Acting
Margaret Leighton
- Titles
- 36movies16TV shows
- Career
Active from 1948 to 1982, busiest in 1972 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 19top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
The Best Man89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.7
- Politics4.4average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.3average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
- Mystery4.7average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.4
- Adrenaline3.4, average 4.9
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.9, average 3.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Character Study 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Melancholy 3
- Political Intrigue 2
- Class Conflict 2
- Mystery and Intrigue 2
- Mystery 2
- Psychological Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ralph RichardsonActorThe Holly and the Ivy, Lady Caroline Lamb, Home at Seven, The Passionate Stranger
Terence RattiganWriterThe Winslow Boy, Bequest to the Nation, All On Her Own, High Summer
Raymond HuntleyActorThe Constant Husband, Waltz of the Toreadors, The Teckman Mystery
John GielgudActorGalileo, ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall, Hamlet
Roland CulverActorBequest to the Nation, The Teckman Mystery, High Summer
Freddie YoungCinematographerGreat Expectations, The Winslow Boy, Calling Bulldog Drummond
Malcolm ArnoldComposerThe Holly and the Ivy, The Constant Husband, Home at Seven- BBert BatesEditorUnder Capricorn, The Holly and the Ivy, Home at Seven
Anatole de GrunwaldWriterThe Holly and the Ivy, The Winslow Boy, Home at Seven- EEdward ScaifeCinematographerThe Holly and the Ivy, The Constant Husband, Home at Seven
Michael GoughActorThe Go-Between, Galileo
Jack WatlingActorUnder Capricorn, The Winslow Boy
Movies and TV shows
51Upcoming
1 title
TV show · as Rosemary
1980s
1 title
1970s
14 titles · average score 62
as Ma Gore
as Elderly Court Lady
TV show · as Arra
as Miss Havisham
as Madame Orloff
as Lady Frances Nelson
TV show · as Francoise DuVal
as Lady Huntercombe
as Gladys
as Lady Melbourne
as Mrs Maudsley
as Gertrude
1960s
17 titles · average score 61
as Mrs Cheveley
as Florence Lancaster
as Rosemary
as Agatha Andrews
TV show · as Amy Hunter
TV show · as Helen Lancaster / Mrs. Cheveley
as Alice Russell
TV show · as Florence Lancaster
TV show · as Connie Hanson
as Emily Fitzjohn
TV show · as Nell Snyder
TV show
1950s
15 titles · average score 64
as Caddy Compson
as Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway
as Miss Chesterman
TV show · as Iris Teleton
as Helen Teckman
as Valerie Carrington
as Margaret Gregory
as Janet Preston
as Sergeant Helen Smith
TV show · as Gertrude
as Marguerite Blakeney
as Leonora Vail
1940s
3 titles · average score 58
as Milly
as Catherine Winslow
as Flora MacDonald