About Laurie Leigh
Lived 1932 – 2021 (aged 88–89). Laurie Leigh was a television actor, film actor and actor.
Laurie Leigh (16 September 1932 - 29 January 2021 ) was an English actress who appeared in British television and film.
When the first James Bond movie, Dr. No (1962), 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.
Leigh was Bob Hope's personal assistant. She with her son David run an antique glass shop.
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.
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Who was Laurie Leigh?
English actress
When was Laurie Leigh born?
Laurie Leigh was born in 1932.
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Laurie Leigh died on 29 January 2021.
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Laurie Leigh was a television actor, film actor and actor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Laurie Leigh. https://biography.guide/laurie-leigh/
MLA: "Laurie Leigh." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/laurie-leigh/.
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