Portrait of Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Acting

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Career

Active from 1965 to 2002, busiest in 1979 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Playing Shakespeare
Playing Shakespeare
GoodWatch score96/100

Characters

1

The characters Barbara Leigh-Hunt played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barbara Leigh-Hunt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Character-Driven 3
  • British Television 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
The Voysey Inheritance
The Voysey Inheritance (2014)

as Honor Voysey

2000s

7 titles · average score 68
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (2004)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lady Bareacres

Bertie and Elizabeth
Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lady Mabel Airlie

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (2002)

as Gossip

The Martins
The Martins (2001)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mrs Heath

Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

as Vice-Principal

Longitude
Longitude (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Dodo Gould

Longitude
Longitude (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

as Dodo Gould

1990s

10 titles · average score 73
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Lady Connor

The Echo
The Echo (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Mrs. Deacon

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Marjorie Empson

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mrs. Wisbeach

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

The Absence of War
The Absence of War (1995)

as Gwenda Aaron

Anna Lee: Headcase
Anna Lee: Headcase (1993)

as Beryl Doyle

As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By (1992)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Registrar

A Perfect Hero
A Perfect Hero (1991)

TV show · as Iris Fleming

Paper Mask
Paper Mask (1990)
GoodWatch score 61

as Celia Mumford

1980s

15 titles · average score 68
Charlie Chalk
Charlie Chalk (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Tumbledown
Tumbledown (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jean Lawrence

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Blanche Copley-Barnes

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Mrs. Fanshawe

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show · as Mrs. Oxney

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Gwenda Aaron

Playing Shakespeare
Playing Shakespeare (1984)
GoodWatch score 96

TV show

Fireworks for Elspeth
Fireworks for Elspeth (1983)

as Mrs. Erskine

The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs (1982)
GoodWatch score 75

as Farmer's Wife (voice)

All for Love
All for Love (1982)

TV show · as Mrs. Erskine

Oh! Heavenly Dog
Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980)
GoodWatch score 48

as Margaret

One Chance in Four
One Chance in Four (1980)

as Dr. McKenny

1970s

18 titles · average score 71
The Chief Mourner
The Chief Mourner (1979)

as Marjorie Berry

One Fine Day
One Fine Day (1979)

as Mrs Phillips

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1979)

as Teacher

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show · as Clare / Teacher

Who Killed Lamb?
Who Killed Lamb? (1974)

as Madeleine

The Brontës of Haworth
The Brontës of Haworth (1973)

TV show · as Narrator

Frenzy
Frenzy (1972)
GoodWatch score 82

as Brenda Margaret Blaney

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

as Catherine Parr

Villains
Villains (1972)

TV show · as Helen Griggs

Justice
Justice (1971)

TV show · as Miss Stephens

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Sarah / Marjorie Berry

Macbeth
Macbeth (1970)

as Lady Macbeth

1960s

8 titles · average score 68
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show · as Shirley

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Jane / Dr. McKenny

Callan
Callan (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Inheritance
Inheritance (1967)

TV show · as Christina Harington

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Honor Voysey

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Harriet

Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost (1965)

as Rosaline

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Kate Hardcastle

1950s

1 title
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show