Occupation Actress Years active 1910–1940 | Name Lillian Leighton Role Film actress | |
Full Name Lillianne Brown Leighton Born May 17, 1874 ( 1874-05-17 ) Auroraville, Wisconsin, U.S. Died March 19, 1956, Woodland Hills, California, United States Movies Parisian Love, The Wonderful Wizard of, Torrent, The Married Virgin, Whipsaw Similar People Monta Bell, Louis J Gasnier, William C deMille, James Cruze, Jesse L Lasky | ||
Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally as Lillian Leighton, was an American silent film actress. She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940. Leighton died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles on March 19, 1956 at the age of 81.
Filmography
Actress
1937
Bad Guy as
Bess - Kitty's Landlady (uncredited)
1936
Trapped by Television as
Mrs. Leary, Apartment House Landlady (uncredited)
1936
Small Town Girl as
Mrs. Pruitt (uncredited)
1935
Millions in the Air as
Fat Lady (uncredited)
1935
Whipsaw as
Aunt Jane
1935
Two Fisted as
Mrs. Mason
1935
College Scandal as
Fat Lady
1935
Let 'em Have It as
Irish Woman (uncredited)
1934
Behold My Wife! as
Neighbor (uncredited)
1934
The Painted Veil as
German Teacher (scenes deleted)
1934
There's Always Tomorrow as
Daffodil Seller (uncredited)
1934
Cleopatra as
Onlooker at Procession (uncredited)
1933
Secret Sinners as
Mrs. Simmons (as Lillianne Leighton)
1933
The Man from Monterey as
Juanita
1933
The Sphinx as
Mother Werner
1932
The Bitter Tea of General Yen as
Missionary (uncredited)
1932
The Sign of the Cross as
Woman Getting Gold for Cup (uncredited)
1931
Sweepstakes as
Ma Clancy
1931
The Fighting Sheriff as
Aunt Sally (as Lilliane Leighton)
1931
Subway Express as
Mrs. Mary Mullins (as Julianne Leighton)
1931
The Great Meadow as
Pioneer Woman at Fort (uncredited)
1930
Feet First as
Mrs. Tanner (as Lillianne Leighton)
1930
Scarlet Pages as
Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)
1930
Call of the Flesh as
Shawl Vendor (uncredited)
1930
The Last Dance as
Ma Kelly
1930
The Grand Parade as
Madam Stitch
1928
Fair and Muddy (Short) as
Mrs. Amanda Schultz
1928
Blow by Blow (Short) as
Mother
1927
Flaming Fathers (Short) as
Mama Gimplewart
1927
The Fair Co-Ed as
Housekeeper
1927
By Whose Hand? as
Silly McShane
1927
The Frontiersman as
Mrs. Andrew Jackson
1927
California as
Duenna
1927
Lovers? as
Doña Mercedes
1926
Be Your Age (Short) as
Mrs. Schwartzkopple
1926
The False Alarm as
Mrs. Flannigan
1926
Sandy as
Isabel McNeil
1926
Torrent as
Isabella
1926
Your Husband's Past (Short)
1926
Sweet Adeline as
Adeline's Ma
1925
Tumbleweeds as
Widow Riley
1925
In the Name of Love as
Mother Dufrayne
1925
Parisian Love as
Frouchard
1925
Go Straight as
Gilda's Aunt
1925
The Thundering Herd as
Mrs. Clark Hudnall
1925
Contraband as
Mrs. Churchill
1925
Code of the West as
Ma Thurman
1924
$50,000 Reward as
Mrs. Miller
1924
The Mine with the Iron Door
1924
The Bedroom Window as
Mammy (uncredited)
1924
Code of the Sea as
Mrs. McDow
1924
Phantom Justice as
Mother Meg
1923
The Call of the Canyon as
Mrs. Hutter
1923
The Eternal Three as
Housekeeper
1923
Ruggles of Red Gap as
Ma Pettingill
1923
Hollywood as
Lillian Leighton
1923
Only 38 as
Mrs. Peters
1923
The Grub Stake as
Dawson Kate
1923
Crinoline and Romance as
Abigail
1923
Wasted Lives as
Mrs. Jonathan Adams
1922
Is Matrimony a Failure? as
Martha Saxby
1922
Saturday Night as
Mrs. Ferguson
1922
Tillie as
Sarah Oberholtzzer
1922
Red Hot Romance as
Mammy
1922
The Lane That Had No Turning as
Marie
1922
Rent Free as
Maria Tebbs
1921
Love Never Dies as
Mrs. Cavanaugh
1921
Under the Lash as
Tant Anna Vanderberg
1921
The Girl from God's Country as
Notawa
1921
Crazy to Marry as
Sarah De Morgan
1921
The Lost Romance as
Matilda
1921
The Barbarian as
Redwing
1921
Peck's Bad Boy as
Mrs. George W. Peck - Henry's Ma
1921
Forbidden Fruit as
Mrs. Mallory's Second Maid (uncredited)
1920
Midsummer Madness as
Caretaker's Wife
1920
Her Beloved Villain as
Madame Poulard
1920
A Full House as
Mrs. Fleming
1920
Held by the Enemy as
Clarissa
1920
A City Sparrow as
Ma Ennis
1920
The Prince Chap as
Aunt
1920
What Happened to Jones as
Matilda Brown
1920
The Jack-Knife Man as
Widow Potter
1920
The Week-End as
Mrs. James Corbin
1920
The House of Toys as
Aunt Clara
1920
The Thirtieth Piece of Silver as
Mignon Brunner
1920
The Dancin' Fool as
Ma Budd
1920
Thou Art the Man as
Cook
1920
All of a Sudden Peggy as
Mrs. O'Mara
1919
Peg o' My Heart
1919
A Girl Named Mary as
Hannah
1919
Male and Female as
Mrs. Perkins
1919
Poor Relations as
Ma Perkins
1919
Louisiana as
Aunt Cassandry
1919
Men, Women, and Money as
Mrs. Weeks
1919
Secret Service as
Martha
1918
The Married Virgin as
Anne Mullins, the Maid
1918
A Lady's Name as
Mrs. Haines
1918
The Road Through the Dark as
Louise Jardee
1918
Her Country First as
Lena - the Cook
1918
Till I Come Back to You as
Margot
1918
Old Wives for New as
Maid
1917
In After Years (Short) as
Her Sister
1917
The Devil-Stone as
Berthe
1917
The Ghost House as
Mary Ellen Clancy
1917
I Hear Her Calling Me (from the Heart of Africa) (Short) as
Mrs. Skillman (as Lyllian Leighton)
1917
The Hostage as
Marienka
1917
The Little American as
Angela's Great Aunt
1917
Bill and the Bearded Lady (Short) as
The Bearded Lady
1917
Romance and Roses (Short) as
Maggie, His Wife
1917
Freckles as
Bird Woman
1917
Everybody Was Satisfied (Short) as
Goldie Lox
1917
Mr. Bingo, the Bachelor (Short) as
Nifty Nettie
1917
The Tides of Barnegat as
Martha Lillian
1917
No Place Like Home (Short) as
Mother (as Lyllian Leighton)
1917
Over the Garden Wall (Short) as
Mary Brown
1917
The Prison Without Walls
1917
Castles for Two as
Brian's Sister
1917
Betty to the Rescue as
Constance Kenwood
1916
Joan the Woman as
Isambeau
1916
The Plow Girl as
Stoddard's Mother
1916
Small Town Stuff (Short) as
Mrs. Plum (as Lillyan Brown Leighton)
1916
Witchcraft as
Nokomis
1916
Uncle's Little Ones (Short) as
Widow Billings
1916
The Grasp of Greed
1916
Haunted (Short) as
The Wife
1916
Napoleon and Sally (Short)
1916
Some Detective! (Short) as
The Widow Farmer
1916
He Thought He Went to War (Short) as
Dorothy Fairfax
1916
Apple Butter (Short) as
Mrs. Plum (as Lyllian Brown Leighton)
1916
When the Circus Came to Town (Short) as
Mrs. Plum (as Lyllian Brown Leighton)
1915
Perkin's Pep Producer (Short) as
Mrs. Plum
1915
A Thing or Two in Movies (Short) as
Mrs. Plum
1915
Shoo Fly (Short) as
Mrs. Plum
1915
Landing the Hose Reel (Short) as
Mrs. Plum
1915
The Chronicles of Bloom Center (Short) as
Mrs. Plum
1915
The Awful Adventures of an Aviator (Short)
1915
The Onion Patch (Short) as
Jane Darrow
1915
The Strategist (Short) as
Prunella Levy
1915
At the Mask Ball (Short) as
Mrs. Prettyman (as Lyllian Leighton)
1915
Man Overboard (Short) as
Mary's Mother (as Lillyan Brown Leighton)
1915
Two Women and One Hat (Short) as
Mrs. Brown
1915
The Clam-Shell Suffragettes (Short)(as Lyllian Brown Leighton)
1915
Why Billings Was Late (Short) as
Mrs. Billings (as Lyllian Brown Leighton)
1915
The Lady Killer (Short)(as Lillian Brown Leighton)
1915
She Wanted to Be a Widow (Short) as
The Maid (as Lyllian Brown Leighton)
1915
The Strenuous Life (Short) as
Mrs. Willing - Gladys's Mother
1915
Wipe Yer Feet (Short) as
Bridget Clancy (as Lyllian Browne Leighton)
1914
Bringing Up Baby (Short)
1914
No Wedding for Her (Short)
1914
The Tail of a Coat (Short) as
Mother Rose
1914
One Kiss (Short) as
Daisy Bell (as Lilyan Brown Leighton)
1914
A Surprise Party (Short) as
Mrs. White
1914
The Mysterious Black Box (Short) as
Mrs. Fogg
1914
Cupid Turns the Tables (Short) as
The Rich Widow
1914
No Wedding Bells for Her (Short) as
Maggie (as Lyllian Brown Leighton)
1914
At the Transfer Corner (Short) as
Mrs. Stone - Millie's Mother
1914
The Tonsorial Leopard Tamer (Short) as
Lucinda Snow
1914
The Man Hater (Short) as
Flora - the Man Hater (as Lyllian Brown Leighton)
1914
You Never Can Tell (Short)
1914
Oh! Look Who's Here! (Short) as
Mrs. Hawkins
1914
The Harbor of Love (Short)
1914
The Decision of Jim O'Farrell (Short) as
Ellen Collins
1914
When a Woman's 40 (Short) as
Lucille's Sister (as Lyllian Brown Leighton)
1914
The Jungle Samaritan (Short) as
Mrs. Prentice
1914
The Substitute Heir (Short) as
Aunt Nancy (as Lyllian Brown Leighton)
1914
Did She Cure Him? (Short) as
Mrs. Jenks - the Wife
1914
The Empty Sleeve (Short) as
Mrs. Ellis Sr. - John's Mother
1914
The Captain's Chair (Short)(as Lyllian Brown Leighton)
1914
Somebody's Sister (Short) as
The Mother
1914
Castles in the Air (Short) as
Mother
1914
The Taint of Madness (Short)
1914
Two Girls (Short)
1914
The Mother of Seven (Short) as
Mother
1914
Red Head and Ma's Suitors (Short) as
Ma Murphy
1914
Red Head Introduces Herself (Short) as
Ma Murphy
1914
The Story of Cupid (Short)
1914
The Story of Venus (Short)
1914
The Speedway of Despair (Short) as
Mrs. Predmore - Jim's Mother
1914
King Baby's Birthday (Short) as
The Mother-in-Law
1914
Bringing Up Hubby (Short) as
Mrs. Smith
1914
The Old vs. the New (Short)
1913
The College Chaperone (Short) as
Aunt Nellie
1913
The Cipher Message (Short) as
Mrs. Kent
1913
A Message from Home (Short) as
Mrs. Trask - Earl's Mother
1913
The Quality of Mercy (Short) as
Mary Leighton - Emma's Aunt
1913
The Tide of Destiny (Short)(unconfirmed)
1913
Borrowing Trouble (Short) as
Mrs. Morton - Peggy's Mother
1913
Henrietta's Hair (Short) as
Mrs. Pontaneous - the Hair Seller
1913
Two Artists and One Suit of Clothes (Short) as
1st Artist's Sweetheart's Mother
1913
Sweeney's Dream (Short) as
Mrs. Sweeney
1913
A Jolt for the Janitor (Short) as
Hilda (as Lyllian Leighton)
1913
The Gold Brick (Short) as
Mrs. Till
1913
Sweeney and the Fairy (Short) as
Sweeney's Wife
1913
The Midnight Bell (Short) as
The Widow Gray
1913
Cured of Her Love (Short) as
Mrs. Reddington - Ruth's Mother
1913
Turn Him Out (Short) as
Mrs. Mackintosh Moke
1913
The Fugitive (Short) as
Mrs. Boodle
1913
The Collector of Pearls (Short) as
Electro - Pearl's Sweetheart (as Lyllian Leighton)
1913
Sweeney and the Million (Short) as
Mrs. Sweeney
1913
The Empty Studio (Short) as
Mrs. Casey - the Irish Woman
1913
Poison Ivy (Short) as
Mrs. Sly - the Country Housewife
1913
The Clue (Short) as
Mrs. Arnold - Ben's Boss's Wife
1913
The Cowboy Editor (Short) as
The Town Gossip (as Lyllian Leighton)
1913
Prompted by Jealousy (Short) as
Detective Martin's Wife (as Lyllian Leighton)
1913
A Curious Family (Short) as
Belle Curious
1913
Steak and Onions (Short) as
Mrs. Stone - the Landlady
1912
A Near-Sighted Cupid (Short) as
Miss Myra Simms
1912
The Fire Cop (Short) as
Maggy Brannigan
1912
The Awakening (Short) as
Mrs. Thomas Williams
1912
Tempted by Necessity (Short) as
Mrs. Tubbs
1912
Where Love Is, There God Is Also (Short) as
The Apple Woman
1912
My Wife's Bonnet (Short) as
Mrs. Topknot
1912
An International Romance (Short) as
Mrs. West - Billy's Mother
1912
Bread Upon the Waters (Short) as
Mrs. James Preston (as Lyllian Leighton)
1912
The Borrowed Umbrella (Short) as
Mrs. Smith
1912
A Detective's Strategy (Short) as
Izette
1912
The Three Valises (Short) as
Mrs. Reilly - the Housekeeper
1912
The Pennant Puzzle (Short) as
Mrs. Casey
1912
Murray the Masher (Short) as
The Old Maid
1912
The Arrival of Cousin Otto (Short) as
Mrs. Katzenjammer
1912
Unwilling Scholars (Short) as
Mrs. Katzenjammer
1912
Mistaken Identity (Short) as
Mrs. Wright - the Neighbor
1912
School Days (Short) as
Mrs. Katzenjammer
1912
The Part of Her Life (Short) as
Mrs. Slaytor
1912
They Go to School (Short) as
Mrs. Katzenjammer
1912
They Entertain Company (Short) as
Mrs. Katzenjammer
1912
They Plan a Trip to Germany (Short) as
Mrs. Katzenjammer
1912
They Go Tobogganing (Short) as
Mrs. Katzenjammer
1912
The Stronger Mind (Short) as
The Cook
1912
The Katzenjammer Kids (Short) as
Mrs. Katzenjammer
1912
The Other Woman (Short) as
Mrs. William Smythe
1912
The Brotherhood of Man (Short) as
Mrs. Wendell
1912
In Little Italy (Short) as
Mama Capria
1912
The Little Match Seller (Short) as
The Grandmother
1912
The Hypnotic Detective (Short) as
Sarah Dorgan - the Maid
1912
The Girl He Left Behind (Short) as
Mrs. O'Kelly
1912
Cinderella (Short) as
The Stepmother
1911
Busy Day at the Selig General Office (Short)
1911
Paid Back (Short) as
Mrs. Roberts - the Landlady
1911
A Counterfeit Santa Claus (Short)
1911
Brown of Harvard (Short) as
Mrs. Kenyon
1911
The Plumber (Short) as
The Cook
1911
Getting Married (Short) as
Marie Jones - the Modiste
1911
His First Long Trousers (Short) as
Nora - the Cook
1911
His Better Self (Short) as
Ma Morse (as Lyllian Leighton)
1911
How They Stopped the Run on the Bank (Short) as
Miss Sayer
1911
The Two Orphans (Short) as
La Frochard, The Hag (as Lyllian Brown Leighton)
1911
The Wheels of Justice (Short) as
Mrs. Allen Courtright
1911
A Tennessee Love Story (Short) as
Mrs. May
1911
A New York Cowboy (Short) as
Ma Langley
1911
A Fair Exchange (Short)
1911
The Warrant (Short) as
The Hotelkeeper
1910
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Short) as
Union Enforcer
Writer
1916
Uncle's Little Ones (Short) (story)
1915
The Love of Loti San (Short) (story)
1913
Sweeney's Dream (Short) (writer)
1912
The Awakening (Short) (story)
Self
1954
This Is Your Life (TV Series) as
Self
- Jean Hersholt (1954) - Self
Archive Footage
1955
The Little Rascals (TV Series) as
Woman With Goose (1955)
References
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