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‘Frenzy,’ ‘Delight & Prejudice’ Star Barbara Leigh-Hunt Lifeless at 88

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‘Frenzy,’ ‘Delight & Prejudice’ Star Barbara Leigh-Hunt Lifeless at 88
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Barbara Leigh-Hunt, a legendary actress of the stage and display, has died … her household has confirmed.

The British star, who was finest identified for showing in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1972 thriller, “Frenzy,” died peacefully in her residence in Warwickshire, England on Monday, Sept. 16.

She leaves behind a 7-decade-long performing legacy, which incorporates one in all Hitchcock’s most controversial film scenes.


In “Frenzy,” Leigh-Hunt portrayed Brenda Blaney, the spouse of essential character Richard Blaney, performed by Jon Finch. Her character was infamously sexually assaulted and murdered by a serial killer on the unfastened … sparking controversy on the time.

Followers may additionally acknowledge Leigh-Hunt from the BBC’s 1995 adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice,” which starred Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy. Leigh-Hunt performed Firth’s aunt within the movie, the snobby Woman Catherine de Bourgh.

Different notable movie credit embody “Henry VIII and His Six Wives,” “Bequest to the Nation,” “Billy Elliot,” and “Vanity Fair.”



But it is her stage profession the place Leigh-Hunt left the largest affect … showing not solely within the Royal Shakespeare Firm, but additionally the Nationwide Theatre, the West Finish, and on Broadway.

She acquired the celebrated Olivier Award in 1993 within the Greatest Supporting Actress class for her work within the revival of “An Inspector Calls.”

Her numerous theater credit embody Broadway’s 1958 manufacturing of “Hamlet” and the 1973 Broadway manufacturing of “Sherlock Holmes.”

Her husband of 47 years, Richard Pasco, predeceased her, dying on the age of 88 in 2014.

Leigh-Hunt was additionally 88 years outdated on the time of her passing.

RIP

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