Biography
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. For The Go-Between, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 1971
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1962
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1957
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1972 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1963 · nominated
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- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1960 · nominated
Filmography18 titles
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Best Man
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The Winslow Boy
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Great Expectations
The Go-Between
From Beyond the Grave
The Holly and the Ivy
7 Women
The Good Die Young
The Loved One
Galileo
Under Capricorn
The F.B.I.
Bonnie Prince Charlie