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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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2024Died16 September 20242014The Voysey InheritanceFilm, Honor Voysey2002Bertie and ElizabethFilm, Lady Mabel Airlie2001The MartinsFilm, Mrs Heath2000LongitudeSeries, Dodo Gould1997Midsomer MurdersSeries, Marjorie EmpsonKeep the Aspidistra FlyingFilm, 1997Mrs. Wisbeach1995The Absence of WarFilm, Gwenda Aaron1993Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleAward1992As Time Goes BySeries, Registrar1990Paper MaskFilm, Celia Mumford1988Charlie ChalkSeriesTumbledownFilm, 1988Jean Lawrence1986ScreenPlaySeries, Mrs. Oxney1983Fireworks for ElspethFilm, Mrs. Erskine1982The Plague DogsFilm, Farmer's Wife (voice)1979Every Good Boy Deserves FavourFilm, Teacher1977Love Lies BleedingFilm, Jane1974PlayhouseSeries, Teacher1973Bequest to the NationFilm, Catherine "Catty" Matcham1972FrenzyFilm, Brenda Margaret Blaney1971JusticeSeries, Miss Stephens1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries, Shirley1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Honor VoyseyLove's Labour's LostFilm, 1965Rosaline1959No Hiding PlaceSeries1935Born14 December 1935

People around Barbara

  • 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

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role1993

About this person

Her film appearances included Frenzy (1972), Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), Bequest to the Nation (1973), and Billy Elliot (2000).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2024 · aged 88