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Margaret Leighton

Actor

Margaret Leighton

Born February 26, 1922 in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.Died January 13, 197635 films

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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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Filmography

35 films as actor
  1. 1982Journey Through the Black SunArra
  2. 1976Trial by CombatMa Gore
  3. 1975GalileoElderly Court Lady
  4. 1974Frankenstein: The True StoryFrancoise DuVal
  5. 1974From Beyond the GraveMadame Orloff
  6. 1974Great ExpectationsMiss Havisham
  7. 1973Bequest to the NationLady Frances Nelson
  8. 1972Lady Caroline LambLady Melbourne
  9. 1972High SummerLady Huntercombe
  10. 1972Zee and Co.Gladys
  11. 1971The Go-BetweenMrs Maudsley
  12. 1970HamletGertrude
  13. 1969The VortexFlorence Lancaster
  14. 1969The Madwoman of ChaillotConstance, the Madwoman of Passy
  15. 1969An Ideal HusbandMrs Cheveley
  16. 1968All On Her OwnRosemary
  17. 19657 WomenAgatha Andrews
  18. 1965The Loved OneMrs. Helen Kenton
  19. 1964The Best ManAlice Russell
  20. 1962Waltz of the ToreadorsEmily Fitzjohn
  21. 1959The Sound and the FuryCaddy Compson
  22. 1957The Passionate StrangerJudith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway
  23. 1955ITV Opening Night at the GuildhallGwendolen Fairfax
  24. 1955The Constant HusbandMiss Chesterman
  25. 1954Carrington V.C.Valerie Carrington
  26. 1954The Teckman MysteryHelen Teckman
  27. 1954The Good Die YoungEve Ravenscourt
  28. 1952The Holly and the IvyMargaret Gregory
  29. 1952Home at SevenJanet Preston
  30. 1951Calling Bulldog DrummondSergeant Helen Smith
  31. 1950The Elusive PimpernelMarguerite Blakeney
  32. 1950The Astonished HeartLeonora Vail
  33. 1949Under CapricornMilly
  34. 1948Bonnie Prince CharlieFlora MacDonald
  35. 1948The Winslow BoyCatherine Winslow