Annabel Leventon

Annabel Leventon

Judith Annabel Leventon (born 20 April 1942 in Hertfordshire, England) is an English actress who has acted in various roles on stage and television. While reading English at the University of Oxford she made several appearances at the Oxford Playhouse and toured France as Desdemona in the Oxford University Dramatic Society's production of Othello. She then joined the Fourbeats pop group, played at the Edinburgh Festival and continued in various other OUDS productions. On obtaining her BA she gained a grant to LAMDA and made her professional stage debut in Leicester. In December 1967 she left for America where she joined Tom O' Horgan's La MaMa troupe in New York and worked with them for seven months before returning to Britain. She was in the original London cast of Hair in 1968 at the Shaftesbury Theatre, also directed by O'Horgan. She went on to direct and appear in the show in Paris. She also appeared in the original London production of The Rocky Horror Show. Her first TV appearance was in The White Rabbit in 1967, and she went on to appear in a number of long-running series over the next four decades. Her film credits include roles in Come Back Peter (1969), Le Mur de l'Atlantique (1970), Every Home Should Have One (1970), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Shock Treatment (1981), Real Life (1984), Defence of the Realm (1986), M. Butterfly (1993), Wimbledon (2004) and A Royal Night Out (2015). In 2013, Leventon appeared in the role of Constance, the Madwoman of the Flea Market, in the British premiere of Jerry Herman's Dear World at the Charing Cross Theatre, London. In 2023, Leventon appeared in the role of Edith Tellmann in the British premiere of Bjørg Vik's The Journey to Venice at the Finborough Theatre, London. For this role, she was nominated for an Offie for Lead Performance in a Play. She is the author of The Real Rock Follies: The Great Girl Band Rip-Off of 1976, released in 2017. Source: Article "Annabel Leventon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Filmography

2023

Still Life
Still Life
as The Mother
Movie - Released: 12/2/2023

2022

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/26/2022
Chivalry
Chivalry
as Eloise
TV - Released: 4/21/2022

2020

The Nest
The Nest
as Patricia Davis
Movie - Released: 5/8/2020

2019

This Camera is Broken
This Camera is Broken
as The Director
Movie - Released: 12/31/2019

2017

Sunday Worship
Sunday Worship
as Rose Champion
Movie - Released: 3/14/2017

2015

A Royal Night Out
A Royal Night Out
as Lady MacCloud
Movie - Released: 5/14/2015

2011

Vera
Vera
as Margaret Kraszewski
TV - Released: 5/1/2011

2010

Lennon Naked
Lennon Naked
as Rich Lady
Movie - Released: 11/21/2010

2005

Movie
Ian Fleming: Bondmaker
as Eve Fleming
Movie - Released: 8/28/2005

2004

Wimbledon
Wimbledon
as Pauline Rossdale
Movie - Released: 9/13/2004

1999

Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
as Various
Movie - Released: 12/23/1999

1996

Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking
as Paris Mourner
Movie - Released: 11/8/1996

1994

A Business Affair
A Business Affair
as Literary Guest
Movie - Released: 3/16/1994

1993

M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly
as Frau Baden
Movie - Released: 10/1/1993

1992

A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost
as Marion
TV - Released: 12/6/1992

1989

Work Experience
Work Experience
as Wealthy Woman
Movie - Released: 11/16/1989

1986

Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm
as Trudy Markham
Movie - Released: 5/9/1986

1985

Dempsey and Makepeace
Dempsey and Makepeace
as Christine Bayly
TV - Released: 1/11/1985
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Mussolini: The Untold Story
as Senora Pettacci
TV - Released: 11/24/1985

1984

Real Life
Real Life
as Carla
Movie - Released: 6/1/1984

1981

Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment
as DTV Audience Member (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/21/1981
Bergerac
Bergerac
as Leonie Lemaire
TV - Released: 10/18/1981

1980

Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood
Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood
as Good Fun Cast Member (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/26/1980

1979

On Giant's Shoulders
On Giant's Shoulders
as Journalist
Movie - Released: 3/28/1979
Penmarric
Penmarric
as Janna
TV - Released: 10/12/1979
Minder
Minder
as Muriel Standen
TV - Released: 10/29/1979

1978

On a Paving Stone Mounted
On a Paving Stone Mounted
Movie - Released: 12/12/1978

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Journalist
TV - Released: 9/21/1977

1976

The New Avengers
The New Avengers
as Wendy Clifford
TV - Released: 10/22/1976

1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as The Transylvanians
Movie - Released: 8/14/1975

1974

The Actual Woman
The Actual Woman
as Caro
Movie - Released: 3/11/1974

1973

Vérité
Vérité
as Shirley
Movie - Released: 10/23/1973

1972

Van der Valk
Van der Valk
as Hannie Wijsman
TV - Released: 9/13/1972

1970

Atlantic Wall
Atlantic Wall
as Sybil, British non-commissioned officer
Movie - Released: 10/14/1970
Every Home Should Have One
Every Home Should Have One
as Chandler's Secretary
Movie - Released: 3/5/1970

1969

Movie
You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It
as Chico
Movie - Released: 9/8/1969
Some Like It Sexy
Some Like It Sexy
as Creampuff, Hippie
Movie - Released: 8/1/1969

1967

TV
A Series of Bird's
TV - Released: 10/3/1967