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Lillian Leighton

Lillian Leighton

Lillian Leighton

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1874-05-17

Deathday: 1956-03-19 (81 years old)

Biography

Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally as Lillian Leighton, was an American silent film actress. Leighton started her career in Chicago.Leighton was born in Auroraville, Wisconsin, on May 17, 1874. She was a performer on stage and in vaudeville before she began working in films. She portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910).She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940. Leighton died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California on March 19, 1956, at the age of 81.

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Filmography

all 82

Movies 82

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Whipsaw

Whipsaw (1935)

Two-Fisted

Two-Fisted (1935)

There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow (1934)

Secret Sinners

Secret Sinners (1933)

The Man from Monterey

The Man from Monterey (1933)

The Sphinx

The Sphinx (1933)

Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes (1931)

Aunt Sally (as Lilliane Leighton)

The Fighting Sheriff

The Fighting Sheriff (1931)

Mrs. Mary Mullins (as Julianne Leighton)

Subway Express

Subway Express (1931)

Feet First

Feet First (1930)

The Grand Parade

The Grand Parade (1930)

Mama Gimplewart

Flaming Fathers

Flaming Fathers (1927)

The Fair Co-Ed

The Fair Co-Ed (1927)

By Whose Hand?

By Whose Hand? (1927)

Mrs. Andrew Jackson

The Frontiersman

The Frontiersman (1927)

California

California (1927)

Mrs. Schwartzkopple

Be Your Age

Be Your Age (1926)

Sandy

Sandy (1926)

Torrent

Torrent (1926)

Sweet Adeline

Sweet Adeline (1926)

Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds (1925)

Mother Dufrayne

In the Name of Love

In the Name of Love (1925)

Parisian Love

Parisian Love (1925)

Go Straight!

Go Straight! (1925)

Code of the West

Code of the West (1925)

Mrs. Clark Hudnall

The Thundering Herd

The Thundering Herd (1925)

$50,000 Reward

$50,000 Reward (1924)

Code of the Sea

Code of the Sea (1924)

The Call of the Canyon

The Call of the Canyon (1923)

Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap (1923)

Lillian Leighton

Hollywood

Hollywood (1923)

Only 38

Only 38 (1923)

The Grub Stake

The Grub Stake (1923)

Crinoline and Romance

Crinoline and Romance (1923)

Red Hot Romance

Red Hot Romance (1922)

Sarah Oberholtzzer

Tillie

Tillie (1922)

Saturday Night

Saturday Night (1922)

Rent Free

Rent Free (1922)

Love Never Dies

Love Never Dies (1921)

Tant Anna Vanderberg

Under the Lash

Under the Lash (1921)

The Girl from God's Country

The Girl from God's Country (1921)

Sarah De Morgan

Crazy to Marry

Crazy to Marry (1921)

The Lost Romance

The Lost Romance (1921)

The Barbarian

The Barbarian (1921)

Mrs. George W. Peck - Henry's Ma

Peck's Bad Boy

Peck's Bad Boy (1921)

Caretaker's Wife

Midsummer Madness

Midsummer Madness (1921)

Held by the Enemy

Held by the Enemy (1920)

A City Sparrow

A City Sparrow (1920)

What Happened to Jones

What Happened to Jones (1920)

The Jack-Knife Man

The Jack-Knife Man (1920)

The Dancin' Fool

The Dancin' Fool (1920)

All of a Sudden Peggy

All of a Sudden Peggy (1920)

Male and Female

Male and Female (1919)

Secret Service

Secret Service (1919)

A Lady's Name

A Lady's Name (1918)

Anne Mullins, the Maid

The Married Virgin

The Married Virgin (1918)

The Road Through the Dark

The Road Through the Dark (1918)

Lena - the Cook

Her Country First

Her Country First (1918)

Till I Come Back to You

Till I Come Back to You (1918)

Old Wives for New

Old Wives for New (1918)

The Devil Stone

The Devil Stone (1917)

The Hostage

The Hostage (1917)

Angela's Great Aunt

The Little American

The Little American (1917)

Freckles

Freckles (1917)

The Prison Without Walls

The Prison Without Walls (1917)

Castles for Two

Castles for Two (1917)

Joan the Woman

Joan the Woman (1916)

The Grasp of Greed

The Grasp of Greed (1916)

Napoleon and Sally

Napoleon and Sally (1916)

The Awful Adventures of an Aviator

The Awful Adventures of an Aviator (1915)

The Cipher Message

The Cipher Message (1913)

Sweeney's Dream

Sweeney's Dream (1913)

The Gold Brick

The Gold Brick (1913)

A Jolt for the Janitor

A Jolt for the Janitor (1913)

Maggy Brannigan

The Fire Cop

The Fire Cop (1912)

Mrs. Thomas Williams

The Awakening

The Awakening (1912)

Tempted by Necessity

Tempted by Necessity (1912)

Mrs. James Preston

Bread Upon the Waters

Bread Upon the Waters (1912)

A Detective's Strategy

A Detective's Strategy (1912)

Mrs. Reilly - the Housekeeper

The Three Valises

The Three Valises (1912)

Mrs. Allen Courtright

The Wheels of Justice

The Wheels of Justice (1911)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1874-05-17

Deathday
1956-03-19 (81 years old)

Birth Place
Wisconsin, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Lillian Brown Leighton, Lilliane Leighton, Lillianne Leighton, Lillyan Brown Leighton, Lilyan Brown Leighton, Lyllian Browne Leighton, Lyllian Brown Leighton, Lyllian Leighton, Julianne Leighton

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