Margaret Leighton's Height
5ft 8 ¼ (173.4 cm)
English actress best remembered for roles in films like 7 Women, Under Capricorn, The Tempest, The Constant Husband, The Elusive Pimpernel, Zee and Co., The Sound and the Fury, The Passionate Stranger and Calling Bulldog Drummond and TV series Dr. Kildare and The Upper Crusts. A 1963 article described her as "5 foot 8 ¼"
Miss Leighton, who is quite tall, was asked her height.
"I don't know. I never measure myself in inches, but only in comparison to my leading man. I'm shorter than Michael Redgrave."
-- Philadelphia Inquirer, 23 Dec 1957
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Average Guess (2 Votes)
5ft 8.5in (174cm)
5ft 8.5in (174cm)
Allie said on 12/May/21
If this is the same Maggie/Margaret Leighton that Kay Kendall mentioned in the quote on her page, then I wonder why Kendall thought that she was as tall as 6'1.5! When she's only a bit over 5'8.
If this is the same Maggie/Margaret Leighton that Kay Kendall mentioned in the quote on her page, then I wonder why Kendall thought that she was as tall as 6'1.5! When she's only a bit over 5'8.
anyonmious said on 23/Dec/16
a article in the 1959 current biography green bible yearbook list her as 5'8" and weighing 112 pounds. I have saw one listing of 5'6" for her.
Editor Rob
a article in the 1959 current biography green bible yearbook list her as 5'8" and weighing 112 pounds. I have saw one listing of 5'6" for her.
Editor Rob she's been described over 5ft 10 as well, which is a bit of stretch.
Arch Stanton said on 27/May/16
Leaning here and not far off his height (in heels of course this time) Click Here He'd have been over 6'1 in dress shoes..
Leaning here and not far off his height (in heels of course this time) Click Here He'd have been over 6'1 in dress shoes..
Arch Stanton said on 27/May/16
With Laurence Harvey Click Here , obviously in flats. You have to be careful though with scenes where tall women are in closeups with men though as they resort to all sorts of tricks!
With Laurence Harvey Click Here , obviously in flats. You have to be careful though with scenes where tall women are in closeups with men though as they resort to all sorts of tricks!
Arch Stanton said on 27/May/16
Cheers Rob, you might want to remove "From" before 7 Women though. This looked spot on with Anne Bancroft. Didn't look 5'10.5, but certainly very tall range for her generation.
Editor Rob
Cheers Rob, you might want to remove "From" before 7 Women though. This looked spot on with Anne Bancroft. Didn't look 5'10.5, but certainly very tall range for her generation.
Editor Rob she could be equivalent to around 5ft 11 range today.
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