Portrait of Lillian Leighton

Acting

Lillian Leighton

Career

Active from 1910 to 1931, busiest in 1912 and 1920 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Jack-Knife Man
The Jack-Knife Man
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lillian Leighton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.0, average 2.8
  • Mystery
    2.3, average 4.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 3
  • Silent Era Romance 2
  • Silent Era 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

12 titles ยท average score 57
Whipsaw
Whipsaw (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

as Aunt Jane

Two-Fisted
Two-Fisted (1935)

as Mrs. Mason

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

as Onlooker at Procession (uncredited)

There's Always Tomorrow
There's Always Tomorrow (1934)

as Flower peddler

The Sphinx
The Sphinx (1933)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mother Werner

The Man from Monterey
The Man from Monterey (1933)
GoodWatch score 40

as Juanita

Secret Sinners
Secret Sinners (1933)

as Mrs. Simmons

Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes (1931)

as Ma Clancy

The Fighting Sheriff
The Fighting Sheriff (1931)

as Aunt Sally (as Lilliane Leighton)

Subway Express
Subway Express (1931)

as Mrs. Mary Mullins (as Julianne Leighton)

Feet First
Feet First (1930)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Tanner

The Grand Parade
The Grand Parade (1930)

as Madam Stitch

1920s

50 titles ยท average score 65
California
California (1927)

as Duenna

The Fair Co-Ed
The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
GoodWatch score 62

as Housekeeper

Flaming Fathers
Flaming Fathers (1927)

as Mama Gimplewart

Be Your Age
Be Your Age (1926)

as Mrs. Schwartzkopple

Parisian Love
Parisian Love (1925)
GoodWatch score 59

as Frouchard

The Thundering Herd
The Thundering Herd (1925)

as Mrs. Clark Hudnall

Code of the Sea
Code of the Sea (1924)

as Mrs. McDow

$50,000 Reward
$50,000 Reward (1924)

as Mrs. Miller

The Call of the Canyon
The Call of the Canyon (1923)

as Mrs. Hutter

Peck's Bad Boy
Peck's Bad Boy (1921)

as Mrs. George W. Peck - Henry's Ma

Love Never Dies
Love Never Dies (1921)

as Mrs. Cavanaugh

The Jack-Knife Man
The Jack-Knife Man (1920)
GoodWatch score 65

as Widow Potter

1910s

34 titles ยท average score 56
Poor Relations
Poor Relations (1919)

as Ma Perkins

The Married Virgin
The Married Virgin (1918)
GoodWatch score 55

as Anne Mullins, the Maid

Till I Come Back to You
Till I Come Back to You (1918)

as Margot

Castles for Two
Castles for Two (1917)

as Brian's Sister

The Devil Stone
The Devil Stone (1917)

as Berthe

A Jolt for the Janitor
A Jolt for the Janitor (1913)

as Hilda

The Gold Brick
The Gold Brick (1913)

as Mrs. Till

The Awakening
The Awakening (1912)

as Mrs. Thomas Williams

Bread Upon the Waters
Bread Upon the Waters (1912)

as Mrs. James Preston

Tempted by Necessity
Tempted by Necessity (1912)

as Mrs. Tubbs

The Fire Cop
The Fire Cop (1912)

as Maggy Brannigan

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
GoodWatch score 55

as Union Enforcer