Person
Margaret Leighton
Acting · 1922–1976 · Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.
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
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Nell Snyder
The Wednesday Play
Florence Lancaster
BBC Play of the Month
Helen Lancaster
Burke's Law
Connie Hanson
The F.B.I.
Amy Hunter
Ben Casey
1961
Space: 1999
Arra
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Iris Teleton
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Gertrude
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Gita Volander
Filmography
- 1982Journey Through the Black SunArra
- 1976Trial by CombatMa Gore
- 1975Space: 1999Arra
- 1975GalileoElderly Court Lady
- 1974Frankenstein: The True StoryFrancoise DuVal
- 1974From Beyond the GraveMadame Orloff
- 1974Great ExpectationsMiss Havisham
- 1973Frankenstein: The True StoryFrancoise DuVal
- 1973Bequest to the NationLady Frances Nelson
- 1973The Upper CrustsLady Phyllida Seacroft
- 1972Lady Caroline LambLady Melbourne
- 1972High SummerLady Huntercombe
- 1972Zee and Co.Gladys
- 1971The Go-BetweenMrs Maudsley
- 1970HamletGertrude
- 1969The VortexFlorence Lancaster
- 1969The Madwoman of ChaillotConstance, the Madwoman of Passy
- 1969An Ideal HusbandMrs Cheveley
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreGertrude
- 1968All On Her OwnRosemary
- 1967Judd, for the Defense
- 1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Gita Volander
- 19657 WomenAgatha Andrews
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthHelen Lancaster
- 1965The Loved OneMrs. Helen Kenton
- 1965The F.B.I.Amy Hunter
- 1964The Wednesday PlayFlorence Lancaster
- 1964The Best ManAlice Russell
- 1963Burke's LawConnie Hanson
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourNell Snyder
- 1962Waltz of the ToreadorsEmily Fitzjohn
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1959The Sound and the FuryCaddy Compson
- 1957The Passionate StrangerJudith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway
- 1956Armchair TheatreLady Huntercombe
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsIris Teleton
- 1955ITV Opening Night at the GuildhallGwendolen Fairfax
- 1955The Constant HusbandMiss Chesterman
- 1954Carrington V.C.Valerie Carrington
- 1954The Teckman MysteryHelen Teckman
- 1954The Good Die YoungEve Ravenscourt
- 1954Tonight in BritainSelf
- 1952The Holly and the IvyMargaret Gregory
- 1952Home at SevenJanet Preston
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameGertrude
- 1951Calling Bulldog DrummondSergeant Helen Smith
- 1950The Elusive PimpernelMarguerite Blakeney
- 1950The Astonished HeartLeonora Vail
- 1949Under CapricornMilly
- 1948Bonnie Prince CharlieFlora MacDonald
- 1948The Winslow BoyCatherine Winslow
- —A Touch of VenusRosemary
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