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Overview
Date of Birth:
26 February
1922
,
Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, UK
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Date of Death:
13 January
1976
, Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
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Mini Biography:
British theatre actress Margaret Leighton made her classical stage debut...
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Trivia:
Won two Tony Awards for Broadway performances as Best Actress (Dramatic):...
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations
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Excerpt From Gail Gerber's "Trippin' With Terry Southern"
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. 30 March 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actress
,
Self
Actress:
1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
Trial by Combat
(1976) .... Ma Gore
... aka A Choice of Arms
... aka Choice of Weapons
... aka Dirty Knight's Work (USA)
Journey Through the Black Sun
(1976) (TV) .... Arra
"Space: 1999"
.... Arra (1 episode, 1975)
... aka Spazio: 1999 (Italy)
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Collision Course
(1975)
TV episode
.... Arra
Galileo
(1975) .... Elderly Court Lady
... aka Bertolt Brecht's Galileo (Australia: DVD box title)
... aka Galileo Galilei
Great Expectations
(1974) (TV) ....
Miss Havisham
Frankenstein: The True Story
(1973) (TV) .... Francoise DuVal
Bequest to the Nation
(1973) .... Lady Frances Nelson
... aka The Nelson Affair (USA)
"The Upper Crusts"
.... Lady Seacroft (6 episodes, 1973)
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Putting on the Ritz
(1973)
TV episode
.... Lady Seacroft
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A Tradition of Service
(1973)
TV episode
.... Lady Seacroft
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Sitting Pretty
(1973)
TV episode
.... Lady Seacroft
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One Door Opens
(1973)
TV episode
.... Lady Seacroft
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By Endeavour Alone
(1973)
TV episode
.... Lady Seacroft
(
1 more
)
From Beyond the Grave
(1973) .... Madame Orloff (segment "Elemental, The")
... aka Creatures (USA: reissue title)
... aka Creatures from Beyond the Grave
... aka Tales from Beyond the Grave
... aka Tales from the Beyond
... aka The Undead
"Armchair Theatre"
.... Lady Huntercombe (1 episode, 1972)
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Hot Summer: Do Not Sell
(1972)
TV episode
.... Lady Huntercombe
Zee and Co.
(1972) .... Gladys
... aka X, Y and Zee (USA)
Lady Caroline Lamb
(1972) ....
Lady Melbourne
... aka Peccato d'amore (Italy)
"ITV Saturday Night Theatre"
.... Gertrude (1 episode, 1971)
... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
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Hamlet
(1971)
TV episode
.... Gertrude
The Go-Between
(1970) .... Mrs. Maudsley
"Hallmark Hall of Fame"
.... Gertrude (1 episode, 1970)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
-
Hamlet
(1970)
TV episode
....
Gertrude
"The Name of the Game"
.... Amelia Rayner (1 episode, 1970)
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The King of Denmark
(1970)
TV episode
.... Amelia Rayner
"The Wednesday Play"
.... Florence (1 episode, 1969)
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The Vortex
(1969)
TV episode
.... Florence
The Vortex
(1969) (TV) .... Florence Lancaster
The Madwoman of Chaillot
(1969) .... Constance, the Madwoman of Passy
"BBC Play of the Month"
.... Helen Lancaster / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
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An Ideal Husband
(1969)
TV episode
....
Mrs. Cheveley
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Waters of the Moon
(1968)
TV episode
.... Helen Lancaster
"Judd for the Defense"
.... Mary Wright (1 episode, 1969)
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The Crystal Maze
(1969)
TV episode
.... Mary Wright
"A Touch of Venus"
(1968)
TV series
"The Girl from U.N.C.L.E."
.... Gita Volander (1 episode, 1966)
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The Lethal Eagle Affair
(1966)
TV episode
.... Gita Volander
"The F.B.I."
.... Amy Hunter (1 episode, 1966)
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The Chameleon
(1966)
TV episode
.... Amy Hunter
7 Women
(1966) .... Agatha Andrews, Head of Mission
The Loved One
(1965) .... Mrs. Helen Kenton
"Dr. Kildare"
.... Chris Becker / ... (5 episodes, 1965)
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The Horizontal Hero
(1965)
TV episode
.... Chris Becker
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Web of Hate
(1965)
TV episode
.... Chris Becker
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A Life for a Life
(1965)
TV episode
.... Chris Becker
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Behold the Great Man
(1965)
TV episode
.... Chris Becker
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Lullaby for an Indian Summer
(1965)
TV episode
.... Paula Winfield
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"
.... Nell Snyder (1 episode, 1965)
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Where the Woodbine Twineth
(1965)
TV episode
.... Nell Snyder
"Burke's Law"
.... Connie Hanson (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
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Who Killed Everybody?
(1964)
TV episode
.... Connie Hanson
"Ben Casey"
.... Leila Farr (1 episode, 1964)
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August Is the Month Before Christmas
(1964)
TV episode
.... Leila Farr
The Best Man
(1964) .... Alice Russell
... aka Gore Vidal's The Best Man (USA: complete title)
Waltz of the Toreadors
(1962) .... Emily Fitzjohn
... aka The Amorous General
"ITV Play of the Week"
.... Natalya Petrovna (2 episodes, 1955-1960)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
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Gaslight
(1960)
TV episode
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A Month in the Country
(1955)
TV episode
.... Natalya Petrovna
"The DuPont Show of the Month"
.... Millie Crocker-Harris (1 episode, 1959)
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The Browning Version
(1959)
TV episode
....
Millie Crocker-Harris
The Sound and the Fury
(1959) .... Caddy Compson
"Playhouse 90"
.... Miss Kerrison (1 episode, 1959)
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The Second Man
(1959)
TV episode
.... Miss Kerrison
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
.... Iris Teleton (1 episode, 1958)
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Tea Time
(1958)
TV episode
.... Iris Teleton
"Suspicion"
.... Miss Perry (1 episode, 1957)
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The Sparkle of Diamonds
(1957)
TV episode
.... Miss Perry
The Passionate Stranger
(1957) .... Judith Wynter/Leonie Hathaway
... aka A Novel Affair (USA)
The Constant Husband
(1955) .... Miss Chesterman
... aka Marriage a la Mode (USA)
Carrington V.C.
(1955) .... Valerie Carrington
... aka Court Martial (USA)
"Lilli Palmer Theatre"
.... Marion (wife) (1 episode)
... aka Theatre Royal (UK)
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The Triumphant
(????)
TV episode
.... Marion (wife)
The Teckman Mystery
(1954) .... Helen Teckman
The Good Die Young
(1954) .... Eve Ravenscourt
"BBC Sunday-Night Theatre"
.... Rosalind (1 episode, 1953)
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As You Like It
(1953)
TV episode
....
Rosalind
The Holly and the Ivy
(1952) .... Margaret Gregory
Home at Seven
(1952) .... Janet Preston
... aka Murder on Monday (USA)
Calling Bulldog Drummond
(1951) .... Sgt. Helen Smith
The Elusive Pimpernel
(1950) ....
Marguerite Blakeney
... aka The Fighting Pimpernel (USA)
The Astonished Heart
(1950) .... Leonora Vail
Under Capricorn
(1949) ....
Milly
Bonnie Prince Charlie
(1948) .... Flora MacDonald
The Winslow Boy
(1948) ....
Catherine Winslow
Laugh with Me
(1938) (TV) .... Dorothy
Self:
"Girl Talk"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
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Episode dated 5 January 1967
(1967)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Merv Griffin Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
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Episode dated 15 February 1963
(1963)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Toast of the Town"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
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Episode #16.9
(1962)
TV episode
.... Herself
Additional Details
Other Works:
On 1st October, 1946, in London, played the part of Sheila Biling in 'An Inspector Calls'.
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Publicity Listings:
1 Pictorial | 6 Magazine Cover Photos
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