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Barbara Leigh-Hunt (born 14 December 1935, Bath, Somerset) is an English actress. Her numerous theatre credits include Broadway productions of Hamlet (1958) and Sherlock Holmes Justice (1973) (1974), and she won the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for the National Theatre production of An Inspector Calls .
Barbara Leigh-Hunt is a British actress who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and appeared in many stage and screen productions. She is best known for her roles in Frenzy, Pride and Prejudice, and Billy Elliot.
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Learn about the life and career of Barbara Leigh-Hunt, a British actress who appeared in theatre, film and television. She was in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy, The Infernal Serpent and The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, among others.
- December 14, 1935
Jun 9, 2017 · Barbara Leigh-Hunt recalled Hitchcock's team flagging up the violence in the screenplay. Her character, who owns a marriage bureau, is assaulted and strangled to death in her own office.
In Frenzy, Barbara Leigh-Hunt and Anna Massey's characters are both independent women with careers, and they are punished for that independence.
Barbara Leigh-Hunt Biography (1935-) Born December 14, 1935, in Bath, Somerset, England; daughter of Chandos Austin and Elizabeth (maiden name, Jones) Leigh-Hunt; married Richard Pasco (an actor), November 18, 1967; stepchildren: William.
Barbara Leigh-Hunt is an English actress. Her numerous theatre credits include Broadway productions of Hamlet (1958) and Sherlock Holmes Justice (1973) (1974), and she won the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for the National Theatre production of An Inspector Calls.
