Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Barbara Leigh-Hunt | |
---|---|
Born | U.K. | 14 December 1935
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1954–present |
Spouse | |
Relatives | Ronald Leigh-Hunt (cousin) |
Barbara Leigh-Hunt (born 14 December 1935) is an English actress.
Early life
Leigh-Hunt was born in Bath, Somerset.
Career
On stage, Leigh-Hunt has appeared in many productions as well those with the
In 1983 Leigh-Hunt appeared as the Queen of Bavaria in the mini-series Wagner, sharing her scenes with Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud as court ministers. Richard Burton played the composer Richard Wagner. Her husband, Richard Pasco, whom she married in 1967, appeared also.
Leigh-Hunt played Jean Lawrence in the controversial BBC drama
Personal life
Her cousin was the actor Ronald Leigh-Hunt.[2]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1969 | Callan | Susanne | Season 2, episode: "Death of a Hunter" |
1972 | Frenzy
|
Brenda Blaney | |
Henry VIII and His Six Wives | Catherine Parr | ||
1973 | Bequest to the Nation | Catherine 'Catty' Matcham | |
1980 | Oh Heavenly Dog
|
Margaret | |
1982 | The Plague Dogs | Farmer's Wife | Voice only |
1986 | Charlie Chalk (1987) | Captain Mildred, Mary the Hover Fairy | Voice only; 12 episodes |
Screenplay | Mrs Oxney | ||
1988 | Tumbledown | Jean Lawrence | Television film |
1990 | Paper Mask | Celia Mumford | |
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Mrs Fanshawe | Episodes: "The Best Man to Die Parts 1,2,3" | |
Inspector Morse | Blanche Copley-Barnes | Episode: "The Infernal Serpent" | |
1993 | Anna Lee: Headcase | Beryl | Television film |
1995 | Pride and Prejudice | Lady Catherine de Bourgh | |
As Time Goes By | Registrar | Episode: "Wedding Day Nerves" | |
1997 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Mrs. Wisbeach | |
1998 | The Echo | Mrs Deacon | Series 1 episode 2 |
1999 | Wives and Daughters | Lady Cumnor | 3 episodes |
Sunburn | Edna Hand | Series 1 episode 1 | |
1999-2001 | Kavanagh QC | Lady Justice Pinnock | 2 episodes |
2000 | Billy Elliot | Vice-Principal | |
Longitude | Dodo Gould | Television film | |
2001 | The Martins | Mrs. Heath | |
2002 | Midsomer Murders (2002) | Marjorie Empson | |
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life | Gossip | Television film | |
Bertie and Elizabeth | Lady Mabel Airlie | ||
2004 | Vanity Fair | Lady Bareacres |
References
- ^ Noble 1982, p. 492
- ^ Stage, The (3 October 2005). "Ronald Leigh-Hunt | Obituaries". The Stage. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- Noble, Peter, ed. (1982). 1982–1983 Screen International Film And TV Year Book. London: King Publications.