Margaret Leighton
British actress (1922–1976)
Margaret Leighton was an English actress. Known for her work on stage and screen, her film appearances included Anthony Asquith's The Winslow Boy, Alfred Hitchcock's Under Capricorn, Powell and Pressburger's The Elusive Pimpernel, George More O'Ferrall's The Holly and the Ivy, Martin Ritt's The Sound and the Fury, John Guillermin's Waltz of the Toreadors, Franklin J. Schaffner's The Best Man, Tony Richardson's The Loved One, John Ford's 7 Women, and Joseph Losey's The Go-Between and Galileo. For The Go-Between, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 12 films (1948–1972) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 10 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | The Winslow Boy. | London Film Productions | 117 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1950 | The Astonished heart | Lucerne | 70 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1950 | The Elusive Pimpernel | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | ||||
| 1952 | Home at seven | Ralph Richardson | 85 min | B&W | ||
| 1954 | Carrington V.C. | Anthony Asquith | ||||
| 1954 | The Constant Husband. | British Lion Films Ltd. | 88 min. | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1954 | The Teckman mystery. | Coronado Productions Ltd. | 16mm | sound | ||
| 1957 | The Passionate Stranger | Muriel Box | ||||
| 1959 | The Sound and the Fury | Jerry Wald Productions | 1:55:00 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1959 | The sound and the fury. | Jerry Wald Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 115 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1966 | 7 Women | John Ford | ||||
| 1972 | Lady Caroline Lamb | Tomorrow Entertainment & Pulsar Productions | 125 min | Color | sound |