Margaret Leighton

Known for

Acting

Born

February 26, 1922

Birthplace

Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.

Died

January 13, 1976 (aged 53)

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.

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Best known work

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Under Capricorn

1949

The Go-Between

1971

Space: 1999

1975

From Beyond the Grave

1974

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

7 Women

1965

The Loved One

1965

The Best Man

1964

The Good Die Young

1954

Filmography

TBA
A Touch of VenusTV
as Rosemary (1 episode)
1982
Journey Through the Black Sun
as Arra
1976
Trial by Combat
as Ma Gore
1975
Space: 1999TV
as Arra (1 episode)
1975
Galileo
as Elderly Court Lady
1974
Frankenstein: The True Story
as Francoise DuVal
1974
From Beyond the Grave
as Madame Orloff
1974
Great Expectations
as Miss Havisham
1973
Frankenstein: The True StoryTV
as Francoise DuVal (2 episodes)
1973
Bequest to the Nation
as Lady Frances Nelson
1973
The Upper CrustsTV
as Lady Phyllida Seacroft (6 episodes)
1972
Lady Caroline Lamb
as Lady Melbourne
1972
High Summer
as Lady Huntercombe
1972
Zee and Co.
as Gladys
1971
The Go-Between
as Mrs Maudsley
1970
Hamlet
as Gertrude
1969
The Vortex
as Florence Lancaster
1969
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as Constance, the Madwoman of Passy
1969
An Ideal Husband
as Mrs Cheveley
1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV
as Gertrude (1 episode), as The Woman (1 episode)
1968
All On Her Own
as Rosemary
1967
Judd, for the DefenseTV
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.TV
as Gita Volander (1 episode)
1965
7 Women
as Agatha Andrews
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
as Helen Lancaster (1 episode), as Mrs. Cheveley (1 episode)