This 47 year old actress who lives in West Wittering, made her name in Titanic but has since gone on to star in a wide range of films such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Reader, and The Holiday. Photo: Pictured at the SFFILM's 60th Anniversary Awards Night at Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in 2017 (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)This 47 year old actress who lives in West Wittering, made her name in Titanic but has since gone on to star in a wide range of films such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Reader, and The Holiday. Photo: Pictured at the SFFILM's 60th Anniversary Awards Night at Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in 2017 (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)
This 47 year old actress who lives in West Wittering, made her name in Titanic but has since gone on to star in a wide range of films such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Reader, and The Holiday. Photo: Pictured at the SFFILM's 60th Anniversary Awards Night at Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in 2017 (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)

International Women's Day: Seven famous women from the Chichester district

By Sam Pole
Published 8th Mar 2023, 13:27 BST
Updated 8th Mar 2023, 13:31 BST
A number of renowned women in the Chichester district area have helped to put the district on the map in a variety of ways.

From sportswomen, actors, authors and more, all have left their mark.

Here – to commemorate International Women’s Day today – we put the spotlight on seven leading ladies who live, were born or have lived in the Chichester district area and played a part in shaping the district.

Margaret Leighton CBE, who won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the 1971 film 'The Go-Between', died in Chichester in 1976. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

5. Margaret Leighton

Margaret Leighton CBE, who won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the 1971 film 'The Go-Between', died in Chichester in 1976. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Getty Images

Award-winning actress Julie Walters - famed for roles in a number of films including Mamma Mia and Educating Rita - lives on a farm in Plaistow and supports a number of local charities. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

6. Julie Walters

Award-winning actress Julie Walters - famed for roles in a number of films including Mamma Mia and Educating Rita - lives on a farm in Plaistow and supports a number of local charities. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images) Photo: Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images

Sarah Ayton OBE, who lives in West Wittering, is an English former professional sailor. She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,together with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Webb, and another gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Pippa Wilson and Sarah Webb. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

7. Sarah Ayton OBE

Sarah Ayton OBE, who lives in West Wittering, is an English former professional sailor. She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,together with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Webb, and another gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Pippa Wilson and Sarah Webb. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) Photo: David Rogers

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