Laurie Leigh Explained

Laurie Leigh
Birth Name:Eleanor Moss
Birth Date:16 September 1932
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1953–1969
Spouse:Woolf Leibovitch (m. 1952)
Children:1

Laurie Leigh (born 16 September 1932) was an English actress who appeared in British television and film.[1]

When first James Bond movie, Dr. No, 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.[2]

Leigh was as the Bob Hope's personal assistant.[3] She with her son David run the antique glass shop.[4]

Personal life

She was married to the clock restorer Woolf Leigh, who died in 1992. David, her son, is an instrument restorer and classical musician.[2]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1961Anna Karenina Annushka TV movie
1962Emergency Second nurse
1962Gaolbreak Shirley
1962Dead Man's Evidence Pat
1963Paranoiac Woman Uncredited
1963The Marked One Maisie
1965Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Nurse
1966Miss MacTaggart Won't Lie Down Mother short
1969Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Toothpaste Mother Uncredited

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Notes and References

  1. Book: British Film and Television Year Book. British and American Press. 1962.
  2. Web site: Don't give up Hope. 23 June 1998. en. oxfordmail.co.uk. 25 August 2024.
  3. Web site: OTS could drive me out of business, says trader. 28 June 2002. en. oxfordmail.co.uk. 25 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Rent increase forces shop to close. 22 June 2005. en. oxfordmail.co.uk. 25 August 2024.