Margaret Leighton
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
26 Feb 1922
Age
104 Years
Born In
Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.
Total Projects
53
Years Active
34 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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
Filmography
movie
Journey Through the Black Sun
Journey Through the Black Sun
as Arra
movie
Trial by Combat
Trial by Combat
as Ma Gore
tv
Space: 1999
Space: 1999
as Arra
movie
Galileo
Galileo
as Elderly Court Lady
movie
Frankenstein: The True Story
Frankenstein: The True Story
as Francoise DuVal
movie
From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave
as Madame Orloff
movie
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
as Miss Havisham
tv
Frankenstein: The True Story
Frankenstein: The True Story
as Francoise DuVal
movie
Bequest to the Nation
Bequest to the Nation
as Lady Frances Nelson
tv
The Upper Crusts
The Upper Crusts
as Lady Phyllida Seacroft
movie
Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Caroline Lamb
as Lady Melbourne
movie
High Summer
High Summer
as Lady Huntercombe
movie
Zee and Co.
Zee and Co.
as Gladys
movie
The Go-Between
The Go-Between
as Mrs Maudsley
movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Gertrude
movie
The Vortex
The Vortex
as Florence Lancaster
movie
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as Constance, the Madwoman of Passy
movie
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband
as Mrs Cheveley
movie
All On Her Own
All On Her Own
as Rosemary
tv
Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense
tv
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Gita Volander
movie
7 Women
7 Women
as Agatha Andrews
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Helen Lancaster
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Mrs. Cheveley
movie
The Loved One
The Loved One
as Mrs. Helen Kenton
tv
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Amy Hunter
tv
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Florence Lancaster
movie
The Best Man
The Best Man
as Alice Russell
tv
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Connie Hanson
tv
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Nell Snyder
movie
Waltz of the Toreadors
Waltz of the Toreadors
as Emily Fitzjohn
tv
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
tv
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Chris Becker
movie
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
as Caddy Compson
movie
The Passionate Stranger
The Passionate Stranger
as Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway
tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Lady Huntercombe
tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Iris Teleton
movie
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
as Gwendolen Fairfax
movie
The Constant Husband
The Constant Husband
as Miss Chesterman
movie
Carrington V.C.
Carrington V.C.
as Valerie Carrington
movie
The Teckman Mystery
The Teckman Mystery
as Helen Teckman
movie
The Good Die Young
The Good Die Young
as Eve Ravenscourt
movie
Tonight in Britain
Tonight in Britain
as Self
movie
The Holly and the Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy
as Margaret Gregory
movie
Home at Seven
Home at Seven
as Janet Preston
tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Gertrude
movie
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Sergeant Helen Smith
movie
The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel
as Marguerite Blakeney
movie
The Astonished Heart
The Astonished Heart
as Leonora Vail
movie
Under Capricorn
Under Capricorn
as Milly
movie
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie
as Flora MacDonald
movie
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy
as Catherine Winslow
tv
A Touch of Venus
A Touch of Venus
as Rosemary