Barbara Leigh-Hunt dies aged 88: Actress that starred in Pride and Prejudice and Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy passes way peacefully at home in Warwickshire Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Carolina Piras For Mailonline Published: 22:31, 27 September 2024 | Updated: 22:48, 27 September 2024 e-mail 3 View comments Iconic actress Barbara Leigh-Hunt has passed away aged 88. The English star, who is known for playing ill-fated Brenda in Alfred Hitchcock's epic film Frenzy, passed away peacefully on September 16 at her home in Warwickshire - according to her family's statement.
The Olivier Award-winner is also well-remembered for playing Lady Catherine de Bourgh in 1995 series adaptation of Pride and Prejudice alongside Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. Some might even remember her playing the vice principal in the blockbuster Billy Elliott (2000). Stunning audiences of both big and small screens for decades, more of her appearances include films as Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), Bequest to the Nation (1973), Joe Camp's Oh Heavenly Dog (1980), Paper Mask (1990), A Merry War (1997), Billy Elliot (2000) and Mira Nair's Vanity Fair (2004).
Iconic actress Barbara Leigh-Hunt has passed away aged 88 The English star, who is known for playing ill-fated Brenda in Alfred Hitchcock's epic film Frenzy, passed away peacefully on September 16 at her home in Warwickshire - according to her family's statement (pictured in the movie in 1972) But Barbara's brilliant career spans wa.
