Dorma Leigh (1890-1969) was a British dancer, actress and playwright.
Leigh was born Dorothy Mabel Woodley. [1] She danced with Jan Oyra in The Girl on the Film in 1913. [2] [3]
In 1919 she married the writer Peter Cheyney. [4] Cheyney petitioned for a divorce from Leigh in 1931 on the grounds of adultery but as he admitted adultery the judge granted a decree nisi in favour of Leigh. [4]
In 1917 she wrote a play Brownie. [5]
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