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Barbara Leigh-Hunt dies aged 88: Actress that starred in Pride and Prejudice and Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy passes away peacefully at home in Warwickshire


The English star, who is known for playing in Alfred Hitchcock's epic film Frenzy, passed away peacefully on September 16 at her home in Warwickshire - according to her family's statement.

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). 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), and more; pictured in 1967 But Barbara's brilliant career spans way more than that, as she dedicated a huge part of her life to theatre - including Broadway productions of Hamlet, Sherlock Holmes and Justice; pictured in The Importance of Being Earnest play in 1995

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