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Leighton won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in Separate Tables (1956); she won another Tony in that category for The Night of the Iguana (1962), playing Hannah Jelkes (a role played by Deborah Kerr in the film version) opposite Bette Davis's Maxine Faulk.
In 1944, Margaret made her London debut at the Old Vic, playing the daughter of the troll king in 'Peer Gynt. Joining the company under the auspices of Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson, she earned distinction as a classical stage actress. In 1946, she made her Broadway debut in repertory with productions of Henry IV, Parts I and II (as ...
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- Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, UK
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- Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
Margaret Leighton was an English actress of stage and screen noted for her versatility in classic and contemporary roles. Leighton made her stage debut as Dorothy in Laugh With Me (1938) at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and then studied at Sir Barry Jackson’s theatre school in Birmingham.
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Aug 17, 2017 · Oscar Profile #353: Margaret Leighton. Born February 26, 1922 in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, Margaret Leighton was the daughter of a businessman who made her acting debut at the Old Vic in 1938’s Laugh with Me which was also televised that year. She made her Broadway debut in 1946 in five touring plays starring Laurence Olivier and ...
Margaret Leighton. On 1st October, 1946, in London, played the part of Sheila Biling in 'An Inspector Calls'. "Shaw's "Arms and the Man" at the Old Vic in 1944 with Olivier and Richardson. Mrs. Dangle in "Sheridan's "The Critic" at the Old Vic in 1945.
- February 26, 1922
- January 13, 1976
Oct 9, 2019 · Margaret Leighton, CBE was an English actress. Her film appearances included ‘The Winslow Boy’, ‘Under Capricorn’, ‘Calling Bulldog Drummond’, ‘Carrington V.C.’ and ‘The Best Man’.
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Margaret Leighton (26 February 1922 – 13 January 1976) was an English actress. She had an exquisite sense of grandeur and refinement. She created the role of Hannah Jelkes in Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana.
