Margaret Lockwood
(1916-1990), ActressSitter in 14 portraits
While studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) Margaret Lockwood caught the attention of an agent who secured her a role in the film Lorna Doone (1934). Under contract to British Lion film company she made over a dozen films. In the 1930s she achieved critical success in Bank Holiday (1938) and in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). During the Second World War she appeared in a series of escapist films designed to boost morale. Although her career waned from the 1950s, she continued to appear on stage and screen. Lockwood's daughter, Julia, went on to become a successful actress.
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1938
NPG x75894
Renee Houston; Margaret Lockwood; Hugh Sinclair; Lilli Palmer
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1938
NPG x75895
Margaret Lockwood in 'A Girl Must Live'
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1939
NPG x194477
Cast and crew on the set of 'The Wicked Lady', including Margaret Lockwood
by Unknown photographer
postcard print, 14 June 1945
NPG x137994
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1948
NPG x75955
by Bob Collins
bromide print, circa 1958
NPG x136350
by Bob Collins
bromide print, circa 1958
NPG x136351
by Bob Collins
bromide print, circa 1958
NPG x136352
Margaret Lockwood; Julia Lockwood
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136353
Margaret Lockwood; Julia Lockwood
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136354
Margaret Lockwood; Julia Lockwood; Katie Boyle
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136355
Margaret Lockwood; Julia Lockwood
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136364
by Baron Studios
half-plate film negative, 25 February 1965
NPG x125403
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