as Emily Fitzjohn

    5
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    1962

    as Nell Snyder

    7.9
    Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

    1961

    5.9
    The Sound and the Fury

    The Sound and the Fury

    1959

    as Caddy Compson

    6.8
    The Passionate Stranger

    The Passionate Stranger

    1957

    as Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway

    5.5
    Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

    1956

    as Lady Huntercombe

    6
    The Constant Husband

    The Constant Husband

    1955

    as Miss Chesterman

    6.9

    ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall

    1955

    as Gwendolen Fairfax

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955

    as Iris Teleton

    7.8
    Carrington V.C.

    Carrington V.C.

    1954

    as Valerie Carrington

    6.2
    The Good Die Young

    The Good Die Young

    1954

    as Eve Ravenscourt

    6.3
    The Teckman Mystery

    The Teckman Mystery

    1954

    as Helen Teckman

    6.1

    Tonight in Britain

    1954

    as Self

    5
    The Holly and the Ivy

    The Holly and the Ivy

    1952

    as Margaret Gregory

    6.5
    Home at Seven

    Home at Seven

    1952

    as Janet Preston

    6.5
    Calling Bulldog Drummond

    Calling Bulldog Drummond

    1951

    as Sergeant Helen Smith

    6.5
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    1951

    as Gertrude

    8.8
    The Astonished Heart

    The Astonished Heart

    1950

    as Leonora Vail

    4.8
    The Elusive Pimpernel

    The Elusive Pimpernel

    1950

    as Marguerite Blakeney

    6
    Under Capricorn

    Under Capricorn

    1949

    as Milly

    6
    The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow Boy

    1948

    as Catherine Winslow

    7
    Bonnie Prince Charlie

    Bonnie Prince Charlie

    1948

    as Flora MacDonald

    5.5