- Films
- 25
- Avg rating
- 6.72
- Peak run
- 1952’65
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Margaret by the numbers
Average
6.72
12 rated films
Vote weighted
6.74
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.61
rating spread
Career
29y
1948 to 1976
Total votes
52.4K
across every film
Best
7.1
The Go-Between
Worst
6.2
Under Capricorn
Newest first
Filmography
| 1976 | A Dirty Knight's Work | Ma Gore | · | 298 |
| 1975 | Galileo | Elderly Court Lady | · | 820 |
| 1974 | From Beyond the Grave | Madame Orloff | 6.6 | 6,151 |
| 1973 | The Nelson Affair | Lady Nelson | · | 304 |
| 1972 | Lady Caroline Lamb | Lady Melbourne | · | 625 |
| 1972 | X, Y & Zee | Gladys | 5.8 | 1,645 |
| 1971 | The Go-Between | Mrs. Maudsley | 7.1 | 7,250 |
| 1969 | The Madwoman of Chaillot | Constance | 5.9 | 1,301 |
| 1965 | The Loved One | Mrs. Kenton | 6.9 | 4,319 |
| 1965 | 7 Women | Agatha Andrews | 6.8 | 3,113 |
| 1964 | The Best Man | Alice Russell | 7.6 | 4,326 |
| 1962 | Waltz of the Toreadors | Emily Fitzjohn | · | 786 |
| 1959 | The Sound and the Fury | Caddy Compson | 6.2 | 1,125 |
| 1957 | A Novel Affair | Judith Wynter | · | 273 |
| 1954 | The Good Die Young | Eve | 6.7 | 1,847 |
| 1954 | The Teckman Mystery | Helen Teckman | · | 644 |
| 1954 | Court Martial | Mrs. Valerie Carrington | · | 905 |
| 1952 | The Holly and the Ivy | Margaret Gregory | 7.3 | 2,348 |
| 1952 | Murder on Monday | Janet Preston | · | 954 |
| 1951 | Calling Bulldog Drummond | Sgt. Helen Smith | · | 563 |
Better together?
Margaret Leighton's regulars
- David NivenCo-star · 3 films
- Jack HawkinsCo-star · 3 films
- Ralph RichardsonCo-star · 3 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.53
- Anthony AsquithDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.74
- Joseph LoseyDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.44
- Kevin ConnorDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.60 avg▲+0.45
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Margaret Leighton
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1972Margaret Leighton
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.