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Sara Leighton(1934-2025)

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Sara Leighton was born on 12 April 1934 in Camberwell, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Anne of Green Gables (1952), The Woman Eater (1958) and No Place for Jennifer (1950). She died on 15 August 2025 in Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK.
BornApril 12, 1934
DiedAugust 15, 2025(91)
BornApril 12, 1934
DiedAugust 15, 2025(91)
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Known for

Anne of Green Gables
TV Series
  • Anne Shirley(as Shirley Lorimer)
George Coulouris and Vera Day in The Woman Eater (1958)
The Woman Eater
4.6
  • Susan Curtis
  • 1958
No Place for Jennifer (1950)
No Place for Jennifer
6.6
  • Georgie(as Shirley Lorimer)
  • 1950
You Know What Sailors Are (1954)
You Know What Sailors Are
5.4
  • Jasmin(as Shirley Lorimer)
  • 1954

Credits

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Actress

  • Dial 999 (1958)
    Dial 999
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Secretary
    • Helen
    • Mrs. Adams (uncredited)
    • 1958–1959
  • Dickie Henderson in The Dickie Henderson Half-Hour (1958)
    The Dickie Henderson Half-Hour
    TV Series
    • 1958
  • George Coulouris and Vera Day in The Woman Eater (1958)
    The Woman Eater
    4.6
    • Susan Curtis
    • 1958
  • Up to His Neck (1954)
    Up to His Neck
    5.5
    • Fanny, Night-club Hostess (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • You Know What Sailors Are (1954)
    You Know What Sailors Are
    5.4
    • Jasmin (as Shirley Lorimer)
    • 1954
  • Anne of Green Gables
    TV Series
    • Anne Shirley (as Shirley Lorimer)
    • 1952
  • No Place for Jennifer (1950)
    No Place for Jennifer
    6.6
    • Georgie (as Shirley Lorimer)
    • 1950
  • Richard Attenborough in Brighton Rock (1948)
    Brighton Rock
    7.2
    • Shirley (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Quality Street
    TV Movie
    • Isabella (as Shirley Lorimer)
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Shirley Lorimer
  • Born
    • April 12, 1934
    • Camberwell, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 15, 2025
    • Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK

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    Sister of Carole Lorimer

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