Margaret Leighton
British actress (1922-1976) · United Kingdom · Actors · Died at 53
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Something wrong?Margaret Leighton was an English actress. Known for her work on stage and screen, her film appearances included Anthony Asquith's The Winslow Boy, Alfred Hitchcock's Under Capricorn, Powell and Pressburger's The Elusive Pimpernel, George More O'Ferrall's The Holly and the Ivy, Martin Ritt's The Sound and the Fury,...
A life in dates
Space: 1999Series, Arra
GalileoFilm, 1975Elderly Court Lady1974
Frankenstein: The True StoryFilm, Francoise DuVal1973
Frankenstein: The True StorySeries, Francoise DuVal1972
High SummerFilm, Lady Huntercombe1971Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesAward
The Go-BetweenFilm, 1971Mrs Maudsley1969
An Ideal HusbandFilm, Mrs Cheveley1967
Judd, for the DefenseSeries1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series, Gita Volander1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Helen Lancaster
7 WomenFilm, 1965Agatha Andrews1964
The Best ManFilm, Alice Russell1963
Burke's LawSeries, Connie Hanson1962Tony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries, 1962Nell Snyder1961
Ben CaseySeries1959
The Sound and the FuryFilm, Caddy Compson1957Tony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Iris TeletonITV Opening Night at the GuildhallFilm, 1955Gwendolen Fairfax1954
Carrington V.C.Film, Valerie Carrington1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Gertrude
Calling Bulldog DrummondFilm, 1951Sergeant Helen Smith1950
The Astonished HeartFilm, Leonora Vail1948
Bonnie Prince CharlieFilm, Flora MacDonald1922Born26 February 1922Also in Deutsch
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Filmography 36
JSJourney Through the Black Sun
TCTrial by CombatGAGalileo
FGFrom Beyond the GraveFSFrankenstein: The True Story
GEGreat Expectations
BNBequest to the Nation
ZCZee and Co.
LLLady Caroline LambHSHigh SummerTBThe Go-Between
HAHamlet
TCThe Madwoman of ChaillotAHAn Ideal Husband
TVThe Vortex
AOAll On Her Own
TOThe Loved OneWO7 WomenTMThe Best Man
WTWaltz of the ToreadorsTFThe Sound and the Fury
TSThe Passionate Stranger
THThe Constant Husband
TYThe Good Die YoungCCCarrington V.C.
TMThe Teckman Mystery
TIThe Holly and the Ivy
HSHome at SevenCDCalling Bulldog Drummond
TPThe Elusive PimpernelTHThe Astonished Heart
UCUnder Capricorn
TBThe Winslow BoyBCBonnie Prince Charlie54 credits on file
Television 16
SPSpace: 1999FSFrankenstein: The True Story
ITITV Saturday Night TheatreJDJudd, for the DefenseTEThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TIThe F.B.I.BMBBC Play of the Month
TPThe Wednesday PlayBLBurke's LawTHThe Alfred Hitchcock HourBCBen Casey
ATArmchair TheatreAPAlfred Hitchcock PresentsHFHallmark Hall of Fame
AVA Touch of VenusAwards
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About this person
Margaret Leighton was an English actress. Known for her work on stage and screen, her film appearances included Anthony Asquith's The Winslow Boy, Alfred Hitchcock's Under Capricorn, Powell and Pressburger's The Elusive Pimpernel, George More O'Ferrall's The Holly and the Ivy, Martin Ritt's The Sound and the Fury, John Guillermin's Waltz of the Toreadors, Franklin J. Schaffner's The Best Man, Tony Richardson's The Loved One, John Ford's 7 Women, and Joseph Losey's The Go-Between and Galileo. For The Go-Between, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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