Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
December 14, 1935
Died
September 16, 2024 (age 88)
Place of Birth
Bath, Somerset, England, UK
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Biography
Barbara Leigh-Hunt was an actress on stage and screen. She appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy.
Known For
TV
Midsomer Murders
Marjorie Empson
1997
TV
Playhouse
Teacher
1974
TV
Playhouse
Clare
1974
TV
Play for Today
Sarah
1970
TV
Play for Today
Marjorie Berry
1970
TV
BBC Play of the Month
Honor Voysey
1965
TV
Screen Two
Gwenda Aaron
1985
TV
Theatre 625
Kate Hardcastle
1964
TV
No Hiding Place
1959
TV
Inspector Morse
Blanche Copley-Barnes
1987
TV
Justice
Miss Stephens
1971
TV
Callan
1967
TV
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Mrs. Fanshawe
1987
TV
As Time Goes By
Registrar
1992
TV
Pride and Prejudice
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
1995
TV
Longitude
Dodo Gould
2000
Film
Billy Elliot
Vice-Principal
2000
TV
Playing Shakespeare
1984
TV
Charlie Chalk
1988
Film
Vanity Fair
Lady Bareacres
2004
Filmography
2014FilmThe Voysey Inheritanceas Honor Voysey2004FilmVanity Fairas Lady Bareacres2002FilmGeorge Eliot: A Scandalous Lifeas Gossip2002FilmBertie and Elizabethas Lady Mabel Airlie2001FilmThe Martinsas Mrs Heath2000FilmBilly Elliotas Vice-Principal2000FilmLongitudeas Dodo Gould2000TVLongitudeas Dodo Gould1998TVThe Echoas Mrs. Deacon1997FilmKeep the Aspidistra Flyingas Mrs. Wisbeach1997TVMidsomer Murdersas Marjorie Empson1995TVPride and Prejudiceas Lady Catherine de Bourgh1995FilmThe Absence of Waras Gwenda Aaron1993FilmAnna Lee: Headcaseas Beryl Doyle1992TVAs Time Goes Byas Registrar1991TVA Perfect Heroas Iris Fleming1990FilmPaper Maskas Celia Mumford1988TVCharlie Chalk1988FilmTumbledownas Jean Lawrence1987TVThe Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Mrs. Fanshawe1987TVInspector Morseas Blanche Copley-Barnes1986FilmPaying Guests (Part 2)as Mrs. Oxney1986FilmPaying Guests (Part 1)as Mrs. Oxney1985TVScreen Twoas Gwenda Aaron1984TVPlaying Shakespeare1983FilmFireworks for Elspethas Mrs. Erskine1982FilmThe Plague Dogsas Farmer's Wife (voice)1980FilmOne Chance in Fouras Dr. McKenny1980FilmOh! Heavenly Dogas Margaret1980FilmMary's Wifeas Clare1979FilmEvery Good Boy Deserves Favouras Teacher1979FilmOne Fine Dayas Mrs Phillips1979FilmThe Chief Mourneras Marjorie Berry1977FilmLove Lies Bleedingas Jane1974TVPlayhouseas Teacher1974FilmWho Killed Lamb?as Madeleine1973FilmThe Emergency Channelas Sarah1973TVThe Brontës of Haworthas Narrator1973FilmBequest to the Nationas Catherine "Catty" Matcham1972FilmHenry VIII and His Six Wivesas Catherine Parr1972FilmFrenzyas Brenda Margaret Blaney1971TVJusticeas Miss Stephens1971TVThe Search for the Nileas Isabel Burton1970FilmMacbethas Lady Macbeth1970TVPlay for Todayas Sarah1967TVInheritanceas Christina Harington1967TVCallan1965TVBBC Play of the Monthas Honor Voysey1965FilmLove's Labour's Lostas Rosaline1964TVTheatre 625as Kate Hardcastle1959TVNo Hiding Place