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Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Actor · Died September 16, 2024, aged 88 · Bath, Somerset, England, UK

Barbara Leigh-Hunt was an actress on stage and screen. She appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 14, 1935
Died
September 16, 2024 (aged 88)
From
Bath, Somerset, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on Motif · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Barbara Leigh-Hunt's films like?

Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Biography3 titlesTypical Motif score: 69th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Motif score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Motif score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Morality
24%
Survival
17%
Self
14%
Power
9%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Romantic
2
Joyful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Barbara Leigh-Hunt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barbara Leigh-Hunt's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 18 with a Motif page.

  • The Voysey Inheritance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Honor Voysey

  • Vanity Fair(2004)

    as Lady Bareacres

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • George Eliot: A Scandalous Life(2002)

    as Gossip

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bertie and Elizabeth(2002)

    as Lady Mabel Airlie

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Martins (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mrs Heath

  • Billy Elliot(2000)

    as Vice-Principal

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Longitude (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Dodo Gould

  • Longitude (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dodo Gould

  • Wives and Daughters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lady Connor

  • The Echo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Deacon

  • A Merry War(1997)

    as Mrs. Wisbeach

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Marjorie Empson

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Pride and Prejudice(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Absence of War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Gwenda Aaron

  • Anna Lee: Headcase (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Beryl Doyle

  • As Time Goes By(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Registrar

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • A Perfect Hero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Iris Fleming

  • Paper Mask(1990)

    as Celia Mumford

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chalk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Tumbledown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Jean Lawrence

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs. Fanshawe

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Blanche Copley-Barnes

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Paying Guests (Part 2) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Mrs. Oxney

  • Paying Guests (Part 1) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Mrs. Oxney

  • ScreenPlay (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Oxney

  • Screen Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Gwenda Aaron

  • Playing Shakespeare (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Fireworks for Elspeth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    as Mrs. Erskine

  • The Plague Dogs(1982)

    as Farmer's Wife (voice)

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • All for Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Erskine

  • One Chance in Four (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Dr. McKenny

  • Oh! Heavenly Dog (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Margaret

  • Mary's Wife (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Clare

  • Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    as Teacher

  • One Fine Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mrs Phillips

  • The Chief Mourner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    as Marjorie Berry

  • Love Lies Bleeding (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    as Jane

  • Playhouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Clare · as Teacher

  • Who Killed Lamb? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    as Madeleine

  • The Emergency Channel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    as Sarah

  • The Brontës of Haworth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 5 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Nelson Affair(1973)

    as Catherine "Catty" Matcham

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Villains (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Griggs

  • Henry VIII and His Six Wives(1972)

    as Catherine Parr

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Frenzy(1972)

    as Brenda Margaret Blaney

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Six Days of Justice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Taylor

  • Suspicion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen McGrath

  • Justice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Stephens

  • The Search for the Nile (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Isabel Arundell · as Isabel Burton

  • Macbeth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    as Lady Macbeth

  • Play for Today (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Marjorie Berry · as Sarah

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Shirley

  • Inheritance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 10 episodes · as Christina Harington

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. McKenny · as Jane

  • Callan(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Honor Voysey

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Harriet

  • Love's Labour's Lost(1965)

    as Rosaline

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Theatre 625 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Kate Hardcastle

  • No Hiding Place (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream(1959)

    as Helena

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles from 1959 to 2014; peak year 1972.

Biggest box office

Paper Mask (1990)

$8K worldwide

Highest rated

The Plague Dogs (1982)

Motif 97th

Most popular right now

Frenzy (1972)

Film career

19592014

Peak 1972 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting60 of 60: 60 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score77th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s8 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Barbara Leigh-Hunt's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Motif score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (2002)

72nd percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

Motif 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Barbara Leigh-Hunt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barbara Leigh-Hunt's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Shakespeare shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors