Name Alison Leggatt Role Character actress | TV shows Sanctuary (UK) | |
Full Name Alison Joy Leggatt Born 7 February 1904 ( 1904-02-07 ) Kensington, London, England Died July 15, 1990, London, United Kingdom Movies Far from the Madding, Goodbye - Mr Chips, This Happy Breed, The Day of the Triffids, Alice in Wonderland Similar People Anthony Havelock‑Allan, Steve Sekely, Ronald Neame, John Schlesinger, Herbert Ross | ||
Alison Leggatt (7 February 1904 – 15 July 1990) was an English character actress.
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Career
Born as Alison Joy Leggatt in the Kensington district of London, Leggatt trained under Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then based in the Royal Albert Hall, London. Leggatt spent the early part of her career primarily on the stage. Her first major film credit was as Aunt Sylvia in This Happy Breed (1944), Noël Coward's homage to the British working class. She was known for playing a variety of disapproving in-laws, motherly landladies, nosy neighbours and helpful housekeepers. She played opposite Petula Clark three times, in Here Come the Huggetts (1948), The Card (1952) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969). In the John Schlesinger film version of Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) she played Mrs Hurst while her final screen appearance was in the Sherlock Holmes film The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976).
Leggatt's television credits include the 1975 mini-series Edward the Seventh, in which she portrayed Queen Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent.
Death
Alison Leggatt died of natural causes in London, aged 86.
Filmography
Actress
1978
Within These Walls (TV Series) as
Alice Drewett
- Sisters (1978) - Alice Drewett
1977
Backs to the Land (TV Series) as
Lady Bramston
- All Is Somehow Gathered In (1977) - Lady Bramston
- We Shall Fight Them in the Breeches (1977) - Lady Bramston
- Sons and Lovers, God Forbid (1977) - Lady Bramston
- Alarms, Excursions and Day Trips (1977) - Lady Bramston
- Nymphs and Shepherds Come Expensive (1977) - Lady Bramston
- A Miss Is as Good as a Male (1977) - Lady Bramston
1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution as
Mrs. Hudson
1975
Edward the King (TV Mini Series) as
Duchess of Kent / The Duchess of Kent
- The New World (1975) - The Duchess of Kent
- An Experiment in Education (1975) - Duchess of Kent
- The Boy (1975) - Duchess of Kent
1973
The Hireling as
Passenger with Dog
1972
The Edwardians (TV Mini Series) as
Ma'am
- Conan Doyle (1972) - Ma'am
1972
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Geraldine
- Cows (1972) - Geraldine
1972
Suspicion (TV Series) as
Mrs Fennel
- Reasonable Doubt (1972) - Mrs Fennel
1971
The Trouble with Lilian (TV Series) as
Woman
- Outside Patients (1971) - Woman
1971
Paul Temple (TV Series) as
Mrs. Eunice Godfrey
- Cue Murder! (1971) - Mrs. Eunice Godfrey
1970
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Blanche / Mrs. Willoughby
- A Family and a Fortune (1970) - Blanche
- Unexpectantly Vacant (1970) - Mrs. Willoughby
1970
Doctor in the House (TV Series) as
Mrs. Brown
- If You Can Help Somebody- Don't! (1970) - Mrs. Brown
1969
Goodbye, Mr. Chips as
Headmaster's Wife
1967
Sanctuary (TV Series) as
Sister Ursula
- A Trial of Strength (1968) - Sister Ursula
- The Undefeated (1967) - Sister Ursula
1967
Far from the Madding Crowd as
Mrs. Hurst
1966
Alice in Wonderland (TV Movie) as
Queen of Hearts
1959
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Miss Montmorency / Evelyn / Catherine Gladstone / ...
- Home and Beauty (1966) - Miss Montmorency
- When the Wind Blows (1965) - Evelyn
- Old Man in a Hurry (1960) - Catherine Gladstone
- For Services Rendered (1959) - Mrs. Ardsley
1964
Theatre 625 (TV Series) as
Hilda Midway / Mrs. Leyland
- Semi-Detached (1966) - Hilda Midway
- Women in Crisis #1: Husband and Wife (1964) - Mrs. Leyland
1965
Knock on Any Door (TV Series) as
Dolly Fox-Gresham
- The Knife (1965) - Dolly Fox-Gresham
1965
A Tale of Two Cities (TV Series) as
Miss Pross
- Episode #1.10 (1965) - Miss Pross
- Episode #1.9 (1965) - Miss Pross
- Episode #1.8 (1965) - Miss Pross
- Episode #1.6 (1965) - Miss Pross
- Episode #1.5 (1965) - Miss Pross
- Episode #1.4 (1965) - Miss Pross
- Recalled to Life (1965) - Miss Pross
1965
One Way Pendulum as
Mrs. Groomkirby
1964
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Mrs. Banks / Jean Wood
- The Luck of the Game (1965) - Mrs. Banks
- Somebody- Help (1964) - Jean Wood
1964
The Old Wives' Tale (TV Series) as
Mrs. Baines
- Young Wives (1964) - Mrs. Baines
- Lovers (1964) - Mrs. Baines
- Daughters (1964) - Mrs. Baines
1964
First Night (TV Series) as
Esther Wendleby
- The Improbable Mr. Claybill (1964) - Esther Wendleby
1964
Nothing But the Best as
Mrs. Brewster
1964
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Sybil Edwardes
- Final Appearance (1964) - Sybil Edwardes
1963
Festival (TV Series) as
Mrs. Smith
- The Bald Prima Donna (1963) - Mrs. Smith
1963
The Day of the Triffids as
Miss Coker
1963
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Nellie, cook
- Just You Wait (1963) - Nellie, cook
1962
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Wrestling Fan
- The Decapod (1962) - Wrestling Fan (uncredited)
1956
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Constance Enderby / Margot Foster
- Winner Takes the Lady (1961) - Constance Enderby
- The Egg (1956) - Margot Foster
1961
The Renegade (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Ratchett
1961
One Way Pendulum (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Groomkirby
1961
Goodbye Again as
Alice
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
May Bracey
- The Dummy (1960) - May Bracey
1960
Never Take Candy from A Stranger as
Martha
1959
The Eustace Diamonds (TV Series) as
Mrs. Greystock
- Episode #1.3 (1959) - Mrs. Greystock
1958
A Woman Possessed as
Emma
1958
Boyd Q.C. (TV Series)
- The Balance of her Mind (1958)
1958
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) as
Mrs. Anthony Torrance
- The Man in the Wall (1958) - Mrs. Anthony Torrance
1957
Hour of Mystery (TV Series) as
Woman
- A Murder Has Been Arranged (1957) - Woman
1957
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (TV Series) as
Morgan le Fay
- Knights Choice (1957) - Morgan le Fay
1956
The Adventures of the Big Man (TV Series) as
Mrs. Egan
- The Accomplice (1956) - Mrs. Egan
1955
Touch and Go as
Alice Fairbright
1953
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Nell, his wife
- All on a Summer's Day (1953) - Nell, his wife
1953
Noose for a Lady as
Mrs. Langdon-Humphries
1952
The Promoter as
Mrs. Cotterill (uncredited)
1951
Encore as
Freda Ramsay (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper")
1950
The Miniver Story as
Mrs. Foley (uncredited)
1949
Marry Me as
Miss Beamish
1949
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike as
Mrs. Howarth
1948
Here Come the Huggetts as
Miss Perks
1948
It's Hard to Be Good as
Mrs. Buck
1945
Waterloo Road as
Ruby
1944
This Happy Breed as
Aunt Sylvia
1939
Geneva (TV Movie) as
Begonia Brown
1932
Nine Till Six as
Freda
Soundtrack
1944
This Happy Breed (performer: "Bird of Love Divine" - uncredited)
Self
1978
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Richard Goolden (1978) - Self
References
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