Deceased

How Did Margaret Leighton Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 53

Also known asМаргарет ЛейтонGenderFemaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn26/02/1922Born inBarnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.Died13/01/1976 (aged 53)Died inChichesterCausemultiple sclerosisWikidataQ179496 ↗Buried atChichesterTMDb#80255 ↗

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.

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Filmography41 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1976	Trial by CombatMovie	Ma Gore	54
1975	Space: 1999Series	Arra	53
1975	GalileoMovie	Elderly Court Lady	53
1974	Frankenstein: The True StoryMovie	Francoise DuVal	52
1974	From Beyond the GraveMovie	Madame Orloff	52
1974	Great ExpectationsMovie	Miss Havisham	52
1973	Frankenstein: The True StorySeries	Francoise DuVal	51
1972	Lady Caroline LambMovie	Lady Melbourne	50
1972	High SummerMovie	Lady Huntercombe	50
1972	Zee and Co.Movie	Gladys	50
1971	The Go-BetweenMovie	Mrs Maudsley	49
1970	HamletMovie	Gertrude	48
1969	ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries	The Woman	47
1969	The Madwoman of ChaillotMovie	Constance, the Madwoman of Passy	47
1969	The VortexMovie	Florence Lancaster	47
1967	Judd, for the DefenseSeries	—	45
1966	The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series	Gita Volander	44
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Mrs. Cheveley	43
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Amy Hunter	43
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Helen Lancaster	43
1965	The Loved OneMovie	Mrs. Helen Kenton	43
1964	The Wednesday PlaySeries	Florence Lancaster	42
1964	The Best ManMovie	Alice Russell	42
1963	Burke's LawSeries	Connie Hanson	41
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Nell Snyder	40
1962	Waltz of the ToreadorsMovie	Emily Fitzjohn	40
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	39
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Chris Becker	39
1959	The Sound and the FuryMovie	Caddy Compson	37
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Lady Huntercombe	34
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Iris Teleton	33
1954	The Good Die YoungMovie	Eve Ravenscourt	32
1954	Carrington V.C.Movie	Valerie Carrington	32
1954	Tonight in BritainMovie	Self	32
1952	Home at SevenMovie	Janet Preston	30
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Gertrude	29
1951	Calling Bulldog DrummondMovie	Sergeant Helen Smith	29
1950	The Elusive PimpernelMovie	Marguerite Blakeney	28
1949	Under CapricornMovie	Milly	27
1948	The Winslow BoyMovie	Catherine Winslow	26
1948	Bonnie Prince CharlieMovie	Flora MacDonald	26