Barbara Leigh-Hunt
British actress (1935-2024) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 88
Barbara Leigh-Hunt was an English actress. Her numerous theatre credits included Broadway productions of Hamlet (1958), Sherlock Holmes (1973) and Justice (1974), and she won the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for the National Theatre production of An Inspector Calls.
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The Voysey InheritanceFilm, Honor Voysey2002
Bertie and ElizabethFilm, Lady Mabel Airlie2001
The MartinsFilm, Mrs Heath2000
LongitudeSeries, Dodo Gould1997
Midsomer MurdersSeries, Marjorie Empson
Keep the Aspidistra FlyingFilm, 1997Mrs. Wisbeach1995
The Absence of WarFilm, Gwenda Aaron1993Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleAward1992
As Time Goes BySeries, Registrar1990
Paper MaskFilm, Celia Mumford1988
Charlie ChalkSeries
TumbledownFilm, 1988Jean Lawrence1986
ScreenPlaySeries, Mrs. Oxney1983
Fireworks for ElspethFilm, Mrs. Erskine1982
The Plague DogsFilm, Farmer's Wife (voice)1979
Every Good Boy Deserves FavourFilm, Teacher1977Love Lies BleedingFilm, Jane1974
PlayhouseSeries, Teacher1973
Bequest to the NationFilm, Catherine "Catty" Matcham1972
FrenzyFilm, Brenda Margaret Blaney1971
JusticeSeries, Miss Stephens1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries, Shirley1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Honor Voysey
Love's Labour's LostFilm, 1965Rosaline1959
No Hiding PlaceSeries1935Born14 December 1935People around Barbara
- Michael Jayston Also in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Roger Lloyd-Pack Also in Anna Lee: Headcase and Longitude
Michael Byrne Also in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1972)
Joanna David Also in Pride and Prejudice- Benjamin Whitrow Also in Pride and Prejudice and One Fine Day
Richard Eyre Directed Tumbledown (1988)
Oliver Ford Davies Also in Bertie and Elizabeth and Paper Mask
Waris Hussein Directed The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1972)
Clive Merrison Also in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1972)- Christopher Benjamin Also in Pride and Prejudice
Denis Lill Also in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries- Sue Birtwistle Produced Pride and Prejudice
Alfred Hitchcock Produced Frenzy (1972)
Colin Firth Also in Pride and Prejudice and Tumbledown
Mira Nair Directed Vanity Fair (2005)
Stephen Daldry Directed Billy Elliot (2000)
Eileen Atkins Also in Vanity Fair and Bertie and Elizabeth
Robin Sachs Also in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1972)
Andrew Davies Wrote Pride and Prejudice and Anna Lee: Headcase
Judy Cornwell Also in Paying Guests (Part 1) (1986)- Donna Gigliotti Produced Vanity Fair (2005)
Suzanna Hamilton Also in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries- Angela Thorne Also in Paying Guests (Part 1) (1986)
Trevor Cooper Also in Longitude and Vanity Fair
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The Plague Dogs 1982
Billy Elliot 2000
Frenzy 1972
Vanity Fair 2004
Oh! Heavenly Dog 1980
Filmography 30
65 credits on file
Television 24
Awards
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Her film appearances included Frenzy (1972), Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), Bequest to the Nation (1973), and Billy Elliot (2000).
