Margaret Leighton, CBE (26 February 1922 – 13 January 1976) was an
English actress.[1] Her film appearances included The Winslow Boy
(1948),
Under Capricorn (1949),
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951),
Carrington V.C. (1955) and The Best Man (1964). 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.
Leighton began her career on stage in 1938, before joining the Old Vic
and making her Broadway debut in 1946. A four-time
Tony Award
Tony Award nominee,
she twice won the
Tony Award
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play: for the
original Broadway productions of
Separate Tables
Separate Tables (1957) and The Night
of the Iguana (1962). She also won an
Emmy Award
Emmy Award for a 1970 television
version of Hamlet.
Contents
1 Life and career
2 Personal life
3 Filmography
3.1 Film
3.2 Television
4 Awards and nominations
5 References
6 External links
Life and career[edit]
Born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, Leighton made her stage debut as
Dorothy in Laugh with Me (1938), which also was performed that year
for BBC Television. She became a star of the Old Vic. Her Broadway
debut was as the Queen in Henry IV (1946), starring Laurence Olivier
and
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson during a visit of the Old Vic to the U.S., and
the company performed a total of five plays from its repertoire before
returning to London.
After appearing in two British films, including the starring role of
Flora MacDonald
Flora MacDonald opposite
David Niven
David Niven in Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
and in the popular
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy (also 1948), the actress acted in
Alfred Hitchcock's
Under Capricorn (1949) and the crime/mystery
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951).
Leighton won the
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her
performance in
Separate Tables
Separate Tables (1956); she won another Tony in that
category for
The Night of the Iguana (1962), playing the Hannah Jelkes
(a role played by
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr on film) opposite Bette Davis's Maxine
Faulk. Leighton was nominated for Best Actress in a Play for Much Ado
About Nothing (1959) and for
Tchin-Tchin (1962). She portrayed the
wife of an American presidential candidate in the 1964 film The Best
Man. Her last appearance on Broadway was as Birdie Hubbard in a
revival of Lillian Hellman's
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1967).
She had a noteworthy list of TV appearances, including Alfred
Hitchcock Presents,
Ben Casey
Ben Casey and Burke's Law. She won the Emmy Award
for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in
Drama for
Hamlet
Hamlet (1970) and she was nominated for an Emmy in 1966 for
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a
Drama for four episodes of Dr. Kildare. Her final TV performance was
in the first season of Space: 1999 where she played Queen Arra in the
episode "Collision Course."
For her film role as Mrs. Maudsley in
The Go-Between
The Go-Between (1970), Leighton
won the British BAFTA Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. She
received a BAFTA nomination for Best British Actress for her role as
Valerie Carrington in Carrington V.C. (1955). She received an Oscar
nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Go-Between.
Personal life[edit]
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Leighton had three husbands: publisher Max Reinhardt (1947–55);
actor
Laurence Harvey
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Laurence Harvey (1957–61); and actor Michael Wilding
(1964–76), her death). She had no children. She was awarded the CBE
in 1974. Leighton died of multiple sclerosis in 1976, aged 53, in
Chichester, Sussex.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy (1948) as Catherine Winslow
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) as Flora MacDonald
Under Capricorn (1949) as Milly
The Astonished Heart (1950) as Leonora Vail
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) as Marguerite Blakeney
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) as Sgt. Helen Smith
The Tempest
The Tempest (1952) as Ariel
Home at Seven (1952) as Janet Preston
The Holly and the Ivy (1952) as Margaret Gregory
The Teckman Mystery (1954) as Helen Teckman
The Good Die Young
The Good Die Young (1954) as Eve Ravenscourt
Carrington V.C. (1955) as Valerie Carrington
The Constant Husband
The Constant Husband (1955) as Miss Chesterman
The Passionate Stranger
The Passionate Stranger (1957) as Judith Wynter/Leonie
The Sound and the Fury (1959) as Caddy Compson
Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) as Emily Fitzjohn
The Third Secret (1964)
The Best Man (1964) as Alice Russell
The Loved One (1965) as Mrs. Helen Kenton
7 Women
7 Women (1966) (MGM) as Agatha Andrews
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) as Constance, the Madwoman of Passy
The Go-Between
The Go-Between (1971) as Mrs. Maudsley
Zee and Co.aka X, Y and Zee (1972) as Gladys
Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) as Lady Melbourne
A Bequest to the Nation
A Bequest to the Nation (1973) as Lady Frances Nelson
From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave (1974) as Madame Orloff in segment The Elemental
Galileo (1975) as Elderly Court Lady
Trial by Combat (1976) as Ma Gore
Television[edit]
Laugh with Me (1938) as Dorothy
As You Like It
As You Like It (1953) as Rosalind
ITV Play of the Week (1955) episode "A Month in the Country" as
Natalya Petrovna
Theatre Royal (1956) episode "The Triumphant" as Marion
Suspicion (1957) episode "The Sparkle of Diamonds" as Miss Perry
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) episode "Tea Time" as Iris Teleton
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 (1959) (Series) (CBS) episode "The Second Man" as Miss
Kerison
DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month (1959) episode "The Browning Version" as
Millie Crocker-Harris
ITV Play of the Week (1960) episode "Gaslight"
Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1964) episode "August Is the Month Before Christmas" as
Leila Farr
Burke's Law (1964) episode "Who Killed Everybody?" as Connie Hanson
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965) episode "Where The Woodbine Twineth" as
Nell Snyder
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1965) 4 episodes as Chris Becker
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1965) 1 episode as Paula Winfield
The F.B.I. (1966) episode "The Chameleon" as Amy Hunter
The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. (1966) episode "The Lethal Eagle Affair" as
Gita Volander
All on Her Own (1968) as Rosemary
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1969) as Mrs. Cheveley
Hamlet
Hamlet (1970) as Gertrude
The Upper Crusts (1973) as Lady Seacroft
Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) as Francoise DuVal
Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1974) as Miss Havisham
Space: 1999 ((1975) episode "Collision Course" as Arra
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Award
Work
Result
1955
BAFTA Award for Best British Actress
Carrington V.C.
Nominated
1957
Tony Award
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Separate Tables
Won
1960
Much Ado About Nothing
Nominated
1962
The Night of the Iguana
Won
1963
Tchin-Tchin
Nominated
1966
Primetime
Emmy Award
Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance in a Drama
Dr. Kildare
Nominated
1971
Primetime
Emmy Award
Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Series
Hamlet
Won
1972
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Go-Between
Nominated
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Won
References[edit]
^ Obituary Variety, 21 January 1976, page 111.
External links[edit]
Margaret Leighton
Margaret Leighton at the
Internet Broadway Database
Internet Broadway Database
Margaret Leighton
Margaret Leighton on IMDb
Awards for Margaret Leighton
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BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Billie Whitelaw (1968)
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Susannah York
Susannah York (1970)
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Valentina Cortese
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Ingrid Bergman
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Diane Ladd
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Jenny Agutter (1977)
Geraldine Page
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Rachel Roberts (1979)
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Liz Smith (1984)
Rosanna Arquette
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Judi Dench
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Susan Wooldridge (1987)
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Michelle Pfeiffer
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Kate Nelligan (1991)
Miranda Richardson
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Kristin Scott Thomas
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Juliette Binoche
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Sigourney Weaver
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Judi Dench
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Maggie Smith
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Julie Walters
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Jennifer Connelly
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
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Renée Zellweger
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Jennifer Hudson
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Penélope Cruz
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Anne Hathaway
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Patricia Arquette
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Kate Winslet
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Viola Davis
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Allison Janney
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Emmy Award
Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Series
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Pamela Brown (1962)
Glenda Farrell
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Ruth White (1964)
Lee Grant
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Agnes Moorehead
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Barbara Anderson (1968)
Susan Saint James
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Gail Fisher
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Margaret Leighton
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Jenny Agutter (1972)
Ellen Corby
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Joanna Miles
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Ellen Corby
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Ellen Corby
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Kristy McNichol
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Nancy Marchand
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Kristy McNichol
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Nancy Marchand
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Nancy Marchand
Nancy Marchand (1981)
Nancy Marchand
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Doris Roberts
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Alfre Woodard
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Melanie Mayron (1989)
Marg Helgenberger
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Madge Sinclair
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Valerie Mahaffey
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Mary Alice
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Leigh Taylor-Young
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Julianna Margulies
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Tyne Daly
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Kim Delaney
Kim Delaney (1997)
Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim (1998)
Holland Taylor
Holland Taylor (1999)
Allison Janney
Allison Janney (2000)
Allison Janney
Allison Janney (2001)
Stockard Channing
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Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly (2003)
Drea de Matteo
Drea de Matteo (2004)
Blythe Danner
Blythe Danner (2005)
Blythe Danner
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Katherine Heigl
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Dianne Wiest
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Cherry Jones
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Archie Panjabi
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Margo Martindale
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Maggie Smith
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Anna Gunn
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Anna Gunn
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Uzo Aduba
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Maggie Smith
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Ann Dowd
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t
e
Tony Award
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman /
Helen Hayes
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Judith Anderson
Judith Anderson /
Katharine Cornell
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Jessica Tandy
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Martita Hunt (1949)
Shirley Booth
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Uta Hagen
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Julie Harris (1952)
Shirley Booth
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Audrey Hepburn
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Anne Bancroft
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Sandy Dennis (1964)
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Beryl Reid
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Zoe Caldwell (1968)
Julie Harris (1969)
Tammy Grimes
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Maureen Stapleton
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Sada Thompson
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Julie Harris (1973)
Colleen Dewhurst
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Ellen Burstyn
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Irene Worth
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Julie Harris (1977)
Jessica Tandy
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Constance Cummings
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Jane Lapotaire (1981)
Zoe Caldwell (1982)
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