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Margaret Leighton, CBE was an English actress, active on stage and television, and in film. Her film appearances included in Anatole de Grunwald's The Winslow Boy (1948). For The Go-Between (1971), she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Born
Sunday, 26 February 1922
Died
Tuesday, 13 January 1976
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Journey Through the Black Sun | Arra | 1982 |
A Dirty Knight's Work | Ma Gore | 1976 |
Space: 1999 | Arra | 1975 |
Galileo | Elderly Court Lady | 1975 |
Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | 1974 |
From Beyond the Grave | Madame Orloff / Madame Orloff (Segment 3 "The Elemental") | 1974 |
Frankenstein: The True Story | Francoise DuVal | 1973 |
The Nelson Affair | Lady Frances Nelson | 1973 |
The Upper Crusts | Lady Seacroft | 1973 |
Lady Caroline Lamb | Lady Melbourne | 1972 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Journey Through the Black Sun | Arra | 1982 |
A Dirty Knight's Work | Ma Gore | 1976 |
Space: 1999 | Arra | 1975 |
Galileo | Elderly Court Lady | 1975 |
Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | 1974 |
From Beyond the Grave | Madame Orloff / Madame Orloff (Segment 3 "The Elemental") | 1974 |
Frankenstein: The True Story | Francoise DuVal | 1973 |
The Nelson Affair | Lady Frances Nelson | 1973 |
The Upper Crusts | Lady Seacroft | 1973 |
Lady Caroline Lamb | Lady Melbourne | 1972 |
X, Y and Zee | Gladys | 1972 |
The Go-Between | Mrs Maudsley / Mrs. Maudsley | 1971 |
The Madwoman of Chaillot | Constance, the Madwoman of Passy / Constance | 1969 |
ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Gertrude / The woman | 1969 |
The Name of the Game | Amelia Rayner | 1968 |
Judd for the Defense | Mary Wright | 1967 |
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Gita Volander | 1966 |
7 Women | Agatha Andrews | 1965 |
BBC Play of the Month | Helen Lancaster / Mrs. Cheveley | 1965 |
The Loved One | Mrs. Kenton / Mrs. Helen Kenton | 1965 |
The F.B.I. | Amy Hunter | 1965 |
ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
The Wednesday Play | Florence Lancaster | 1964 |
The Best Man | Alice Russell | 1964 |
Burke's Law | Connie Hanson | 1963 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest | 1962 |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Nell Snyder | 1962 |
Waltz of the Toreadors | Emily Fitzjohn | 1962 |
Ben Casey | Leila Farr | 1961 |
Dr. Kildare | Chris Becker / Paula Winfield | 1961 |
The Sound and the Fury | Caddy Compson | 1959 |
Suspicion | Miss Perry | 1957 |
The DuPont Show of the Month | Millie Crocker-Harris | 1957 |
A Novel Affair | Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway | 1957 |
Playhouse 90 | Miss Kerrison | 1956 |
Armchair Theatre | Lady Huntercombe | 1956 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Iris Teleton | 1955 |
ITV Play of the Week | Frances Farrar / Mrs. Manningham / Natalya Petrovna | 1955 |
Lilli Palmer Theatre | Marion (wife) | 1955 |
Marriage a la Mode | The Law - Counsel for the Defence / Miss Chesterman | 1955 |
Court Martial | Mrs. Valerie Carrington / Valerie Carrington | 1954 |
The Teckman Mystery | Helen Teckman | 1954 |
The Good Die Young | Eve Ravenscourt | 1954 |
The Holly and the Ivy | Margaret Gregory | 1952 |
Murder on Monday | Janet Preston | 1952 |
Calling Bulldog Drummond | Sgt. Helen Smith / Sergeant Helen Smith | 1951 |
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | (archive footage) | 1951 |
The Fighting Pimpernel | Marguerite Blakeney | 1950 |
The Astonished Heart | Leonora Vail | 1950 |
Under Capricorn | Milly | 1949 |
Bonnie Prince Charlie | Flora MacDonald | 1948 |
The Winslow Boy | Catherine Winslow | 1948 |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1972 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1966 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama | Nominated |