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Biography
Barbara Leigh-Hunt was an English actress. Her numerous theatre credits included Broadway productions of Hamlet (1958), Sherlock Holmes (1973) and Justice (1974), and she won the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for the National Theatre production of An Inspector Calls. Her film appearances included Frenzy (1972), Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), Bequest to the Nation (1973), and Billy Elliot (2000).
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Awards & recognition
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 1993
Filmography14 titles
Pride and Prejudice
1995as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
1995as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Inspector Morse
1987as Blanche Copley-Barnes
1987as Blanche Copley-Barnes
The Plague Dogs
1982as Farmer's Wife (voice)
1982as Farmer's Wife (voice)
Billy Elliot
2000as Vice-Principal
2000as Vice-Principal
Midsomer Murders
1997as Marjorie Empson
1997as Marjorie Empson
As Time Goes By
1992as Registrar
1992as Registrar
Frenzy
1972as Brenda Margaret Blaney
1972as Brenda Margaret Blaney
Callan
1967
1967
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987as Mrs. Fanshawe
1987as Mrs. Fanshawe
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002as Lady Mabel Airlie
2002as Lady Mabel Airlie
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997as Mrs. Wisbeach
1997as Mrs. Wisbeach
Vanity Fair
2004as Lady Bareacres
2004as Lady Bareacres
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972as Catherine Parr
1972as Catherine Parr
Paper Mask
1990as Celia Mumford
1990as Celia Mumford