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Laurie Leigh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eleanor Moss 16 September 1932 |
| Died | 29 January 2021 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1953–1969 |
| Spouse | Woolf Leibovitch (m. 1952) |
| Children | 1 |
Laurie Leigh (16 September 1932 [1] - 29 January 2021 [2] ) was an English actress who appeared in British television and film. [3]
When the first James Bond movie, Dr. No (1962), was being planned, Leigh was working for Harry Saltzman and Cubby Broccoli. Salzman's desk was filled with pictures of handsome men. She spotted Sean Connery, with whom she had appeared in the 1961 television production Anna Karenina. Harry Saltzman asked her view of him. She rated his positively. [4]
Leigh was Bob Hope's personal assistant. [5] She with her son David run an antique glass shop. [6]
She was married to the clock restorer Woolf Leigh, who died in 1992. David, her son, is an instrument restorer and classical musician. [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Anna Karenina | Annushka | TV movie |
| 1962 | Emergency | Second nurse | |
| 1962 | Gaolbreak | Shirley | |
| 1962 | Dead Man's Evidence | Pat | |
| 1963 | Paranoiac | Woman | Uncredited |
| 1963 | The Marked One | Maisie | |
| 1965 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Nurse | |
| 1966 | Miss MacTaggart Won't Lie Down | Mother | short |
| 1969 | Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? | Toothpaste Mother | Uncredited |
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